Old Nurian
Old Nurian is a descendent of Primitive ǃZoom, inspired by Old Irish.
Introduction
Phonology
Old !Zoom has a large phoneme inventory:
Vowels:
a ɛ e i o u y a: ɛ: eɪ i: ɔ: oʊ u: øʏ y:
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 ŋʷ ŋʷʰ
Dental affricates: ts tsʰ dz dzʰ
Lateral affricates: tɬ tɬʰ dɮ dɮʰ
Palatal affricates: tʃ tʃʰ dʒ dʒʰ
Other consonants: f s ɬ ʃ h
Clicks:
ʘ ʘh gʘ gʘh ŋʘ ŋʘʰ
! !ʰ g! g!ʰ n! n!ʰ
| |ʰ g| g|ʰ n| n|ʰ
ǁ ǁʰ gǁ gǁʰ nǁ nǁʰ
ǂ ǂʰ gǂ gǂʰ nǂ nǂʰ
+ labialized counterparts of the above clicks