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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
i ü u ə a
i ü u ə a
===Consonants===
Only homorganic nasal + consonant and rC clusters are allowed, but clusters are allowed in any position.


==Grammar==
==Grammar==

Revision as of 22:11, 19 August 2018

Rgarlpa [ɹgaɭpa] is a language isolate spoken in Ldonjama. It's inspired by Warlpiri and Tibetan.

-pa = equative suffix, used for languages

rlungpa /ɭuŋpa/ = foreign (non-Rgarlpa) language

Phonology

Clusters like rC clusters common; r + coronal becomes retroflex as in Swedish

Consonants

p b t d k g m n ɲ ŋ s z l ɹ j w (p b t d k g m n ny ng s z l r y w)

Vowels

i ü u ə a

Consonants

Only homorganic nasal + consonant and rC clusters are allowed, but clusters are allowed in any position.

Grammar