User:IlL/Spare pages 1/4
IlL/Spare pages 1/4 (IlL/Spare pages 1/4: An dobhâdhaigh Cuatham /an33 dʷaj21 kuəm22/) is a Wiebic language inspired by Irish, Mandarin and Khoisan languages. Cuatham has a large number of click consonants, and is a monosyllabic tonal language with fusional morphology using mutations and tone changes. In-universe, it is written in its own orthography.
Lexicon
AW Droch > drobhòdh (f.) /gǃ˞ʷó/ 'bud'
Phonology
Initials
An unusual feature of IlL/Spare pages 1/4 phonology is that historically palatalized stops are reflected as clicks. (Retroflex stops are an exception.)
| Labial | Coronal | Lateral | Retroflex | Coarticulated | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "broad" | "slender" | "broad" | "slender" | "broad" | "slender" | "broad" | "slender" | "broad" | "slender" | "broad" | "slender" | |||
| Nasal | voiceless | /m̊/ | /ŋ̊ʘ/ | /n̊/ | /ŋ̊ǀ/ | /n̊ˡ/ | /ŋ̊ǁ/ | /ŋ̊ǃ˞/ | /ɳ̊/ | /ŋ̊!/ | /ŋ̊ǂ/ | /ŋ̊/ | /ɲ̊/ | |
| voiced | /m/ | /ŋʘ/ | /n/ | /ŋǀ/ | /nˡ/ | /ŋǁ/ | /ŋǃ˞/ | /ɳ/ | /ŋ!/ | /ŋǂ/ | /ŋ/ | /ɲ/ | ||
| Stop | tenuis | /p/ | /ʘ/ | /t/ | /ǀ/ | /tɬ/ | /ǁ/ | /ǃ˞/ | /ʈ/ | /!/ | /ǂ/ | /k/ | /c/ | /ʔ/ |
| aspirated | /pʰ/ | /ʘʰ/ | /tʰ/ | /ǀʰ/ | /tɬʰ/ | /ǁʰ/ | /ǃ˞ʰ/ | /ʈʰ/ | /!ʰ/ | /ǂʰ/ | /kʰ/ | /cʰ/ | ||
| voiced | /b/ | /gʘ/ | /d/ | /gǀ/ | /dɮ/ | /gǁ/ | /gǃ˞/ | /ɖ/ | /g!/ | /gǂ/ | /g/ | /ɟ/ | ||
| breathy voiced | /bʱ/ | /gʘʱ/ | /dʱ/ | /gǀʱ/ | /dɮʱ/ | /gǁʱ/ | /gǃ˞ʱ/ | /ɖʱ/ | /g!ʱ/ | /gǂʱ/ | /gʱ/ | /ɟʱ/ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | /f/ | /fʲ/ | /s/ | /ɕ/ | /ɬ/ | /ɬʲ/ | /ʂˁ/ | /ʂ/ | /ɧ/ | /çˁ/ | /x/ | /ç/ | /h/ |
| voiced | /z/ | /ʑ/ | /ɮ/ | /ɮʲ/ | /ʐˁ/ | /ʐ/ | /ɧ̬/ | /ʝˁ/ | /ɣ/ | /ʝ/ | ||||
| Approximant | /w/ | /ɥ/ | /l/ | /lʲ/ | /ɭˁ/ | /ɭ/ | /ɹˁ/ | /j/ | ||||||
Medials
The medial is optional. There is one possible medial, /w~ɥ/.
Nucleus
There are three possible nuclei: /a/, /ə/ and zero. The nuclei display a range of different realizations depending on the phonetic environment:
- /a/ is realized as:
- /ɑ/ after a broad labialized consonant
- /æ/ after a palatal consonant, palatal click or /ɥ/
- /a/ otherwise
- /ə/ is realized as:
- /ɔ/ after a broad labialized consonant
- /e/ after a palatal consonant, palatal click or /ɥ/, or with /-j/ coda
- /ə/ otherwise
- Zero nucleus is realized as:
- /u/ if the medial is /w/
- /y/ if the medial is /ɥ/
- /ɨ/ if the medial is zero and initial is a dental click, a retroflex or a broad velar
- /i/ if the medial is zero, for other initials
Coda
The coda is optional. There are six possible finals in IlL/Spare pages 1/4: /m n ŋ r w j/.
Tones
Mutations
seimhiu
/p, ʘ/ > /f(ʲ)/
/pʰ, ʘʰ/ > /f(ʲ)/
/b, gʘ, m, ŋʘ/ > /w, ɥ/
/t, |/ > /h/
/d, g|/ > /ɣ, j/
/tʰ, |ʰ/ > /h/
/!, ǂ, !ʰ, ǂʰ/ > /ɧ, ɧʲ/
/g|, gǂ/ > voiced sj
/k, c, kʰ, cʰ/ > /x, ç/
/g, gʲ/ > /ɣ, j/
/s, sʲ/ > /x, ç/
uru:
/p, ʘ/ > /b gʘ/ > /m, ŋʘ/
/pʰ ʘʰ/ > /m̊ ŋ̊ʘ/
/t, |/ > /d, g|/ > /n, ŋ|/
/tʰ, |ʰ/ > /nʰ, ŋʰ|/
/!, ǂ/ > /g!, gǂ/ > /ŋ!, ŋǂ/
/!ʰ, ǂʰ/ > /ŋʰ!, ŋʰǂ/
/k, c/ >/g, gʲ/ > /ŋ, ŋʲ/
/s, sʲ/ > /z, zʲ/ (spelled ns)
Grammar
Nouns
Nouns inflect for two cases, nominative and genitive. The genitive derives from the Ancient Wiebian dative.
Definite article an
| Number | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine | Feminine | |
| Nominative | an t... | an-L | na-H |
| Genitive | an-L | na-H | na-N |
| Vocative | a-L | a-L | le t... |
| Number | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine | Feminine | |
| Nominative | an càigh an t-áigh |
an fheóng an ìdh |
na hcàigh na háigh |
| Genitive | an cháigh an àigh |
na feóng na hìdh |
na gcàigh na n-áigh |
| Vocative | a cháigh a àigh |
a fheóng a ìdh |
le càigh le t-áigh |
Lexicon
- bhò-N - from
- na-N - bhò + an
- Ŧú Teatham Ŧathaigh