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===Phoneme Inventory=== | ===Phoneme Inventory=== | ||
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Ahakqau has a total of | Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal. | ||
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! || | ! ||Labial||Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar ||Palato-Alveolar ||Velar | ||
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| '''Voiceless | | '''Voiceless Stop'''|| /p/|| /t/||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/k/|| | ||
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| '''Voiced | | '''Voiced Fricative'''|| /v/|| /ɹ/||/l/||/ʒ/||/ɣ/ | ||
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| '''Nasal''' || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ/ | | '''Nasal''' || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ/ | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 15 February 2021
INTRODUCTION
Trying to create a phonologically and morphologically less complex conlang.
PHONOLOGY
Phoneme Inventory
Consonants
Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal.
| Labial | Central Alveolar | Lateral Alveolar | Palato-Alveolar | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless Stop | /p/ | /t/ | /tɬ/ | /tʃ/ | /k/ | |
| Voiced Fricative | /v/ | /ɹ/ | /l/ | /ʒ/ | /ɣ/ | |
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ |
NOTE: While /l, w/ are not phonetically obstruents, phonologically they pattern as voiced obstruents.
Vowels
Ahakqau has a total of three monophthongs and two diphthongs making a total of five vowels. According to WALS this is a small vowel quality inventory.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Monophthong | /i/ | /u/ | |
| Low Monophthong | /ä/ | ||
| Diphthong | /aɪ/ | /ɑʊ/ |