Boesjim

Boesjim
Pronunciation	[[Help:IPA|ˈbʷeːɕim]]
Created by	joan-lambert
Language family	Language isolate Boesjim
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sji

Boesjim (pronounced natively as [ˈbʷeːɕim] or in English as /ˈbweɪ.ʃim/) is the language spoken by the Boesjina people of the planet XS-25-33, which they refer to as Sungatl.

Phonology

See also: Bjoesjim phonology

Consonants

There are fifteen phonemic consonants in Boesjim.

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar	Glottal
Nasal		n
Stop	p b	t d		k g		ʔ
Fricative	ɸ	s				h
Approximate			j		w
Trill		r
Lateral approximate		l

Notes on nasal consonants:

• /n/ is realized as [m ~ n̪ ~ n ~ ŋ] depending on what sounds surround it. At the beginning of most syllables, it will be [n]. At the end of a syllable, it will assimilate to the following consonant's place of articulation, including across word boundaries, or else be pronounced as [m].
• After a nasalized consonant, it may be dropped at the end of a syllable, especially at the end of a word.

Notes on allophony:

• /t/ will be [t̪] unless it comes before or after an alveolar consonant, in which case it's [t].
• /d/ will often be [ð] as a means of distinguishing it from [ɾ].
• /r/ will often be [ɾ], especially in fast speech, but never in the cluster /kr/.
• /b/, /d/, and /g/ may be [β,ð,ɣ] except when following a nasal.
• At the end of a syllable, /k/ may be [x] when following /a/, /o/, or /u/ or may be [ç] when following /i/ or /e/.
• /sj/ is pronounced [ɕ] when word initial. /kj/ is pronounced [ç] when word-initial.

Vowels

There are five phonemic vowels in Boesjim.

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	e	o
Open	a

Notes on nasal vowels:

• When followed by a nasal in the same syllable, /a/, /o/ and /u/ will nasalize to [ɑ̃,õ,ũ].

Notes on allophony:

• Unless the second vowel is stressed, /iu/ may be pronounced [y].
• /e/ will be [ɤ] after /k/ or /g/ unless followed directly by a vowel. It can also be reduced to [ɤ] at the end of a word.
• /a/ may be pronounced [ə] when unstressed.
• When unstressed and followed directly by a vowel, /i/ may become [j] and /o/ and /u/ may become [w]. These may be [ʲ,ʷ] after a consonant.