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===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
*A word may only end in one of the vowels /a e i o/.
*A word may only end in one of the vowels /a e i o/.
*/k/ is forbidden before /e i/.
*/k/ before /e i/ is spelled ''qu'' and may be pronounced [kw].
*The only allowed geminates are ''tt, ll, rr, zz''.
*The only allowed geminates are ''tt, ll, rr, zz''.



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Capetan
a tuzzo Dodello
Pronunciation[/a tutsːo dodelːo/]
SettingVerse:Tricin
Dodellic
  • Capetan
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Dodellian (a tuzzo Dodello) is a minority language of Dodellia, belonging to the Dodellic family. It is inspired by Feynman's imitation Italian words.

Numbers: ata epa matto lotto sante ronte caldo peldo bache lache

Phonology

Consonants

p t c/qu b d s z ch m n l r y /p t k b d s ts tʃ m n l r j/

Vowels

a e i o u /a e i o u/

Stress

Stress is always penultimate.

Phonotactics

  • A word may only end in one of the vowels /a e i o/.
  • /k/ before /e i/ is spelled qu and may be pronounced [kw].
  • The only allowed geminates are tt, ll, rr, zz.

Grammar

Dodellian is completely analytic and head-initial.

a = nominalization; relativizer; complementizer