Vadi: Difference between revisions

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===Consonants===
===Consonants===
Traditionalist:


{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+ '''Vadi Consonantal Inventory'''
|-
!  || Bilabial  ||  Alveolar || Palatal || Velar || Glottal
|-
! Nasal
|  m
|  n
|
|-
! Plosive
| p b
| t d
| k g
| ʔ
|-
! Fricative
| v
| s
| ʃ*
| h
|-
! Affricates
|
|
| d͡ʒ
| x*
| ħ*
|-
! Approximants
|
| j
|
|
|-
! Flap
|
| ɾ
|
|
|-
! Lateral
|
| l
|
|
|
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>The phonemes /ʃ x ħ/ were not originally part of the native phonology.  They appear mostly in words of Minhast origin, although some texts from the Scriptum suggest that /ʃ/ has replaced /s̺/ in some native Vadi words.
Šibbūru:
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+ '''Vadi Consonantal Inventory'''
|+ '''Vadi Consonantal Inventory'''
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! Fricative  
! Fricative  
|  v  
|  v  
|  θ* ð* <br/> s s̺* ʃ** ʒ**
|  θ* ð* <br/> s s̺*  
ʃ* ʒ*
|   
|   
|h  
|h  
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Not reflected in Traditionalist phonemic inventory.<br/>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Not reflected in Traditionalist phonemic inventory. Additionally, /ʒ/ starts to appear in later texts, sometimes alternating with /ʃ/ in Minhast borrowings, and other times alternating with /s̺/ or even /d͡ʒ/ in apparently native Vadi words.<br/>
<nowiki>**</nowiki>The phonemes /ʃ x ħ/ were not originally part of the native phonology.  They appear mostly in words of Minhast origin, although some texts from the Scriptum suggest that /ʃ/ has replaced /s̺/ in some native Vadi words. /ʒ/ appears to be a in later texts, sometimes alternating with /ʃ/ in Minhast borrowings, and other times alternating with /s̺/ or even /d͡ʒ/ in apparently native Vadi words
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Phonemes restricted to loanwords borrowed directly from Minhast.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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