Trây

Trây is a language inspired by Khmer, Dinka, Tamil, and Arabic.

Phonology

/m n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ/ /p t̪ t ʈ c k ʔ/ /j ʋ ɰ/ /l̪ l ɭ ʎ r ɻ/ Old vowels: /i iː e eː ɛ ɛː a aː ɔ ɔː o oː u uː/ Old word-level phonation: modal, breathy

Modern language shows a vowel split by register: /i iː e eː ɛ ɛː a aː ɔ ɔː o oː u uː/ -> Modal /ɪ̈ əːi ɜ eːi æ aːe ɑ ɑː o aːo ʌ əːu/ -> Breathy /i iː e̝ e̝ː ɛ ɛː ɛə̯ iːə̯ ɔ ɔː o̝ o̝ː ʉ ʉː/