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! | Uvular | ! | Uvular | ||
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| '''ny''' /ɲ/ | | '''ny''' /ɲ/ | ||
| '''ng''' /ŋ/ | | '''ng''' /ŋ/ | ||
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| '''tj''' /c/ | | '''tj''' /c/ | ||
| '''k''' /k/ | | '''k''' /k/ | ||
| '''kw''' /kʷ/ | |||
| '''q''' /q/ | | '''q''' /q/ | ||
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| '''ntj''' /ᶮc/ | | '''ntj''' /ᶮc/ | ||
| '''nk''' /ᵑk/ | | '''nk''' /ᵑk/ | ||
| '''nkw''' /ᵑkʷ/ | |||
| '''nq''' /ᶰq/ | | '''nq''' /ᶰq/ | ||
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| '''rr''' /r/ | | '''rr''' /r/ | ||
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|colspan="2"| '''r''' /ɹ~ɻ/ | |colspan="2"| '''r''' /ɹ~ɻ/ | ||
| '''y''' /j/ | | '''y''' /j/ | ||
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| '''w''' /w/ | | '''w''' /w/ | ||
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| '''ly''' /ʎ/ | | '''ly''' /ʎ/ | ||
| '''ʟ''' /ʟ/ | | '''ʟ''' /ʟ/ | ||
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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Revision as of 04:58, 8 May 2017
Old Swuntsim (PTD) is the common ancestor to the Tie–Dye languages. The phonology is based on Australian/Tamil.
Phonology
Phonotactics
Every syllable must be CV except possibly the final syllable which can be CVC. Non-initial and non-final consonants can be geminates.
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Lab.vel. | Uvular | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | rn /ɳ/ | ny /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
| Plosive | plain | p /p/ | t /t/ | rt /ʈ/ | tj /c/ | k /k/ | kw /kʷ/ | q /q/ |
| prenasalized | mp /ᵐp/ | nt /ⁿt/ | rnt /ᶯʈ/ | ntj /ᶮc/ | nk /ᵑk/ | nkw /ᵑkʷ/ | nq /ᶰq/ | |
| Trill | rr /r/ | ʀ /ʀ/ | ||||||
| Approximant | central | r /ɹ~ɻ/ | y /j/ | w /w/ | ||||
| lateral | l /l/ | rl /ɭ/ | ly /ʎ/ | ʟ /ʟ/ | ||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /i/ | ii /iː/ | u /u/ | uu /uː/ | ||
| Mid | e /e/ | ee /eː/ | o /o/ | oo /oː/ | ||
| Open | a /a/ | aa /aː/ | ||||
Diphthongs: ai au /ai au/
Basic words
- "I": nkuurta
- "thou": ungu
- "that": mpa
- 1: tjana > WbCl ßan
- 2: ayirr > WbCl eir
- 3: qapuurtu
- 4: nyaantju
- 5: tjengur
- 6: rtakiintu
- 7: ntaiqu
- 8: qanuwat
- 9: ngiyarntu
- 10: tjuraatu
- "tree": ntjaati
- "stone": parlarru
- "child": ntaraalga