Ğuntýɉõłit
Introduction
This language is my first polysynthetic language and is my attempt at making one. This language is rather an experimental one - and I rather take it as my introduction into this category of languages and thus I don't think I'll make this language any lore or anything like that.
Phonology
Consonants
Ğuntýɉõłit has 30 consonants.
| Bilabial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ɴ | |||
| Plosive | p, b | t, d | c | k, g | ʡ | ||
| Affricate | tʃ, dʒ | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸ, β | ʃ, ʒ | ç, ʝ | x, ɣ | ʁ | ||
| Approximant | ʋ | j | ʍ, ɥ | ||||
| Liquid | ⱱ | l, ɺ | |||||
Vowels
Ğuntýɉõłit has 13 oral vowels and 5 nasal vowels.
Oral vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i, y | ʏ, ʊ | ||
| Mid | e, ɛ, œ | ə | ɤ | |
| Open | æ, a | ɐ | ɑ | |
Nasal vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | ʊ̃ | |||
| Mid | ẽ, œ̃ | ɤ̃ | ||
| Open | ã | |||
Ortography
Stress
Stress in Ğuntýɉõłit is antepenultimate except for intransitive verbs, in which it is ultimate.
Phonotactics
All consonant clusters except geminations are permissible. Vowel clusters are not allowed - if after either merging two words or affixing two vowels end up next to one another, <w> is put in between the vowels, except if either of them is a nasal vowel; in this case, <ɉ> is used.