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Revision as of 06:03, 23 December 2017
Modern Adetsib is a particular lect of Adetsib; it is a Naquic language like Naquian. It is spoken by the modern Adetsib people while Ancient Adetsib is still used liturgically as a classical language.
Phonology
In general the phonology looks more modern Talman now. Still weird, in that it has no liquids.
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Laryngeal | Glottal | ||||
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central | lateral | plain | lab'zed | ||||||
Nasal | m m | n n | ng ŋ | ngw ŋʷ | |||||
Stop | tenuis | p p | t t | c k | ʔ ʔ | ||||
voiced | b b | d d | g g | ||||||
Fricative | voiceless | f f | s s | σ ɬ | sj ʃ | ch χ | chw χʷ | h h | |
voiced | v v | dh ð z z |
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Affricate | tenuis | ts ts | ξ tɬ | tj tʃ | |||||
voiced | dj dʒ | ||||||||
Approximant | y j | w w | l ɴ̆ |
Vowels
Has to have /y/ (e.g. Sguðitn)
Middle Adetsib:
i ü u e ə o a ā /i ü uː eː ə ɔː a aː/
Modern Adetsib:
i ü u e ə o ä a /i y u e ø ə o æ a/?
Stress
Always penultimate
Phrasebook
- yəyʔ = hello
- ʔabšid! = goodbye!