Endeqwo

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Endeqwo
n̥deqʷo/n̥-de-qʷo
Pronunciation[n̩.de.qʷo]
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Endeqwo (endonym: n̥deqʷo; Endeqwo: [n̩.de.qʷo) is an isolate language, it's mainly inspired by Caucasian languages like Ubykh and Georgian.


Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial alveolar post
-alveolar
Palatal Velar Uvular
plain lab. plain lab. lat. plain lab. plain lab. plain lab.
Nasal m n ŋ ŋʷ
Stop voiceless p t k q
voiced b d g ɢ ɢʷ
ejective pʷʼ tʷʼ kʷʼ qʷʼ
affricate voiceless p͡f p͡fʷ t͡s t͡sʷ t͡ɬ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʷ k͡x k͡xʷ q͡χ q͡χʷ
voiced b͡v b͡vʷ d͡z d͡zʷ d͡ɮ d͡ʒ d͡ʒʷ g͡ɣ g͡ɣʷ ɢ͡ʁ ɢ͡ʁʷ
ejective p͡fʼ p͡fʷʼ t͡sʼ t͡sʷʼ t͡ɬʼ t͡ʃʼ t͡ʃʷʼ k͡xʼ k͡xʷʼ q͡χʼ q͡χʷʼ
fricative voiceless f s ɬ ʃ ʃʷ x χ χʷ
voiced v z ɮ ʒ ʒʷ ɣ ɣʷ ʁ ʁʷ
ejective fʷʼ sʷʼ ɬʼ ʃʼ ʃʷʼ xʷʼ χʼ χʷʼ
Approximant l j w
Trill r

Labialization always acts as a /w/ like sound, even in the labial series, where /pʷ/ is not protruded.

Consonants distinguish length, as can be seen in the autonym.

Vowels

Vowel phonemes
front back
Close i u
Mid e o
open a

Syllable structure

Stress

Intonation

Orthography

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources