Pategian

Pategian /ʈʼə́ⁿsiʔʊ́ɬ/ is a language spoken by the Pategian people in Tricin.

Phonology

Consonants

m n nr b d dl dx dxr g ġ ' p t tł tr tłr k q p' t' tl' tr tr' k' q' f s sr łh łr kh qh h v z zr x xr gh w r y l /m n ɳ ŋ ɴʷˁ p~b t~d tɬ~dɮ ʈ~ɖ ʈꞎ~ɖɮ˞ k~ɡ qʷˁ~ɢʷˁ ʔ pʰ tʰ tꞎʰ ʈʰ ʈꞎʰ kʰ qʷˁʰ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈꞎʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ f s ʂ ɬ ꞎ x χʷˁ h v z ʐ ɮ ɮ˞ ɣ w ɭ j ʁʷˁ/

Interpuncts (·) should be used in ambiguous cases, to separate digraphs.

Notes

Sequences of /ə/ followed by /m n ŋ/ are pronounced as syllabic consonants.

Vowels

i u e ẁ a ii uu ee ẁẁ aa /i ʊ e ə ɐ iⁿ ʊⁿ eⁿ əⁿ ɐⁿ/ (IPA superscript indicates nasal vowels)

Tones

High and low. High tone marked with an acute accent. High tone /ə́/ is transcribed as ẃ.

Phonotactics

Only V, CV, CVC allowed. Allowed syllable-final consonants: m n ɳ ŋ b d dɮ ɖ ɖɮʵ ɡ ʔ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈɬʵʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ f s ʂ ɬ ɬʵ x w ɭ j