Kukʉp

Kukʉp is the native language of the Pineti, a Human culture that exists primarily at sea. The modern form is a creole of True Ongo and Old Kukʉp, with additional vocabulary from various favored port cities included as needed.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant inventory: /h k l m n p t v w ŋ ɾ ʔ/

		Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Velar	Labio-velar	Glottal
Stop		p		t1	k2		ʔ
Nasal		m		n	ŋ3
Fricative			v4				h
Approximant						w5
Tap				ɾ
Lateral approximant				l

1. /t/ turns into /k/ between vowels
2. /k/ turns into /t/ when ending a word
3. /ŋ/ turns into /k/ when beginning a word
4. /v/ turns into /w/ when beginning a word
5. /w/ turns into /v/ between vowels

Vowels

Vowel inventory: /a e i o u ɒ ɛ ʉ/

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ʉ	u
Close-mid	e		o
Open-mid	ɛ
Open	a		ɒ

Diphthongs: None

Phonotactics

Syllable structure for is, in most cases, (C)V(C). Stress pattern is normally penultimate, meaning stress is placed on the second to last syllable. Because of the extensive use of loan words, exceptions to this rule are relatively common.

• Word initial consonants: h, k, l, m, n, p, t, v, w, ŋ, ɾ
• Mid word consonants : h, k, l, m, n, p, t, v, w, ŋ, ɾ, ʔ
• Word final consonants : k, l, n, p, t, v, w, ɾ, ʔ