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*[L] is an allophone of /l/
*[ʟ] is an allophone of /l/


===Vowels===
===Vowels===

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Adetsib/Lexicon
Adetsib/Swadesh list

Adetsib (ʔadəcib) is an Etalocian language; it is a Naquic language like Naquian. It's inspired by (English-accented) Lushootseed.

sʔabšid = say goodbye

šə = article

-əd = accusative

-əʔ = obviate

lə-, xʷə-, ʔə-, gʷə-, sə-, yə- = 1sg, 2sg, 3sg, 1pl, 2pl, 3pl

dzəpəč šə ʔusaqʷ ʔəsəqʷəb tuǰəltxʷ = the living fish swims in water

łux̌ils = mother, təlx̌ils = father

łuʔəq, təlič = woman, man

Phonology

Consonants

Adetsib lost Proto-Naquic ejectives.

Hmøøh/Swuntsim people consonants
Labial Dental Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral plain lab. plain lab.
Stop tenuis p p t t k k kʷ (kw) q q qʷ (qw) ʔ ʔ
voiced b b d d g g gʷ (gw)
Fricative s s ł (σ) ɬ š ʃ xʷ (xw) x̌ (χ) χ x̌ʷ (χw) χʷ h h
Affricate tenuis c ts ƛ (ξ) č
voiced dᶻ (dz) dz ǰ (j)
Approximant l l y j w w [ʟ]
  • [ʟ] is an allophone of /l/

Vowels

i u ə a /i ü ə a/

Stress

Always penultimate

Phrasebook

  • yəyʔ = hello
  • ʔabšid! = goodbye!