Endeqwo
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Endeqwo | |
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n̥deqʷo/n̥-de-qʷo | |
Pronunciation | [n̩.de.qʷo] |
Created by | wfosøra |
Endeqwo (endonym: n̥deqʷo; Endeqwo: [n̩.de.qʷo) is an isolate language, it's mainly inspired by Caucasian languages like Ubykh and Georgian, as well as many other Polysynthetic languages.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | alveolar | post -alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||||||||
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plain | lab. | plain | lab. | lat. | plain | lab. | plain | lab. | plain | lab. | |||
Nasal | m მ | mʷ მჿ | n ნ | nʷ ნჿ | ŋ ნგ | ŋʷ ნგჿ | |||||||
Stop | voiceless | p ფ | pʷ ფჿ | t თ | tʷ თჿ | k ქ | kʷ ქჿ | q ჸ | qʷ ჸჿ | ||||
voiced | b ბ | bʷ ბჿ | d დ | dʷ დჿ | g გ | gʷ გჿ | ɢ ჹ | ɢʷ ჹჿ | |||||
ejective | pʼ პ | pʷʼ პჿ | tʼ ტ | tʷʼ ტჿ | kʼ კ | kʷʼ კჿ | qʼ ყ | qʷʼ ყჿ | |||||
affricate | voiceless | p͡f ფჶ | p͡fʷ ფჶჿ | t͡s ც | t͡sʷ ცჿ | t͡ɬ ჩ' | t͡ʃ ჩ | t͡ʃʷ ჩჿ | k͡x ქხ | k͡xʷ ქხჿ | q͡χ ჸჰ | q͡χʷ ჸჰჿ | |
voiced | b͡v ბვ | b͡vʷ ბვჿ | d͡z ძ | d͡zʷ ძჿ | d͡ɮ ჯ' | d͡ʒ ჯ | d͡ʒʷ ჯჿ | g͡ɣ გღ | g͡ɣʷ გღჿ | ɢ͡ʁ ჹჵ | ɢ͡ʁʷ ჹჵჿ | ||
ejective | p͡fʼ პჶ | p͡fʷʼ პჶჿ | t͡sʼ წ | t͡sʷʼ წჿ | t͡ɬʼ ჭ' | t͡ʃʼ ჭ | t͡ʃʷʼ ჭჿ | k͡xʼ კხ | k͡xʷʼ კხჿ | q͡χʼ ყჰ | q͡χʷʼ ყჰჿ | ||
fricative | voiceless | f ჶ | fʷ ჶჿ | s ს | sʷ სჿ | ɬ შ' | ʃ შ | ʃʷ შჿ | x ხ | xʷ ხჿ | χ ჰ | χʷ ჰჿ | |
voiced | v ვ | vʷ ვჿ | z ზ | zʷ ზჿ | ɮ ჟ' | ʒ ჟ | ʒʷ ჟჿ | ɣ ღ | ɣʷ ღჿ | ʁ ჵ | ʁʷ ჵჿ | ||
ejective | fʼ ჶჼ | fʷʼ ჶჿჼ | sʼ სჼ | sʷʼ სჿჼ | ɬʼ შ'ჼ | ʃʼ შჼ | ʃʷʼ შჿჼ | xʼ ხჼ | xʷʼ ხჿჼ | χʼ ჰჼ | χʷʼ ჰჿჼ | ||
Approximant | l ლ | j ჲ | w ჳ | ||||||||||
Trill | r რ |
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 2nd person object marker, "-qqe" (/qːe/)
Vowels
front | back | |
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Close | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
open | a |
Syllable structure
The maximum is CVC, this only occurs in compound words like 'tʷʼen' (/tʷʼen/; good life)