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== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
=== Initials ===
=== Initials ===
Same as Navajo:
Similar to Navajo:


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|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| m || n || || || || || || ||
| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || || || || || ||
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" | Stop
! rowspan="3" | Stop
! <small>unaspirated</small>
! <small>unaspirated</small>
| p || t || tˡ || ts || tʃ || || k || || ʔ
| '''b''' /p/ || '''d''' /t/ || '''dl''' // || '''dz''' /ts/ || '''j''' // || || '''g''' /k/ || '''gw''' /kʷ/ || (not written) /ʔ/
|-
|-
! <small>aspirated</small>
! <small>aspirated</small>
| || tʰ || tɬʰ || tsʰ || tʃʰ || || kʰ ||kʷʰ||
| || '''t''' // || '''tł''' /tɬʰ/ || '''ts''' /tsʰ/ || '''ch''' /tʃʰ/ || || '''k''' // || '''kw''' /kʷʰ/ ||
|-
|-
! <small>ejective</small>
! <small>ejective</small>
| || tʼ || tɬʼ || tsʼ || tʃʼ || || kʼ || ||
| || '''''' /tʼ/ || '''tłʼ''' /tɬʼ/ || '''tsʼ''' /tsʼ/ || '''chʼ''' /tʃʼ/ || || '''kʼ''' // || '''kwʼ''' /kʷʼ/ ||
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Continuant
! rowspan="2" | Continuant
! <small>fortis</small>
! <small>fortis</small>
| || s || ɬ || || ʃ || || x ||xʷ||
| || '''s''' /s/ || '''ł''' /ɬ/ || || '''sh''' /ʃ/ || || '''h''' /x/ || '''hw''' // ||
|-
|-
! <small>lenis</small>
! <small>lenis</small>
| || z || l || || ʒ  
| || '''z''' /z/ || '''l''' /l/ || || '''zh''' /ʒ/ || '''y''' /j/ || '''gh''' /ɣ/ || '''w''' /w/ ||
|| j  
|| ɣ  
|| w
||
|}
|}



Revision as of 21:37, 29 November 2024

Shei²¹A¹¹Mi³⁵ is a topolect of Zzean. It is inspired by Navajo.

Phonology

Initials

Similar to Navajo:

Bilabial Alveolar Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lateral affricate plain lab.
Nasal m /m/ n /n/
Stop unaspirated b /p/ d /t/ dl /tˡ/ dz /ts/ j /tʃ/ g /k/ gw /kʷ/ (not written) /ʔ/
aspirated t /tʰ/ /tɬʰ/ ts /tsʰ/ ch /tʃʰ/ k /kʰ/ kw /kʷʰ/
ejective /tʼ/ tłʼ /tɬʼ/ tsʼ /tsʼ/ chʼ /tʃʼ/ /kʼ/ kwʼ /kʷʼ/
Continuant fortis s /s/ ł /ɬ/ sh /ʃ/ h /x/ hw /xʷ/
lenis z /z/ l /l/ zh /ʒ/ y /j/ gh /ɣ/ w /w/

Nuclei

i, e, a, o, u, ii, ee, aa, oo, uu

Codas

-0 -n, -ñ, -', -ñ', -d, -l, -z, -zh, -i, -i' -w -w'

Nuclei are lengthened before the zero coda; hence short and long vowel + zero coda are phonetically long and overlong vowels respectively

Tones