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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
Unique to the Izîmonic Languages, Zimo has voiced Palatalized Palatal Plosives.  
Unique to the Izîmonic Languages, Zimo has voiced Palatalized Palatal Plosives.  
===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" |Labial
! rowspan="2" |Labio­dental
! colspan="2" |Alveolar
! colspan="2" |Palatal
! rowspan="2" |Velar
! rowspan="2" |Uvular
! rowspan="2" |Glottal
|-
|-
!<small>central</small>
! !! Labial !! Pal. Labial !! Dental / Alveolar !! Lab. Dental !! Alveolo-Palatal !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar !! Uvular !! Lab. patal !! Glottal
!<small>lateral</small>
!<small>central</small>
!<small>lateral</small>
|-
|-
! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
| Nasal || m || mʲ || n || nʷ || || || ɲ || ||  || ||  
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n̪/
|  
|  
|  
| '''q''' /ɲ/
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Stop
| Voiced Stop || b || || d || dʷ || || || ɟ || g || || gʲ, ɟʲ ||
! |<small>voiceless</small>
| '''p''' /p/
| '''t''' /t̪/
|  
| '''ṯ''' /ʈ/
|  
| '''c''' /k/
| '''q''' /q/
|  
|-
|-
! |<small>voiced</small>
| Voiceless Stop || p || || t || tʷ ||  || || || || q || qʲ ||
| '''b''' /b/
| '''d''' /d̪/
|  
| '''ḏ''' /ɖ/
|  
| '''g''' /g/
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" style="" |Continuant
| Voiced Sibilant Affricate || || ||  || || dʑ || || || || || ||
! |<small>voiceless</small>
| '''f''' /f/
| '''s''' /s̪/
| '''x''' /ɬ/
| '''s̱''' /ʂ/
| '''x̱''' /ɬʵ/
|  
|  
| '''h''' /h/
|-
|-
! |<small>voiced</small>
| Voiceless Sibilant Affricate || || || || || tɕ || ||  || || || ||
| '''v''' /v/
|-
| '''r''' /ɾ/
| Spirant Affricate || || || tθ || || || ʈʂ || || || || ||
| '''l''' /l/
|-
| '''ṟ''' /ɻ/ || '''ḻ''' /ɭ/
| Voiced Sibilant Fricative |||| || z || zʷ || ʑ || || || || || ||
|  
|-
| '''ḡ''' /ʁ/
| Voiceless Sibilant Fricative || ||  || s || sʷ || ɕ ||  ||  || || || || h
|  
|-
| Spirant Fricative || f || fʲ || || || || ʂ || ç ~ ɬ || || χ ~ x || ||
|-
| Flap / Trill || ⱱ ~ ʀʷ || ⱱʲ || || || ɾʲ || ɽ ||  || || (ʀ) || ||
|-
| Lateral || ||  || || || || || ʎ || | ɫ || (ʎʷ) || ɫʷ ||  
|-
| Semivowel || || || || ||  || || j || || ɥ || w ||
|}
|}

Revision as of 04:40, 9 March 2017


Introduction

Izîmo /I.zɪ̆.mo/ is a language of the Izomonic Languages spoken in the islands of Southeastern Tunisia, The Izomonic Languages can be classified as Indo-European, although few evidence supports this claim.

Numbers

Numbers are mainly adjectives, used for explaining exactly how many of certain item there are.

  • 1: Okĺna
  • 2: Disâle
  • 3: Tékâni
  • 4: Pedó
  • 5: Febîya
  • 6: Séxo
  • 7: Sató
  • 8: Ohńlê
  • 9: Jńla
  • 10: Dósîqa

Phonology

Unique to the Izîmonic Languages, Zimo has voiced Palatalized Palatal Plosives.

Labial Pal. Labial Dental / Alveolar Lab. Dental Alveolo-Palatal Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Lab. patal Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Voiced Stop b d ɟ g gʲ, ɟʲ
Voiceless Stop p t q
Voiced Sibilant Affricate
Voiceless Sibilant Affricate
Spirant Affricate ʈʂ
Voiced Sibilant Fricative z ʑ
Voiceless Sibilant Fricative s ɕ h
Spirant Fricative f ʂ ç ~ ɬ χ ~ x
Flap / Trill ⱱ ~ ʀʷ ⱱʲ ɾʲ ɽ (ʀ)
Lateral ʎ ɫ (ʎʷ) ɫʷ
Semivowel j ɥ w