Swuntsim
Modern Adetsib is a particular lect of Adetsib; it is a Naquic language like Naquian. It is spoken by the modern Adetsib people while Ancient Adetsib is still used liturgically as a classical language.
Phonology
In general the phonology looks more modern Talman now.
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||
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central | lateral | plain | lab. | plain | lab. | |||||
Stop | tenuis | p p | t t | k k | kʷ (kw) kʷ | q q | qʷ (qw) qʷ | ʔ ʔ | ||
voiced | b b | d d | g g | gʷ (gw) gʷ | ||||||
Fricative | s s | ł (σ) ɬ | š ʃ | xʷ (xw) xʷ | x̌ (χ) χ | x̌ʷ (χw) χʷ | h h | |||
Affricate | tenuis | c ts | ƛ (ξ) tɬ | č tʃ | ||||||
voiced | dᶻ (dz) dz | ǰ (j) dʒ | ||||||||
Approximant | l l | y j | w w | [ʟ] |
- /l/ is velarized [ɫ].
- [ʟ] is an allophone of /l/ when not before a vowel.
Vowels
i u ə a /i ü ə a/
- Notes
- /ü/ is fully back before /l/.
- /ə/ is [ɔ] before /l/.
Stress
Always penultimate
Phrasebook
- yəyʔ = hello
- ʔabšid! = goodbye!