Zeuhi
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Zeuhi (Zöhi dażbo /zøɦi daʐbo/; zöhi is from Classical Ilithian jľoudh + the Semitic nisba suffix -i) or Modern Ilithian is the main modern descendant of Classical Ilithian. It is in a sprachbund with Neo-Aramaic varieties and Ašča.
Phonology
Consonants
→ PoA ↓ Manner |
Labial | Dental/Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ń, ni /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
Plosive | tenuis | p /p/ | t /t/, c /ts/ | cz /tʂ/ | ć /tɕ/ | k /k/ | |
voiced | b /b/ | d /d/, dz /dz/ | dż /dʐ/ | dź, dzi /dʑ/ | g /g/ | ||
breathy | bh /bʰ/ | dh /dʰ/, dzh /dzʰ/ | dżh /dʐʰ/ | dźh, dzhi /dʑʰ/ | |||
Fricative | unvoiced | [f] | s /s/ | sz /ʂ/ | ś, si /ɕ/ | x /x/ | |
voiced | w /v/ | z /z/ | ż, rz /ʐ/ | ź, zi /ʑ/ | h /ɦ/ | ||
Liquid | l /l/, r /r/ |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
unrounded | rounded | |||
Close | i /i/ | ü /y/ | [ɨ] | u /u/ |
Mid | e /e/ | ö /ø/ | [ə] | o /o/ |
Open | η /ɛ/ | a /a/ | ω /ɔ/ |