Old Nurian

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Old Nurian is a descendent of Primitive ǃZoom, inspired by Old Irish.


Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Non-clicks:

  • Labials: p ph b bh m mh
  • Dentals: t th d dh n nh l lh
  • Velars: k kh g gh ŋ ŋh
  • Labiovelars: kw kwh gw gwh
  • Dental affricates: ts tsh dz dzh
  • Lateral affricates: tł tłh dλ dλh
  • Palatal affricates: tš tšh dž džh
  • Other consonants: f s ł š h

@ ! | || # = bilabial, alveolar, dental, lateral, palatal clicks

  • @ @h g@ g@h n@ n@h
  • ! !h g! g!h n! n!h
  • | |h g| g|h n| n|h
  • || ||h g|| g|| n|| n||h
  • # #h g# g#h n# n#h
  • + labialized counterparts

Vowels

Umlaut?

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources