Meoka
Introduction
Phonology
Sounds
| Romanization | IPA | Glyph |
|---|---|---|
| a | a | ? |
| aa | a: | ? |
| b | b | ? |
| c | ɨ | ? |
| cc | ɨ: | ? |
| d | d | ? |
| e | e | ? |
| ee | e: | ? |
| f | f | ? |
| g | g | ? |
| h | h, ç | ? |
| i | i | ? |
| ii | i: | ? |
| y | j | ? |
| j | ʒ | ? |
| k | k | ? |
| l | l | ? |
| ll | ɬ | ? |
| m | m | ? |
| n | n | ? |
| nn | ŋ | ? |
| o | o | ? |
| oo | o: | ? |
| p | p | ? |
| q | q | ? |
| s | s | ? |
| ss | ʃ | ? |
| t | t | ? |
| u | u | ? |
| uu | u: | ? |
| w | w | ? |
| v | v | ? |
| z | z | ? |
| ' | ʔ | ? |
Stress
Stress defaults to the first syllable of a word. Occasionally, a word with a modifying prefix will retain its stress on the first syllable of the root word, but words thought of as individual words will stress the first syllable, even when that is a prefix.
Intonation
The long vowels in Meoka are normally pronounced with a falling tone. In some contexts, such as a formal speech, in poetry, or in music, the long vowel may rise, or simply be held steady, but in everyday usage, it is only slightly longer than a short vowel, and falls in tone.
Phonotactics
Allowable initial consonant clusters
dj tss
dz ts
kll
s + voiceless stop
Diphthongs
diphthongs occur in nearly all incidences of i or u adjacent to another vowel. Otherwise, the vowels are pronounced as separate syllables. In Meoka's script, the i and u glyphs are modified with a dot to indicate they are acting as a glide.