Endeqwo

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Endeqwo
ნდეჸჿო (n̥deqʷo)
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, as well as many other Polysynthetic languages.


Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial alveolar post
-alveolar
Palatal Velar Uvular
plain lab. plain lab. lat. plain lab. plain lab. plain lab.
Nasal m მჳ n ნჳ ŋ ŋʷ ჷჳ
Stop voiceless p ფჳ t თჳ k ქჳ q ჸჳ
voiced b ბჳ d დჳ g გჳ ɢ ɢʷ ჹჳ
ejective pʷʼ პჳ tʷʼ ტჳ kʷʼ კჳ qʷʼ ყჳ
affricate voiceless p͡f ფჶ p͡fʷ ფჶჳ t͡s t͡sʷ ცჳ t͡ɬ ჩ' t͡ʃ t͡ʃʷ ჩჳ k͡x ქხ k͡xʷ ქხჳ q͡χ ჸჰ q͡χʷ ჸჰჳ
voiced b͡v ბვ b͡vʷ ბვჳ d͡z d͡zʷ ძჳ d͡ɮ ჯ' d͡ʒ d͡ʒʷ ჯჳ g͡ɣ გღ g͡ɣʷ გღჳ ɢ͡ʁ ჹჵ ɢ͡ʁʷ ჹჵჳ
ejective p͡fʼ პჶ p͡fʷʼ პჶჳ t͡sʼ t͡sʷʼ წჳ t͡ɬʼ ჭ' t͡ʃʼ t͡ʃʷʼ ჭჳ k͡xʼ კხ k͡xʷʼ კხჳ q͡χʼ ყჰ q͡χʷʼ ყჰჳ
fricative voiceless f ჶჳ s სჳ ɬ შ' ʃ ʃʷ შჳ x ხჳ χ χʷ ჰჳ
voiced v ვჳ z ზჳ ɮ ჟ' ʒ ʒʷ ჟჳ ɣ ɣʷ ღჳ ʁ ʁʷ ჵჳ
ejective ჶჼ fʷʼ ჶჳჼ სჼ sʷʼ სჳჼ ɬʼ შ'ჼ ʃʼ შჼ ʃʷʼ შჳჼ ხჼ xʷʼ ხჳჼ χʼ ჰჼ χʷʼ ჰჳჼ
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 2nd person object marker, "-qqe" (/qːe/)

Vowels

Vowel phonemes
front back
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)

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

Phrases