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Ataši is the language spoken by the Vekala, a humanoid, elf-like people who live in a mountainous, densely forested location. The evolution of the language is | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The phonetic inventory of Marêngil has | The phonetic inventory of Marêngil has stayed relatively small in its evolution, Relying more on vowels to show phonetic distinctions. While most of the phonetic inventory comes from Akaadi, a few were adopted from other languages, such as the lateral approximant /l/. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class="browntable lightbrownbg" style="width: | {| class="browntable lightbrownbg" style="width: 500px; text-align: center;" | ||
! colspan= | ! colspan=9|'''Consonants''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan=2| | ||
! rowspan=2|Labial | ! rowspan=2| Labial | ||
! colspan=2|Alveolar | ! colspan=2| Alveolar | ||
! rowspan=2| | ! rowspan=2| Alveolo-palatal | ||
! rowspan=2|Velar | ! rowspan=2| Velar | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! central | ||
! lateral | |||
|- | |||
! Plosive | |||
|'''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ | |'''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ | ||
|'''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ | |'''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ | ||
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|'''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ | |'''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Fricative | ||
|'''f''' /f/ '''v''' /v/ | |'''f''' /f/ '''v''' /v/ | ||
|'''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ | |'''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ | ||
|''' | |'''l''' /ɬ/ | ||
|''' | |'''š''' /ɕ/ '''ž''' /ʑ/ | ||
|'''x''' /x/ '''ŕ''' /ɣ/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Affricate | ||
| | |||
|'''ś''' /t͡s/ '''ź''' /d͡z/ | |||
| | | | ||
|''' | |'''č''' /t͡ɕ/ '''ř''' /d͡ʑ/ | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! | ! Nasal | ||
|'''m''' /m/ | |'''m''' /m/ | ||
|'''n''' /n/ | |'''n''' /n/ | ||
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|''' | |'''ń''' /ɲ/ | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! | ! Liquid | ||
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|'''r''' /r/ | |'''r''' /r/ | ||
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|'''j''' /j/ | |'''j''' /j/ | ||
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|- | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
There are two vowel tones, low and high. Low is represented by a grave (`) over the vowel, and high is represented by an acute (´). | |||
{| class="browntable lightbrownbg" style="width: 400px; text-align:center;" | {| class="browntable lightbrownbg" style="width: 400px; text-align:center;" | ||
! colspan= | ! colspan=5|'''Vowels''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan=2| | ||
! Front | ! rowspan=2| Front | ||
! Middle | ! rowspan=2| Middle | ||
! Back | ! colspan=2| Back | ||
|- | |||
! unrounded | |||
! rounded | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Close | ! Close | ||
|'''i''' /i | |'''i''' /i/ | ||
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|''' | |'''w''' /ɯ/ | ||
|'''u''' /u/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Near-close | ! Near-close | ||
|''' | | /ɪ/ | ||
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| '''û''' /ʊ/ | |||
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|- | |- | ||
! Close-mid | ! Close-mid | ||
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| | | /ə/ | ||
|'''o''' /o | | | ||
|'''o''' /o/ | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Open-mid | ! Open-mid | ||
|'''e''' /ɛ/ | |'''e''' /ɛ/ | ||
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| /ʌ/ | |||
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|- | |- | ||
! Open | ! Open | ||
|'''â''' /æ/ | |||
|'''a''' /a/ | |||
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|} | |} | ||
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