Ahakqau

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INTRODUCTION

Trying to create a phonologically and morphologically less complex conlang.

PHONOLOGY

Phoneme Inventory

Consonants

Ahakqau has a total of fourteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal.

  Bilabial Central Alveolar Lateral Alveolar  Palato-Alveolar Plain Velar Labialised Velar
Voiceless Obstruent /p/ /t/ /ɬ/ /ʃ/ /k/
Voiced Obstruent /b/ /d/ /l/ /ʒ/ /ɡ/ /w/
Nasal /m/ /n/ /ŋ/

NOTE: While /l, w/ are not phonetically obstruents, phonologically they pattern as voiced obstruents.

Vowels

Ahakqau has a total of three monophthongs and two diphthongs making a total of five vowels. According to WALS this is a small vowel quality inventory.

Front Central Back
High Monophthong /i/ /u/
Low Monophthong   /ä/
Diphthong /aɪ/   /ɑʊ/