Jaqatil

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Yangatil
Jaŋatil
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Pronunciation[/jaŋa'til/]
Created byYaqatil
Altaic
  • Turkic
    • Yangatil
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Sounds

Consonants

BilabialLabiodentalDentalPostalveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Plosivep   bt   dk   gʔ
Fricativeβfs   zʃh
Affricate
Nasalmnŋ
Trillr
Approximantlj
  • /f/, /h/, /ʔ/ are only used in loanwords.
  • /v/ or /w/ are allowed instead of /β/.
  • /tʃ/, /ts/ or /ɕ/ are allowed instead of /tɕ/.
  • At the beginning of a word /dʒ/, /dz/, /dʑ/, /ʑ/ or /ʒ/ are allowed instead of /j/.
  • /h/ is interchangeable with /χ/.
  • In a hard context /q/, /ʁ/ (/ɣ/) are allowed instead of /k/, /g/ respectively.
  • In a soft context /kj/, /gj/, /lj/ are allowed instead of /k/, /g/, /l/ respectively.
  • In native words the difference between p/t/k and b/d/g, isn't very meaningful.

Vowels

FrontBack
unroundedroundedunroundedrounded
Closeiyɯu
Openæœao

Characteristics of the vowels

StrongWeak
unroundedroundedunroundedrounded
Hardaoɯu
Softæœiy

Vowel harmony

In a native Jaŋatil word each vowel must be either soft (front) or hard (back). This is called front/back harmony. The same is true for loanwords with the exception of letter i — we can combine it not only with the soft e, i, ö, ü but also with the hard a, ı, o, u. Thus any loanword written in the standard Latin alphabet can be borrowed without change.

There is no rounded/unrounded harmony in the written language. Therefore in native words the weak rounded vowels u, ü may only be in the first syllable. However, one should round ı, i while speaking when they come immediately after a rounded vowel.

Word stress

Word stress is always put on the last vowel. But if you want to emphasize a word then you may stress another syllable.

Writing Systems

LatinCirillicArabicIPA
ASCIICommonRational
A aA aA aА аاa
B bB bB bБ бبb
C cC cC cЧ чچ
D dD dD dД дدd
E eE e âЕ еاِæ
F fF fF fФ фفf
G gG gG gГ гگ/ غg
H hH hH hХ хهh
I iİ iÎ îИ иىِ/ ـِi
J jJ jJ jЙ йي/ جj
K kK kK kК кك/ قk
L lL lL lЛ лلl
M mM mM mМ мمm
N nN nN nН нنn
O oO oO oО оوo
O' o'Ö öÔ ôЁ ёوِœ
P pP pP pП пپp
Q qŊ ŋÑ ñҢ ңڭŋ
R rR rR rР рرr
S sS sS sС сسs
T tT tT tТ тتt
U uU uU uУ уـُu
V vÜ üÛ ûЮ юـُِy
W wW wW wВ вۋβ
X xŞ şŞ şШ шشʃ
Y yI ıI ıЫ ыى/ ـɯ
Z zZ zZ zЗ зزz
```Ъ ъءʔ

Writing Examples

LatinCirillicArabicIPATranslation
ASCIICommonRational
taxtaştaşташتاشtaʃstone
sekizsekizsâkızсекизساِكىِز /سِاكىزsækizeight
altyncyaltıncıaltıncıалтынчыالتىنچىaltɯnt͡ɕɯ sixth