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!colspan="2"| Dental
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!rowspan="2"| Palatal
!rowspan="2"| Palatal
!colspan="2"| Velar
!rowspan="2"| Velar
!colspan="2"| Uvular
!rowspan="2"| Uvular
!rowspan="2"| Glottal
!rowspan="2"| Glottal
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!<small>central</small>
!<small>central</small>
!<small>lateral</small>
!<small>lateral</small>
!<small>plain</small>
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!<small>lab.</small>
!colspan="2"|Nasal
!<small>plain</small>
!<small>tenuis</small>
!<small>lab.</small>
| '''m''' m
| '''n''' n ||
| '''ng''' ŋ
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!rowspan="2"|Stop
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| '''k''' k || '''kʷ (kw)''' kʷ
| '''k''' k  
| '''q''' q || '''qʷ (qw)''' qʷ
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| '''ʔ''' ʔ
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!colspan="2"|Fricative
!colspan="2"|Fricative
| '''f''' f
| '''s''' s || '''σ''' ɬ
| '''š''' ʃ
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| '''s''' s || '''ł (σ)''' ɬ
| '''x̌ (χ)''' χ  
| '''š''' ʃ
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| '''x̌ (χ)''' χ || '''x̌ʷ (χw)''' χʷ
| '''h''' h
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Revision as of 05:36, 23 December 2017

Modern Adetsib/Lexicon
Modern Adetsib/Swadesh list

Modern Adetsib is a particular lect of Adetsib; it is a Naquic language like Naquian. It is spoken by the modern Adetsib people while Ancient Adetsib is still used liturgically as a classical language.

Phonology

In general the phonology looks more modern Talman now.

Consonants

Swuntsim consonants
Labial Dental Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral
Nasal tenuis m m n n ng ŋ
Stop tenuis p p t t k k ʔ ʔ
voiced b b d d g g
Fricative f f s s σ ɬ š ʃ x̌ (χ) χ h h
Affricate tenuis c ts ƛ (ξ) č
voiced dᶻ (dz) dz ǰ (j)
Approximant l l y j w w [ʟ]
  • /l/ is velarized [ɫ].
  • [ʟ] is an allophone of /l/ when not before a vowel.

Vowels

Middle Adetsib:

i ü u e ə o a ā /i ü uː eː ə ɔː a aː/

Notes
  • /ü/ is fully back before /l/.
  • /ə/ is [ɔ] before /l/.

Stress

Always penultimate

Phrasebook

  • yəyʔ = hello
  • ʔabšid! = goodbye!