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===Initials===
===Initials===
''m n ng l r y'' = /m n ŋ l r j/
''m n ny l r y'' = /m n ŋ l r j/


''sm sn sng sl sr'' = /ʰm ʰn ʰŋ ʰl ʰr/
''hm hn hny hl hr'' = /ʰm ʰn ʰŋ ʰl ʰr/


''p t ts tx k q b d g'' = /p t ts tʃ k q b d g/
''p t ts tx k q b d g'' = /p t ts tʃ k q b d g/

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User:IlL/Spare pages 1/4/Swadesh list

4 is a language spoken in Bjeheond; it's related to Hlou. It is a monosyllabic tonal language inspired by Hmong and Irish. Like Irish, it has initial consonant mutations.

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Phonology

4 has fewer initials and fewer vowels than Hlou, but more tones.

Phonotactics

C + V + tone

Initials

m n ny l r y = /m n ŋ l r j/

hm hn hny hl hr = /ʰm ʰn ʰŋ ʰl ʰr/

p t ts tx k q b d g = /p t ts tʃ k q b d g/

ph th tsh txh kh qh bh dh gh = /f θ s ʃ x χ v ð ɣ/

np nt nts ntx nk nq nb nd n-g = /b d dz dʒ g G m n ŋ/

f s x = /f s ʃ/

nf ns nx = /v z ʒ/

v z j = /v z ʒ/

Rimes

a i u w e o aa ee oo ia ua = /a i ı ə e o oa ea au i: ı:/

Tones

10 tones: (tone letters should correspond to Hlou tones)

-0 -b -d -g -s -m -r -bh -dh -gh -mh

These tones come in pairs:

  • -b -d -g -m
  • -bh -dh -gh -mh
    • ~ Hlou tones -b, -d, -g, -n

"Entering" tones:

  • -0 -s -r
    • ~ Hlou tones -0, -s/-ß, -l