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Revision as of 20:19, 3 June 2019
Verapamil is a Dodellic language inspired by Old Tamil.
Phonology
Proto-Wakanic is reconstructed with 12 consonants, 11 vowels and two tones: high and low.
The low tone is marked with a grave accent: *dàbəno "tree", *meṇàgì "book", *nedə̀da "house" (→ Verapamil sallu (tree), vezhai (book), lesta (house))
Consonants
(labial, dental, palatal, velar) x (voiced, voiceless)
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | *i /i/ | *ī /iː/ | *u /u/ | *ū /uː/ | ||
| Mid | *e /e/ | *ē /eː/ | *ə /ə/ | *o /o/ | *ō /oː/ | |
| Open | *a /a/ | *ā /aː/ | ||||