Modern Aquitanian

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Wibian is a descendant of Old Wibian, inspired by Allemañisch.

  • Nû miuden laz querde fon hling./Nû bimiuden querde fon hling. = I speak of love and hate

Phonology

Curiously, Wibian phonology is quite similar to Eevo phonology, similar to the relationship between Mandarin and English phonology.

Orthography

Consonants

Modern Aquitanian consonants
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal voiceless /m̊/ /n̊/
voiced /m/ /n/ /ɲ/ /ŋ/
Stop plain /pʰ/ /tʰ/ /tɕʰ/ /kʰ/ /ʔ/
tense /p˭/ /t˭/ [tɕ˭] /k˭/
voiced /b/ /d/ /d͡ʑ/ /g/
Fricative voiceless /f/ /θ/ /s/ /ʃ/ /h/
voiced [v] [ð] /z/
aspirated /sʰ/
Approximant voiceless /w̥/ /l̥/
voiced /w/ /l/ /j/
  • /h/ may be written as either h or ch; it is pronounced [x] after consonants.

Vowels

vowels: /a ə i u ɔ~aʊ ɛ~aɪ e~eɪ o~oʊ/, ~ denotes alternation.

The Wibian alternation is conditioned by the following rule:

  • diphthongs before /ʔ, s, ŋ/ OR before nasals
  • monophthongs otherwise?

The alternants are marginally phonemic, e.g. before consonants that don't alternate like /l, h/.

It originally came from the rule "diphthongs in closed syllables, monophthongs in open syllables" (plus diphthongization before /n, s/). This alternation operates after r, -nj > j and attendant vowel coloring.

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Wibian phonotactics are simple:

  • C(j)V(ʔ/h)
  • C(j)VC

Morphophonology

Liaison

Sandhi

After a word-final orthographic s, b d g turn to their tense counterparts.

Alternations upon suffixation

Morphology

Syntax