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! Creaky initial (2/8) | ! Creaky initial (2/8) | ||
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! A (null or resonant coda) ( | ! A (null or resonant coda) (2/6) | ||
| 33 (a) | | 33 (a) | ||
| 31 (a{{cgb}}) | | 31 (a{{cgb}}) | ||
| 51 (à) | | 51 (à) | ||
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! B (glottal stop coda) ( | ! B (glottal stop coda) (1/6) | ||
| 212 (a{{ccb}}) | | 212 (a{{ccb}}) | ||
| 15 (a{{cab}}) | | 15 (a{{cab}}) | ||
| 44 (ā) | | 44 (ā) | ||
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! C (fricative coda) ( | ! C (fricative coda) (1/6) | ||
| 22 (a{{cll}}) | | 22 (a{{cll}}) | ||
| 343 (â) | | 343 (â) | ||
| 11 (a{{breathy}}) | | 11 (a{{breathy}}) | ||
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! D (voiceless stop coda) ( | ! D (voiceless stop coda) (1/6) | ||
| 35 (á) | | 35 (á) | ||
| 15 (a{{cab}}) | | 15 (a{{cab}}) | ||
| 55 (ä) | | 55 (ä) | ||
|- | |- | ||
! E (voiced stop coda) ( | ! E (voiced stop coda) (1/6) | ||
| 31 (a{{cgb}}) | | 31 (a{{cgb}}) | ||
| 343 (â) | | 343 (â) | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 6 May 2023
In Hmøøh, Zzean /θiə̯˧ ki˥/ is an analytic monosyllabic tonal language spoken on the island country Zzea Lga̗y off the southwestern coast of the continent Kjàt Må̀. Zzean has a complex tone system even for a Kjàt Må̀ language, with 5 level tones and 6 contour tones. It belongs to a dialect continuum but otherwise has no known relatives. It is head-final and SVO.
Todo
- Zhea Kha̱y /ð̞iə̯˧ xɑj˨/ (Kha̱y is a second name; zhea is 'rose' and a female given name): inventor of primodality in Hmøøh
- ə̄ tsə̖ = Hello
- zzi̬ xu̬a lê (politely), xu̬a lê (colloquially) = thank you
- zzi̬ ëa lga̱ = sorry
- nə̤y = tree
- mi̖ = 1sg
- ti = 2sg
Phonology
Phonotactics
A morpheme is almost always monosyllabic. A syllable always has the structure IRT, where I = initial, R = rime, and T = tone.
There are 33 initials × 9 rimes × 11 tones = 3267 possible syllables.
Rimes
i/e/ə/ɑ/ej/əj/ɑj/iə̯/ɨə̯
i/e/ə/a/ey/əy/ay/ea/ua
Initials
m/n̪/n/ɳ/p/t̪/t̪s̪/t/ts̠/tʃ/ʈ/ʈʂ/k/ʔ/f/θ/s̪/θ̠/s̠/ʃ/ʂ/x/h/l̪/ð̞/l/r/ɭ/ɻ/ʟ/ɰ/j/w
m/nh/n/nr/p/th/tz/t/ts/tx/tr/tsr/k/0/f/zz/z/ss/s/x/sr/kh/h/lh/zh/l/r/lr/lg/g/y/w
Tones
English names: "top, high, mid, low, bottom, bottom-rise, mid-rise, top-fall, mid-fall, dip, peak"
˥/˦/˧/˨/˩/˩˥/˧˥/˥˩/˧˩/˨˩˨~˩˨/˨˧˨~˧˦˧~˦˨
ä/ā/a/a̱/a̤/a̗/á/à/a̖/a̬/â
Tones have a high functional load in Þhea Kï. The following is a tonal minimal 11-tuplet:
- kä: short
- kā: coat
- ka: to take
- ka̱: to breathe
- ka̤: to burn (intrans.)
- ka̗: roof
- ká: fencepost
- kà: crow/raven; (intj/ideo) caw
- ka̖: finger
- ka̬: grease
- kâ: to imprint, to stamp
Tone box
| Tone class | Modal initial (5/8) | Breathy initial (3/8) | Creaky initial (2/8) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A (null or resonant coda) (2/6) | 33 (a) | 31 (a̖) | 51 (à) |
| B (glottal stop coda) (1/6) | 212 (a̬) | 15 (a̗) | 44 (ā) |
| C (fricative coda) (1/6) | 22 (a̱) | 343 (â) | 11 (a̤) |
| D (voiceless stop coda) (1/6) | 35 (á) | 15 (a̗) | 55 (ä) |
| E (voiced stop coda) (1/6) | 31 (a̖) | 343 (â) | 51 (à) |
Awkwords input
C: m/nh/n/nr/p/th/tz/t/ts/tx/tr/tsr/k/0/f/zz/z/ss/s/x/sr/kh/h/lh/zh/l/r/lr/lg/g/y/w
R: ä/ā/a/a̱/a̤/a̗/á/à/a̖/a̬/â/äy/āy/ay/a̱y/a̤y/a̗y/áy/ày/a̖y/a̬y/ây/ë/ē/e/e̱/e̤/e̗/é/è/e̖/e̬/ê/ëy/ēy/ey/e̱y/e̤y/e̗y/éy/èy/e̖y/e̬y/êy/ëa/ēa/ea/e̱a/e̤a/e̗a/éa/èa/e̖a/e̬a/êa/ï/ī/i/i̱/i̤/i̗/í/ì/i̖/i̬/î/ə̈/ə̄/ə/ə̱/ə̤/ə̖/ə́/ə̀/ə̗/ə̬/ə̂/üa/ūa/ua/u̱a/ṳa/u̖a/úa/ùa/u̗a/u̬a/ûa
Vocabulary
Zzean is generally purist.