Akaadi
Akaadi is the primary proto-language which would evolve into Marêngil.
Phonology
| Consonants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ||
| Plosive | p /p/ | t /t/ d /d/ | k /k/ | |
| Fricative | f /f/ | s /s/ | c /ɕ/ | x /x/ |
| Affricate | z /t͡s/ | ch /t͡ɕ/ | ||
| Tap/Flap | r /r/ | |||
| Vowels | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Middle | Back | |
| Close | i /i/ | u /u/ | |
| Mid | /ə/ | ||
| Open | a /a/ | ||
Orthography
Prosody
Stress
Stress always falls on the penultimate syllable, with no exceptions.