Introduction
Kundarayo (Natively: 쿤다라요 [kʰundarajo]) is a Japonic language spoken around the Northers parts of Korea and China
Phonology
Consonants
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Labial
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Alveolar
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Dorsal
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| Plosive
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ph
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th
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kh
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| b
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d
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g
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| Fricative
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s
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h
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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ŋ
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| Approximant
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w
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ɾ
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j
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- When not intervocalicly, /b d g/ become [p t k]
- When at the end of a syllable, /b d s g r/ become [p̚ t̚ t̚ k̚ l]
- The phonemes /th d s n h/ display palatalization, becoming [tɕh ʥ~tɕ ɕ ɲ ç]
- ŋ* and h* only occur in Chinese loans in Standard Kundara
- ŋ* only occurs in the coda and h only on the onset
- The cluster /hw/ is normally said as [ɸ]
Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| High
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i
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ɨ
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u
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| Mid
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e
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ʌ
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o
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| Low
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a
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- Clusters in the form /CjV/ and /CwV/ only occur in Chisene loans, and in those, /wʌ, ji, wu, jɨ, wɨ/ don't occur.