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!colspan="2" | Labial
!colspan="2" | Labial
!colspan="2" | Coronal
!colspan="2" | Coronal
!colspan="2" | Lateral
!colspan="2" | Coarticulated
!colspan="2" | Coarticulated
!colspan="2" | Velar
!colspan="2" | Velar
!rowspan="2" | Glottal
!rowspan="2" | Glottal
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! <small>broad</small>
! <small>slender</small>
! <small>broad</small>
! <small>broad</small>
! <small>slender</small>
! <small>slender</small>
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| /m̊/ || /ŋ̊ʘ/
| /m̊/ || /ŋ̊ʘ/
| /n̊/ || /ŋ̊ǀ/
| /n̊/ || /ŋ̊ǀ/
| /n̊ˡ/ || /ŋ̊ǁ/
| /ŋ̊!/ || /ŋ̊ǂ/  
| /ŋ̊!/ || /ŋ̊ǂ/  
| /ŋ̊/ || /ɲ̊/
| /ŋ̊/ || /ɲ̊/
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| /m/ || /ŋʘ/
| /m/ || /ŋʘ/
| /n/ || /ŋǀ/
| /n/ || /ŋǀ/
| /nˡ/ || /ŋǁ/
| /ŋ!/ || /ŋǂ/  
| /ŋ!/ || /ŋǂ/  
| /ŋ/ || /ɲ/
| /ŋ/ || /ɲ/
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| /p/ || /ʘ/
| /p/ || /ʘ/
| /t/ || /ǀ/
| /t/ || /ǀ/
| /tɬ/ || /ǁ/
| /!/ || /ǂ/  
| /!/ || /ǂ/  
| /k/ || /c/
| /k/ || /c/
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| /pʰ/ || /ʘʰ/
| /pʰ/ || /ʘʰ/
| /tʰ/ || /ǀʰ/
| /tʰ/ || /ǀʰ/
| /tɬʰ/ || /ǁʰ/
| /!ʰ/ || /ǂʰ/  
| /!ʰ/ || /ǂʰ/  
| /kʰ/ || /cʰ/
| /kʰ/ || /cʰ/
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| /b/ || /gʘ/
| /b/ || /gʘ/
| /d/ || /gǀ/
| /d/ || /gǀ/
| /dɮ/ || /gǁ/
| /g!/ || /gǂ/  
| /g!/ || /gǂ/  
| /g/ || /ɟ/
| /g/ || /ɟ/
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| /f/ || /fç/
| /f/ || /fç/
| /s/ || /sç/
| /s/ || /sç/
| /ɬ/ || /ɬʲ/
| /ɧ/ || /ʂ/  
| /ɧ/ || /ʂ/  
| /x/ || /ç/
| /x/ || /ç/
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| /z/ || /zj/
| /z/ || /zj/
| /ɮ/ || /ɮʲ/
| /ɧ̬/ || /ʐ/
| /ɧ̬/ || /ʐ/
| /ɣ/ || /ʝ/
| /ɣ/ || /ʝ/
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| /r/ || /r̝/
| /r/ || /r̝/
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!colspan=2| Approximant
!colspan=2| Approximant
| /w/ || /ɥ/
| /w/ || /ɥ/
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| /l/ || /ʎ/
| /l/ || /ʎ/
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===Medials===
===Medials===
The medial is optional. There is one possible medial, /w~ɥ/.
The medial is optional. There is one possible medial, /w~ɥ/.

Revision as of 02:42, 2 October 2015

Kurmian (an dhbhàigh Cuatham) is a Wiobic language spoken in the Kurmian Mountains. It is notorious in the Wiobosphere for having a large number of click consonants and a terse fusional morphology using mutations and tone changes.

Phonology

Initials

An unusual feature of Kurmian phonology is that palatalized stops are realized as clicks.

Lakovic initials
Labial Coronal Lateral Coarticulated Velar Glottal
broad slender broad slender broad slender broad slender broad slender
Nasal voiceless /m̊/ /ŋ̊ʘ/ /n̊/ /ŋ̊ǀ/ /n̊ˡ/ /ŋ̊ǁ/ /ŋ̊!/ /ŋ̊ǂ/ /ŋ̊/ /ɲ̊/
voiceless /m/ /ŋʘ/ /n/ /ŋǀ/ /nˡ/ /ŋǁ/ /ŋ!/ /ŋǂ/ /ŋ/ /ɲ/
Stop tenuis /p/ /ʘ/ /t/ /ǀ/ /tɬ/ /ǁ/ /!/ /ǂ/ /k/ /c/ /ʔ/
aspirated /pʰ/ /ʘʰ/ /tʰ/ /ǀʰ/ /tɬʰ/ /ǁʰ/ /!ʰ/ /ǂʰ/ /kʰ/ /cʰ/
voiced /b/ /gʘ/ /d/ /gǀ/ /dɮ/ /gǁ/ /g!/ /gǂ/ /g/ /ɟ/
Fricative voiceless /f/ /fç/ /s/ /sç/ /ɬ/ /ɬʲ/ /ɧ/ /ʂ/ /x/ /ç/ /h/
voiced /z/ /zj/ /ɮ/ /ɮʲ/ /ɧ̬/ /ʐ/ /ɣ/ /ʝ/
Trill /r/ /r̝/
Approximant /w/ /ɥ/ /l/ /ʎ/ /j/

Medials

The medial is optional. There is one possible medial, /w~ɥ/.

Nucleus

There are three possible nuclei: /a/, /ə/ and zero. The nuclei display a range of different realizations depending on the phonetic environment:

  • /a/ is realized as:
  • /ə/ is realized as:
  • Zero nucleus is realized as:
    • /u/ if the medial is /w/
    • /y/ if the medial is /ɥ/
    • /ɨ/ if the medial is zero and is a dental click or a retroflex
    • /i/ otherwise if the medial is zero

Coda

The coda is optional. There are seven possible finals in Kurmian: /m n ŋ l r w j/.

Tones

Mutations

seimhiu
/p, ʘ/ > /f(ʲ)/
/pʰ, ʘʰ/ > /f(ʲ)/
/b, gʘ, m, ŋʘ/ > /w, ɥ/
/t, |/ > /h/
/d, g|/ > /ɣ, j/
/tʰ, |ʰ/ > /h/
/!, ǂ, !ʰ, ǂʰ/ > /ɧ, ɧʲ/
/g|, gǂ/ > voiced sj
/k, c, kʰ, cʰ/ > /x, ç/
/g, gʲ/ > /ɣ, j/
/s, sʲ/ > /x, ç/

uru:
/p, ʘ/ > /b gʘ/ > /m, ŋʘ/
/pʰ ʘʰ/ > /m̊ ŋ̊ʘ/
/t, |/ > /d, g|/ > /n, ŋ|/
/tʰ, |ʰ/ > /nʰ, ŋʰ|/
/!, ǂ/ > /g!, gǂ/ > /ŋ!, ŋǂ/
/!ʰ, ǂʰ/ > /ŋʰ!, ŋʰǂ/
/k, c/ >/g, gʲ/ > /ŋ, ŋʲ/
/s, sʲ/ > /z, zʲ/ (spelled ns)

Grammar

masculine declension:

singular:
an: nominative
an-S: accusative
an-H: genitive

plural:
on-S: nominative
on-N: accusative
on-S: genitive

feminine declension:

singular:
an-S: nominative (*ire*)
an-S: accusative
an-N: genitive

plural:
ár: nominative
ár-N: accusative
ár-S: genitive