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* vowel lenght is phonemic | * vowel lenght is phonemic | ||
** /{{IPA|oː}}/ can be [{{IPA|u̯o}}] in stressed position for some speakers | ** /{{IPA|oː}}/ can be [{{IPA|u̯o}}] in stressed position for some speakers | ||
===Syllabes=== | |||
Keren syllabes occur as (C)(C)V(:)(C)(C²)T where (C²) is one of these three consonants /{IPA|r, n, m}}/, that can be stressed independently as syllabic consonants. (T) is mid tone /{{IPA|˧}}/ (unmarked/default), low tone /{{IPA|˩}}/ or “question tone” - /{{IPA|˧˩˥}}/ (only in question particle). Some speakers can ad [{{IPA|ə̥}}] between onset-syllabes consonant cluster, at least in unstressed syllabes. Low-toned syllabes work as stressed syllabes. | |||
Revision as of 14:59, 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 & [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
Syllabes
Keren syllabes occur as (C)(C)V(:)(C)(C²)T where (C²) is one of these three consonants /{IPA|r, n, m}}/, that can be stressed independently as syllabic consonants. (T) is mid tone /˧/ (unmarked/default), low tone /˩/ or “question tone” - /˧˩˥/ (only in question particle). Some speakers can ad [ə̥] between onset-syllabes consonant cluster, at least in unstressed syllabes. Low-toned syllabes work as stressed syllabes.