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| e̝ '''ê''' | | e̝ '''ê''' | ||
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| o̝ '''ô''' | | o̝ '''ô''' | ||
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* loose: ŷ ŵ ê â ô | * loose: ŷ ŵ ê â ô | ||
* tight: y w e a o | * tight: y w e a o | ||
/ə/ is realized as [œ] when stressed. | |||
<!--The syllabic consonants y(r) u(r) are essentially the usual Sinological vowels ɿ ʮ, so ⟨y⟩ can be identified with the vowel of the Mandarin 四 sì "four", but they have diverse realizations. Y(r) completely assimilates to a preceding coronal except in voice, e.g. /ɕz̩˨˩/ [ɕʑ̩˨˩] ꑮ xyp "to marry", and is [m͡l̩] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥z̩˧sz̩˧/ [m̥m͡l̩˧sɹ̩˧] ꂪꌦ hmy sy "cloth". U(r) assimilates similarly after laterals, retaining its rounding, e.g. /l̥v̩ʷ˧/ [l̥l̩ʷ˧] ꆭ hlu "to stir-fry", and is [m̩ʷ] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥v̩ʷ˧/ [m̥m̩ʷ˧] ꂥ hmu "mushroom"; moreover it induces a labially trilled release of preceding labial or alveolar stops, e.g. /ⁿdv̩ʷ˨˩/ [ⁿdʙβ̩˨˩] ꅥ ndup "to hit". --> | <!--The syllabic consonants y(r) u(r) are essentially the usual Sinological vowels ɿ ʮ, so ⟨y⟩ can be identified with the vowel of the Mandarin 四 sì "four", but they have diverse realizations. Y(r) completely assimilates to a preceding coronal except in voice, e.g. /ɕz̩˨˩/ [ɕʑ̩˨˩] ꑮ xyp "to marry", and is [m͡l̩] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥z̩˧sz̩˧/ [m̥m͡l̩˧sɹ̩˧] ꂪꌦ hmy sy "cloth". U(r) assimilates similarly after laterals, retaining its rounding, e.g. /l̥v̩ʷ˧/ [l̥l̩ʷ˧] ꆭ hlu "to stir-fry", and is [m̩ʷ] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥v̩ʷ˧/ [m̥m̩ʷ˧] ꂥ hmu "mushroom"; moreover it induces a labially trilled release of preceding labial or alveolar stops, e.g. /ⁿdv̩ʷ˨˩/ [ⁿdʙβ̩˨˩] ꅥ ndup "to hit". --> | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 12 June 2025
Polynuosu (placeholder name) is a suffixing agglutinative language mainly inspired by Nuosu and Finnic.
Phonology
Consonants
/m n ɲ p t ts tɕ k s ɕ h v ð r l ʎ j/ m n ń p t z ź c s ś h f d r l ĺ j
Vowels
Vylman has 10 vowel qualities, all with vowel length.
| Front | Non-front | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| Syllabic consonant |
loose | z̩ ŷ | v̩ʷ ŵ | |
| tight | z̠̩ y | v̠̩ʷ w | ||
| Close | loose | e̝ ê | ə â | o̝ ô |
| Open-mid | tight | ɛ e | ɔ o | |
| Open | a a | |||
Vylman has loose/tight vowel harmony:
- loose: ŷ ŵ ê â ô
- tight: y w e a o
/ə/ is realized as [œ] when stressed.
Grammar
Finnic-like