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!  !! Labial !! Dental / Alveolar !! Lab. Dental !! Palatal !! Velar !! Uvular !! Lab. / Vel. / Uvu. patal !! Lab. / Vel. / Aspirated!! Lab. / Vel. /  Patal Aspirated!! Glottal
!  !! Labial !! Dental / Alveolar !! Lab. Dental !! Palatal !! Velar !! Uvular !! Lab. / Vel. / Uvu. patal !! Lab. / Vel. / Aspirated!! Lab. / Vel. /  Patal Aspirated!! Glottal
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| Nasal || '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || '''ɲ''' /q/ || ||  || || || ||
| Nasal || /m/ m || /n/ n || || /ɲ/ q  || ||  || || || ||
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| Voiced Stop || || || || '''ɟ''' /j/ || '''g''' /g/ || || '''ɟʲ''' /jy/, '''ɡʲ''' /gy/ || '''ɟʰ''' /jh/, '''ɡʰ''' /gh/ || '''ɟʲʰ''' /jyh/, '''ɡʲʰ''' /gyh/ ||
| Voiced Stop || || || || /ɟ/ j || /g/ g || || /ɟʲ/ jy, /ɡʲ/ gy || /ɟʰ/ jh, /ɡʰ/ gh || /ɟʲʰ/ jyh, /ɡʲʰ/ gyh ||
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| Voiceless Stop || '''p''' /p/ || || || || || '''q''' /k/ || '''''' /ky/ || || ||
| Voiceless Stop || /p/ p || || || || || /q/ k || /qʲ/ ky || || ||
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| Voiced Fricative || '''β''' /b/ || '''ð''' /d/, '''z''' /z/ || || || '''x''' /x/ || || || || ||
| Voiced Fricative || /β/ b || /ð/ d, /z/ z || || || /x/ x || || || || ||
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| Voiceless Fricative || || '''θ''' /t/ || '''f''' /f/ ||  ||  || || || || || '''h''' /h/
| Voiceless Fricative || || /θ/ t || /f/ f ||  ||  || || || || || /h/ h
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| Flap / Trill || || || || ||  || || '''ʀ''' /r/ || || ||
| Flap / Trill || || || || ||  || || /ʀ/ r || || ||
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| Lateral ||  || '''l''' /l/ || || || '''ʎ''' /y/ || | || || || ||
| Lateral ||  || /l/ l || || || /ʎ/ y || | || || || ||
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* Izîmo has 9 different Syllabics /l̩ l̩ː l̩̆ m̩ m̩ː m̩̆ n̩ n̩ː/ n̩̆ ĺ l̋ l̂ ḿ m̋ m̂ ń n̋ n̂

Revision as of 05:39, 9 March 2017


Introduction

Izîmo /I.zɪ̆.mo/ is a language of the Izomonic Languages spoken in the islands of Southeastern Tunisia, The Izomonic Languages can be classified as Indo-European, although few evidence supports this claim.

Numbers

Numbers are mainly adjectives, used for explaining exactly how many of certain item there are.

  • 1: Okĺna
  • 2: Disâle
  • 3: Tékâni
  • 4: Pedó
  • 5: Febîya
  • 6: Séxo
  • 7: Sató
  • 8: Ohńlê
  • 9: Jńla
  • 10: Dósîqa

Phonology

Unique to the Izîmonic Languages, Zimo has voiced Palatalized Palatal Plosives.

Consonants

Labial Dental / Alveolar Lab. Dental Palatal Velar Uvular Lab. / Vel. / Uvu. patal Lab. / Vel. / Aspirated Lab. / Vel. / Patal Aspirated Glottal
Nasal /m/ m /n/ n /ɲ/ q
Voiced Stop /ɟ/ j /g/ g /ɟʲ/ jy, /ɡʲ/ gy /ɟʰ/ jh, /ɡʰ/ gh /ɟʲʰ/ jyh, /ɡʲʰ/ gyh
Voiceless Stop /p/ p /q/ k /qʲ/ ky
Voiced Fricative /β/ b /ð/ d, /z/ z /x/ x
Voiceless Fricative /θ/ t /f/ f /h/ h
Flap / Trill /ʀ/ r
Lateral /l/ l /ʎ/ y
  • Izîmo has 9 different Syllabics /l̩ l̩ː l̩̆ m̩ m̩ː m̩̆ n̩ n̩ː/ n̩̆ ĺ l̋ l̂ ḿ m̋ m̂ ń n̋ n̂