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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | |||
High Themsaran used 23 consonants (24 if /ʔ/ is analyzed as becoming silent V_V), a rather modest inventory for a Zachydic language. | |||
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! colspan="11"|Consonants | ! colspan="11"|Consonants | ||
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Geminate /x/ and /θ/ are represented respectively by ''cch'' and ''tth'' in the Romanization. | Geminate /x/ and /θ/ are represented respectively by ''cch'' and ''tth'' in the Romanization. | ||
====Conditioned allophony==== | |||
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! style="width: 120px; "|Phoneme | ! style="width: 120px; "|Phoneme | ||
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The following are the diphthongs, all falling: '''ai au eu ei ie uo''' /ai au eu ei ie~ia uo~ua/. All diphthongs are bimoraic. | The following are the diphthongs, all falling: '''ai au eu ei ie uo''' /ai au eu ei ie~ia uo~ua/. All diphthongs are bimoraic. | ||
=== | ===Tone=== | ||
Pitch accent, or tone, is phonemic in Themsaran. The following is the notation for tones: | Pitch accent, or tone, is phonemic in Themsaran. The following is the notation for tones: | ||
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Permitted medial clusters are, roughly, those which begin like final clusters, may or may not have an "intersection" segment and end like initial clusters. | Permitted medial clusters are, roughly, those which begin like final clusters, may or may not have an "intersection" segment and end like initial clusters. | ||
====Vowel hiatus==== | ====Vowel hiatus==== | ||
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**> ''v'' / _C[+voiced +obstruent] | **> ''v'' / _C[+voiced +obstruent] | ||
*''nr'' > ''ndr'', ''lr'' > ''ldr'' | *''nr'' > ''ndr'', ''lr'' > ''ldr'' | ||
===Post-classical readings=== | |||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== |
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