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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
i u a
i u e o a


===Consonants===
===Consonants===

Revision as of 03:58, 22 May 2019

Rgarlpa [ɹgaɭpa] is a language isolate spoken in Ldonjama. It's inspired by Warlpiri, Tibetan and Georgian.

-pa = equative suffix, used for languages

rlungpa /ɭuŋpa/ = foreign (non-Rgarlpa) language

r- = attributive derivational prefix

Phonology

Clusters like rC clusters common; r + coronal becomes retroflex as in Swedish

Consonants

p b t d k g m n ɲ ŋ s z l ɹ j w (p b t d k g m n ny ng s z l r y w)

Vowels

i u e o a

Consonants

Only homorganic nasal + consonant and rC clusters are allowed, but clusters are allowed in any position.

Grammar

Rgyasarnu mtsidi zadabspa intsirmad.