Adamic Code: Difference between revisions
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*'''Rule 1:''' Vowels are disregarded (except when Rule 3), and consonants are substituted by their equivalents. | *'''Rule 1:''' Vowels are disregarded (except when Rule 3), and consonants are substituted by their equivalents. | ||
: EX.1: ''m'' and ''n'' can be achieved through nasal consonants. Therefore /ŋ/ > ''n''. | : EX.1: ''m'' and ''n'' can be achieved through nasal consonants. Therefore /ŋ/ > ''n''. | ||
: EX.2: ''p'', ''b'', '' | : EX.2: ''p'', ''b'', ''p’'', ''b’'', ''t'', ''d'', ''t’'', ''d’'', ''k'', ''g'', ''k’'', and ''g’'' can be achieved through plosives, even if secondary characteristics are present. Therefore /pʰ/ > ''p’'', but /ɸ/ > ''f''. | ||
: EX.3: r | : EX.3: ''r'' and ''l'' can be achieved through liquid consonants, even if secondary characteristics are present. Therefore /ɾ/ > ''r'', and /ʎ/ > ''l''. | ||
: EX.4: h | : EX.4: ''h'' and ''q'' in special can be achieved through laryngeals, with a treatment of q as voiced. Therefore /ħ/ > ''h'', and /ʕ/ > ''q''. | ||
: EX.5: As there is no /j/ and /w/ in the Adamic Code (except as grammatical semivowels), those sounds become | : EX.5: As there is no /j/ and /w/ in the Adamic Code (except as grammatical semivowels), those sounds become ''z'' and ''v'' if relevantly voiced. On the other hand, if vowels such as /i/, /e/, /u/ and /o/ are considered, such sounds are represented by ''s'', ''z'', ''f'', and ''v'' respectively. | ||
*'''Rule 2:''' Glottal stops and the first members of a consonant cluster as open coda aren’t considered consonants in the counting, except when Rule 3. | *'''Rule 2:''' Glottal stops and the first members of a consonant cluster as open coda aren’t considered consonants in the counting, except when Rule 3. | ||
: Ex: -d-v-n- and not -d-r-n- from Darwin, because the closed coda /ɹ/ precedes the open coda /w/. | : Ex: ''-d-v-n-'' and not ''-d-r-n-'' from ''Darwin'', because the closed coda /ɹ/ precedes the open coda /w/. | ||
*'''Rule 3 (1-2 syllables):''' The first and last consonants take the initial and final positions, the first consonant in between them is the medial one, and if there is none, it will be a glottal stop. | *'''Rule 3 (1-2 syllables):''' The first and last consonants take the initial and final positions, the first consonant in between them is the medial one, and if there is none, it will be a glottal stop. | ||
*'''Rule 4 (3 or more syllables):''' Each first consonant of the first three onsets/open codas takes its respective position. | *'''Rule 4 (3 or more syllables):''' Each first consonant of the first three onsets/open codas takes its respective position. | ||