Tigol
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Phonology
Based on the idea of "literally-read Irish".
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | plain | m m | n n | ŋ ŋ | ||
geminate | nn nː | ŋŋ ŋː | ||||
aspirated | mh mʰ | |||||
Stop | tenuis | p p | t t | c k | ||
aspirated | ph pʰ | th tʰ | ch kʰ | |||
voiced | b b | d d | g g | |||
breathy voiced | bh bʱ | dh dʱ | gh gʱ | |||
Fricative | plain | f f | s s | h h | ||
aspirated | fh fʰ | sh sʰ | ||||
Liquid | plain | l ɫ | r r̠ | |||
geminate | ll ɫː | rr r̠ː |
Vowels
a e i o u á é í ó ú ao áo ai aí eu éu ia oi ói ua ui uí iu iú aoi aeu
a in unstressed syllable becomes ea if the previous vowel ends in an /i/.