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* /{{IPA|e, o}}/ are [{{IPA|ɛ, ɔ}}] in open syllabes, [{{IPA|e, ɵ}}] after palatal consonant in unstressed syllabes, [{{IPA|e̞, o̞}}] in clossed syllabes & [{{IPA|ɛ, ʌ] in open unstressed syllabes (if previous consonant is not labialised or labial) | |||
* /{{IPA|a}}/ is [{{IPA|ɒ}}] after labialised or labial consonant, [{{IPA|æ}}] after palatal consonant & [{{IPA|ə}}] in unstressed closed syllabes | |||
* /{{IPA|i}}/ is [{{IPA|ɨ}}] in stressed syllabes | |||
* vowel lenght is phonemic | |||
** /{{IPA|oː}}/ can be [{{IPA|u̯o}}] in stressed position for some speakers |
Revision as of 14:46, 4 December 2023
Keren
Keren | |
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Keren | |
Pronunciation | [ˈkɛ.ren] |
Created by | Bari |
Date | November 2023 |
Native to | Sand Island |
Native speakers | 400 (2023) |
language isolate
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Early form | Old Keren
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Background
Keren in language for Kerens - people, that live on Sand Island - fictional island. Is based on amazonian proto-languages & have some proto-indo-european morphology.
Phonology
Keren has 24 phonemic consonants & 4 vowels.
Consonants
Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Labio-Palatal | Dorsal | Labio-Dorsal | ||||||||
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Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||||||||
Stops | p | t͡s | t | t͡ʃ | k | kʷ | |||||||
Sibilant | s | z | ʃ | ||||||||||
Trills | r | ʀ | ʀʷ | ||||||||||
Fricative | ɬ | ç | |||||||||||
Glides | l | j | ɥ | ɰ | w |
Vowels
Front | Back | ||||
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High | i | ||||
Mid | e | o | |||
Low | a |
Notes:
- /e, o/ are [ɛ, ɔ] in open syllabes, [e, ɵ] after palatal consonant in unstressed syllabes, [e̞, o̞] in clossed syllabes & [{{IPA|ɛ, ʌ] in open unstressed syllabes (if previous consonant is not labialised or labial)
- /a/ is [ɒ] after labialised or labial consonant, [æ] after palatal consonant & [ə] in unstressed closed syllabes
- /i/ is [ɨ] in stressed syllabes
- vowel lenght is phonemic
- /oː/ can be [u̯o] in stressed position for some speakers