Chlouvānem: Difference between revisions

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| '''Approximants''' || ʋ || || || || j || || ʀ ʀʲ ɴ̆ ɴ̆ʲ

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There are only a few instances of consonant allophony, mostly due to the large number of phonemic consonants. The following ones apply to standard Chlouvānem:

* All dentals are allophonically palatalized before /i iː i̤/, thus the palatalized/plain contrast is neutralized there.

* Coda /ʀ/ is diphthongized to [ɐ̯].

* /N/ has two different realizations depending on context: [ɴ] before other laryngeals, and nasalization of the preceding vowel anywhere else.

* Word-final /n/ is realized as [ŋ] after high vowels, and as vowel nasalization after the other ones.

* Nasals, except /ŋ/ before non-velars and /N/ before non-laryngeals, assimilate to the PoA of the following consonant, except /j/.

===Vowels - Camiyuiçai===

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| '''Syllabic consonants''' || || ʀ̩ ʀ̩ː ||

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Allophones of vowels in standard Chlouvānem rarely diverge much from their IPA representation; as Chlouvānem (and most of its descendants, which are the true native languages for the majority of Chlouvānem speakers) are syllable-timed languages, vowels are barely (if at all) reduced in unstressed syllables. The most notable differences are two:

* /ɛ/ lowers to [æ] before /ʀ/;

* /u/ is moderately fronted - usually to [ʉ] - after palatalized consonants and /j/.

===Prosody===

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===Phonotactics===

The maximum possible syllable structure is ｢[((C1)C2)C3]｣(j)V｢(C4(C5))｣.

The nucleus is formed by '''V''' - which can be any vowel, diphthong, or syllabic consonant - and an optional preceding /j/.<br/>

The onset may contain up to three consonants: '''C3''' is notated differently because phonetically there always is one, as phonemically vowel-initial syllables are always pronounced with a preceding [ʔ]. Any consonant bar /N/ can appear in this position; '''C2''' can be any other consonant except aspirated or breathy-voiced stops (with a single exception) or /ʔ/, but, if C3 is a stop, no stop can be in this position. If C3 is /ɴ̆/ , then C2 may be /c͡ɕʰ/. C1 may be a sibilant, or a nasal agreeing in PoA with the following consonant.

In codas, '''C4''' may be may be any consonant except /ʔ c͡ɕ ɟ͡ʑ/ or all aspirated or breathy-voiced stops. '''C5''' may be /n m s/, or also one of /t d k g/ if C4 is one of /ɴ̆ ʀ/.

In absolute word-final position, only C4 is possible, and the only possible consonants are /m n p t tʲ k s sʲ ɦ l/.

===Morphophonology===

====Vowel alternations====

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 | '''Approximants''' || ʋ || ||  || || j ||  || ʀ ʀʲ ɴ̆ ɴ̆ʲ
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+There are only a few instances of consonant allophony, mostly due to the large number of phonemic consonants. The following ones apply to standard Chlouvānem:
+* All dentals are allophonically palatalized before /i iː i̤/, thus the palatalized/plain contrast is neutralized there.
+* Coda /ʀ/ is diphthongized to [ɐ̯].
+* /N/ has two different realizations depending on context: [ɴ] before other laryngeals, and nasalization of the preceding vowel anywhere else.
+* Word-final /n/ is realized as [ŋ] after high vowels, and as vowel nasalization after the other ones.
+* Nasals, except /ŋ/ before non-velars and /N/ before non-laryngeals, assimilate to the PoA of the following consonant, except /j/.
 ===Vowels - Camiyuiçai===
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 | '''Syllabic consonants''' ||  || ʀ̩ ʀ̩ː ||
 |}
+Allophones of vowels in standard Chlouvānem rarely diverge much from their IPA representation; as Chlouvānem (and most of its descendants, which are the true native languages for the majority of Chlouvānem speakers) are syllable-timed languages, vowels are barely (if at all) reduced in unstressed syllables. The most notable differences are two:
+* /ɛ/ lowers to [æ] before /ʀ/;
+* /u/ is moderately fronted - usually to [ʉ] - after palatalized consonants and /j/.
 ===Prosody===
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 ===Phonotactics===
-<!-- Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that are permissible for use in the language. For example, "st" is an allowed consonant cluster in English while onset "ng" isn't. -->
+The maximum possible syllable structure is ｢[((C1)C2)C3]｣(j)V｢(C4(C5))｣.
+The nucleus is formed by '''V''' - which can be any vowel, diphthong, or syllabic consonant - and an optional preceding /j/.<br/>
+The onset may contain up to three consonants: '''C3''' is notated differently because phonetically there always is one, as phonemically vowel-initial syllables are always pronounced with a preceding [ʔ]. Any consonant bar /N/ can appear in this position; '''C2''' can be any other consonant except aspirated or breathy-voiced stops (with a single exception) or /ʔ/, but, if C3 is a stop, no stop can be in this position. If C3 is /ɴ̆/ , then C2 may be /c͡ɕʰ/. C1 may be a sibilant, or a nasal agreeing in PoA with the following consonant.
+In codas, '''C4''' may be may be any consonant except /ʔ c͡ɕ ɟ͡ʑ/ or all aspirated or breathy-voiced stops. '''C5''' may be /n m s/, or also one of /t d k g/ if C4 is one of /ɴ̆ ʀ/.
+In absolute word-final position, only C4 is possible, and the only possible consonants are /m n p t tʲ k s sʲ ɦ l/.
 ===Morphophonology===
 ====Vowel alternations====