User:Ceige/2 Vowels

Example words: Naqqïtsïlla = Long-house language, Qalbïlla = Deer language

Introduction

The language is inspired by a mixture of the Touhoku dialect of Japan (Zuzuben, nicknamed so due to its merger of high vowels /i/ and /u/ and the result that has on consonant allophones with, in this example, //dZ// and //dz// merging into /z/) and the harmony-neutral notation used in Turkic languages to describe affixes affected by vowel harmony (e.g., -lI would imply -li, -lï, -lu, -lü, and -lA would imply -la, -lä, and so on).

The vocabulary is mostly inspired by the many Wanderwörter of Eurasia and some lexical coincidences, e.g. English goose vs Turkish kuş (cf. Old Turkic kuş, Azerbaijani quş, P.Turkic *Kuĺ).

Phonology

Consonant Phonemes

Phonation	Labial	Dental	Dorsal
Plosive	p, b	t, d, tˤ	q
Fricative		s	h
Nasal	m	n
Sonorant	w	l	y

Consonant Phones (normal speech)

Phonation	Labial	Dental	Post-Dental	Dorsal
Plosive	p, b	t, d, tˤ	ts, dz	k~q, g~ɢ*
Fricative	β~ɰᵝ~ʋ		s, z	h
Nasal	m	n		ɴ~ŋ
Sonorant	β~ɰᵝ~ʋ	l~ɫ	j

• /q/ is voiced after /n/

Consonant Phones (endearing speech)

Phonation	Labial	Dental	Post-Dental	Dorsal
Plosive	p, b	t, d, tˤ	ts, dz, t͡ɕ, d͡ʑ	c~k~q, ɟ~g~ɢ*
Fricative	β~ɰᵝ~ʋ		s, z, ɕ, ʑ	h
Nasal	m	n		ɴ~ŋ
Sonorant	β~ɰᵝ~ʋ	l~ɫ	j

• /q/ is voiced after /n/

Vowel phonemes

Openness	Center
Closed	ɨ~ɯ̈ ⟨ï⟩
Open	ɑ̈ ⟨a⟩

Vowel phones (endearing speech)

Openness	Center
Closed	i <ï>
Open	ɑ, æ <a>

Grammar

Pronouns

Person	Singular	Plural	Post-vocalic suffixe plural forms
1st	mï	mïlï	-m'lï
2nd	tsï	tsïlï	-ts'lï
3rd	nï	nïlï	-'llï

Root/Word/Lemma List

• bïl = whool
• ïlla = language
• la = place, -ia (phenomenons inclu.)
• mal = horse
• man = mind
• mazï = honey
• mïl = wheel, spin
• nas = nose, sneeze (nïssï?)
• naq = long
• nav = brain (or nïv)
• qalba = calf, pup, deer
• qap = sheep, goat
• qïl = gold
• qïn = dog
• qïs = bird
• qït = house, tepee, lavvu, goahti