User:Frrurtu/Sandbox
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Retroflex | Velar | Uvular | |||||
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| Plain | Lab. | Plain | Lab. | Plain | Lab. | Plain | Lab. | |||
| Plosive | pʼ /pˤ/ p /p/ b /b/ |
pwʼ /pʷˤ/ pw /pʷ/ bw /bʷ/ |
tt /tʼ/ tʼ /tˤ/ t /t/ d /d/ |
ttw /tʷʼ/ twʼ /tʷˤ/ tw /tʷ/ dw /dʷ/ |
kk /kʼ/ g /g/ |
kkw /kʷʼ/ gw /gʷ/ |
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| Fricative | f /f/ v /v/ vʼ /vˤ/ |
s /s/ z /z/ |
sh /ʃ/ zh /ʒ/ zhʼ /ʒˤ/ |
kh /x/ gh /ɣ/ |
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| Affricate | tts /t͡sʼ/ ts /t͡s/ dz /d͡z/ |
ttsw /t͡sʷʼ/ tsw /t͡sʷ/ dzw /d͡zʷ/ |
cch /t͡ʃʼ/ ch /t͡ʃ/ jʼ /d͡ʒ/ j /d͡ʒˤ/ |
cchw /t͡ʃʷʼ/ chw /t͡ʃʷ/ jwʼ /d͡ʒʷ/ jw /d͡ʒʷˤ/ |
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| Lateral | l /l/ hl /ɬ/ lj /ɮ/ ljʼ /ɮˤ/ |
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| Rhotic | r /ʐ/ | rr /ʀ/ | ||||||||
| Nasal | m /m/ | mw /mʷ/ | ng /ŋ/ ngʼ /ŋˤ/ |
ngw /ŋʷ/ ngwʼ /ŋʷˤ/ |
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Vowels
| Front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i /i/ ui /y/ |
ie /ɨ/ | ||
| Near-high | u /ʊ/ | |||
| High-mid | e /e/ | o /o/ | ||
| Low-mid | oe /œ/ | |||
| Low | a /ɑ/ ao /ɒ/ |
Phonotactics
Stress falls on the first syllable.
Syllable structure is maximally CVN. There may only be one pharyngealized, ejective, or labialized consonant per root, although more may be added to a single word through compounding and affixation.