Tigol

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Phonology

Based on the idea of "literally-read Irish".

Consonants

Old Tigal consonants
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Velar Glottal
Nasal plain m m n n ŋ ŋ
geminate nn ŋŋ ŋː
aspirated mh
Stop tenuis p p t t c k
aspirated ph th ch
prenasalized bp ᵐp dt ⁿt gc ᵑk
voiced b b d d g g
breathy voiced bh dh gh
voiced prenasalized mb ᵐb nd ⁿd ŋg ᵑg
Fricative plain f f s s h h
aspirated fh sh
prenasalized mhf mʱf nhs nʰs
voiced z z
breathy voiced zh
Liquid plain l l r
geminate ll rr r̠ː

Vowels

Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/ í /iː/ u /u/ ú /uː/
Mid e /e/ é /eː/ o /o/ ó /oː/
Open a /a/ á /aː/

Diphthongs: ao áo ai aí ea eá eu éu ia ía iu iú oi ói ua úa ui uí aoi aeu /ăŏ ao ăĭ ai ĕă ea ĕŭ eu ĭă ia ĭŭ iu ŏĭ oi ŭă ua ŭĭ ui aoi aeu/

a in unstressed syllable becomes e if the previous vowel ends in an /i/.