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a ɛ e i o u y a: | a ɛ e i o u y a: e: eɪ i: o: oʊ u: ø: øʏ y: '''a ä e i o u ü á é ei í ó ou ú ő öü ű''' | ||
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ǁ ǁʰ gǁ gǁʰ nǁ nǁʰ '''tłk tłkh dλg dλgh dλŋ dλŋh''' | ǁ ǁʰ gǁ gǁʰ nǁ nǁʰ '''tłk tłkh dλg dλgh dλŋ dλŋh''' | ||
ǂ ǂʰ gǂ gǂʰ nǂ nǂʰ '''ck ckh jg jgh jŋ jŋh''' | ǂ ǂʰ gǂ gǂʰ nǂ nǂʰ '''ck ckh jg jgh jŋ jŋh''' | ||
+ labialized counterparts of the above clicks | + labialized counterparts of the above clicks: '''pkw, pkwh, bgw, bgwh, ...''' | ||
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Revision as of 07:55, 23 June 2017
Old Nurian is a descendent of Primitive ǃZoom, inspired by Old Irish.
Introduction
Phonology
Old !Zoom has a large phoneme inventory:
Vowels:
a ɛ e i o u y a: e: eɪ i: o: oʊ u: ø: øʏ y: a ä e i o u ü á é ei í ó ou ú ő öü ű
Non-clicks:
Labials: p pʰ b bʰ m mʰ p ph b bh m mh
Dentals: t tʰ d dʰ n nʰ l lʰ t th d dh n nh l lh
Velars: k kʰ g gʰ ŋ ŋʰ k kh g gh ŋ ŋh
Labiovelars: kʷ kʷʰ gʷ gʷʰ ŋʷ ŋʷʰ kw kwh gw gwh ŋw ŋwh
Dental affricates: ts tsʰ dz dzʰ ts tsh dz dzh
Lateral affricates: tɬ tɬʰ dɮ dɮʰ tł tłh dλ dλh
Palatal affricates: tʃ tʃʰ dʒ dʒʰ c ch j jh
Other consonants: f s ɬ ʃ h f s ł ś h
Clicks:
ʘ ʘʰ gʘ gʘʰ ŋʘ ŋʘʰ pk pkh bg bgh bŋ bŋh
! !ʰ g! g!ʰ n! n!ʰ tk tkh dg dgh dŋ dŋh
| |ʰ g| g|ʰ n| n|ʰ tsk tskh dzg dzgh dzŋ dzŋh
ǁ ǁʰ gǁ gǁʰ nǁ nǁʰ tłk tłkh dλg dλgh dλŋ dλŋh
ǂ ǂʰ gǂ gǂʰ nǂ nǂʰ ck ckh jg jgh jŋ jŋh
+ labialized counterparts of the above clicks: pkw, pkwh, bgw, bgwh, ...