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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
<big>'''Consonants'''</big> | |||
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| '''Implosive''' || || || || || || || || || ɠ || || || | | '''Implosive''' || || || || || || || || || ɠ || || || | ||
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1. a) Only between or before vowels. b) For cases markers. | |||
2. Only between or before consonants | |||
3. Used when b is before any vowel at the beginning of a word, allophone of /b/ | |||
<big>'''Vowels'''</big> | |||
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! !! Front !! Near-Front !! Central !! Back | |||
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| '''Close''' || i || || || u | |||
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| '''Near-Close''' || || ʏ || || | |||
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| '''Close-mid''' || e / ẽ || || ɘ || o | |||
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| '''Open-mid''' || œ || || || | |||
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| '''Open''' || a / ã || || || ɑ / ɒ | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== |
Revision as of 16:28, 24 February 2017
Introduction
Gallifreyan is the language spoken by the Time Lords of Gallifrey from the British TV show Doctor Who.
The Time Lords are a time-aware species capable of traveling through time and space who have taken upon themselves to protect the Web of Time from other time traveling species.
This is a fan created language made for the fans without any intention to be legally bound or profiting from it.
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-Dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labio-Velar | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ɳ | ɲ | ||||||||
Plosive | p / b | t / d | ʈ | ɟ | k / g | ʔ1 | ||||||
Fricative | ɸ | v | θ | s / z | ʃ | χ | ħ2 | ɦ | ||||
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ / d͡ʒ | ʈʂ | q͡χ | ||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | ʎ | ||||||||||
Approximant | j | w | ɰ | |||||||||
Thrill | ʙ3 | r | ||||||||||
Implosive | ɠ |
1. a) Only between or before vowels. b) For cases markers. 2. Only between or before consonants 3. Used when b is before any vowel at the beginning of a word, allophone of /b/
Vowels
Front | Near-Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | ||
Near-Close | ʏ | |||
Close-mid | e / ẽ | ɘ | o | |
Open-mid | œ | |||
Open | a / ã | ɑ / ɒ |