Akaadi
Akaadi is the primary proto-language which would evolve into Marêngil.
Phonology
Consonants | ||||
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Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ||
Plosive | p /p/ | t /t/ d /d/ | k /k/ | |
Fricative | f /f/ | s /s/ | c /ɕ/ | x /x/ |
Affricate | z /t͡s/ | ch /t͡ɕ/ | ||
Tap/Flap | r /r/ |
Vowels | |||
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Front | Middle | Back | |
Close | i /i/ ii /i:/ | u /u/ uu /u:/ | |
Mid | /ə/ | ||
Open | a /a/ aa /a:/ |
The sound /ə/ occurs on any syllable directly following a stressed syllable.
Stress
Stress always falls on the penultimate syllable, with no exceptions.