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'''b d''' are allophones of '''v dh'''


'''g''' is an allophone of '''gw''' before rounded vowels /y o/
'''g''' is an allophone of '''gw''' before rounded vowels /y o/

Revision as of 06:27, 23 December 2017

Modern Adetsib/Lexicon
Modern Adetsib/Swadesh list

Modern Adetsib is a particular vernacular lect of Adetsib. It is a spoken language of the modern Adetsib people while Ancient Adetsib is still used liturgically as a classical language.

Diachronical sketch

  • sb sd > zv zd
  • sxʷ > sf? sw?

Phonology

In general the phonology looks more modern Talman now. "Unusual" features include lateral obstruents, labialized velars, and the fact that it has only one 'liquid' - /ɴ̆/.

Consonants

Swuntsim consonants
Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Laryngeal Glottal
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) gw
Fricative voiceless f f s s σ ɬ sj ʂ ch x chw h h
voiced v v z z
Affricate tenuis ts ts ξ tj
voiced dj
Approximant dh ð y j w w l ɴ̆

g is an allophone of gw before rounded vowels /y o/

Vowels

Has to have /y/ (e.g. Sguðitn < Scüdhiξ)

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 ə o æ a/?

Stress

???

Phrasebook

  • yəyʔ = hello
  • ʔabšid! = goodbye!