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|script = Latin | |script = Latin | ||
|nation = Avendonia | |nation = Avendonia | ||
|map = | |map = Locator Map Avendonia.png | ||
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|mapcaption = | |mapcaption = <small>{{legend|#c12838|Approximate borders of Avendonia|outline=#646465}}</small> | ||
|notice = av-IPA | |notice = av-IPA | ||
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Non-native letters such as J, K, Q, Z, etc. may occur in some foreign words or proper nouns, chiefly in toponyms and given names. The letters correspond almost one to one to their pronunciation. The Avendonian orthography is considered a [[w:shallow orthography|shallow]] or [[w:phonetic orthography|phonetic]], as opposed to deep orthographies like French's. The orthography features that do not follow the correspondance are: | Non-native letters such as J, K, Q, Z, etc. may occur in some foreign words or proper nouns, chiefly in toponyms and given names. Yy is part of the alphabet of the Burgundian dialects of Avendonian, like in '''{{term|dydere}}'''. | ||
The letters correspond almost one to one to their pronunciation. The Avendonian orthography is considered a [[w:shallow orthography|shallow]] or [[w:phonetic orthography|phonetic]], as opposed to deep orthographies like [[w:French orthography|French's]]. The orthography features that do not follow the correspondance are: | |||
* The letters {{angbr|c}} and {{angbr|g}} make the sound /{{IPA|t͡ʃ}}/ and /{{IPA|d͡ʒ}}/, respectively, if followed by {{angbr|e}} or {{angbr|i}}. Examples: '''[[Contionary:cicare|cicare]]''' /{{IPA|t͡͡ʃiˈkare}}/, '''[[Contionary:geldo|geldo]]''' /{{IPA|ˈd͡ʒeldo}}/. | * The letters {{angbr|c}} and {{angbr|g}} make the sound /{{IPA|t͡ʃ}}/ and /{{IPA|d͡ʒ}}/, respectively, if followed by {{angbr|e}} or {{angbr|i}}. Examples: '''[[Contionary:cicare|cicare]]''' /{{IPA|t͡͡ʃiˈkare}}/, '''[[Contionary:geldo|geldo]]''' /{{IPA|ˈd͡ʒeldo}}/. | ||
* {{angbr|t}} in the combination {{angbr|ti}} makes the sound /{{IPA|t͡s}}/. Example: '''{{term|tite}}''' /{{IPA|ˈt͡site}}/. | * {{angbr|t}} in the combination {{angbr|ti}} makes the sound /{{IPA|t͡s}}/. Example: '''{{term|tite}}''' /{{IPA|ˈt͡site}}/. | ||
* The combination {{angbr|gn}} makes the sound /{{IPA|ɲ}}/, as in Italian or Spanish ''ñ''. Example: '''{{term|gnagare}}''' /{{IPA|ɲaˈgare}}/. | * The combination {{angbr|gn}} makes the sound /{{IPA|ɲ}}/, as in Italian or Spanish ''ñ''. Example: '''{{term|gnagare}}''' /{{IPA|ɲaˈgare}}/. | ||
* {{angbr|i}} in intervocalic position or word-initially turns into the semivowel /{{IPA|j}}/. Examples: '''{{term|iaro}}''' /{{IPA|ˈjare}}/, '''{{term|bluiare}}''' /{{IPA|bluˈjare}}/. | * {{angbr|i}} in intervocalic position or word-initially turns into the semivowel /{{IPA|j}}/. Examples: '''{{term|iaro}}''' /{{IPA|ˈjare}}/, '''{{term|bluiare}}''' /{{IPA|bluˈjare}}/. | ||
* The digraph {{angbr|sc}} before [[w:front vowel|front vowels]] (i.e. {{angbr|i}} and {{angbr|e}}) makes the sound /{{IPA|ʃ}}/. Example: '''{{term|sciio}}''' /{{IPA|ˈʃijo}}/. | * The [[w:digraph (Orthography)|digraph]] {{angbr|sc}} before [[w:front vowel|front vowels]] (i.e. {{angbr|i}} and {{angbr|e}}) makes the sound /{{IPA|ʃ}}/. Example: '''{{term|sciio}}''' /{{IPA|ˈʃijo}}/. | ||
* The digraph {{angbr|ch}} makes the sound /{{IPA|k}}/, and it is only found in loanwords. | * The digraph {{angbr|ch}} makes the sound /{{IPA|k}}/, and it is only found in [[w:loanword|loanwords]]. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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* As stated in [[Avendonian#Orthography|§Orthography]], /{{IPA|k, g, sk}}/ retract to /{{IPA|t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ, ʃ}}/ before front vowels /{{IPA|i, e}}/. | * As stated in [[Avendonian#Orthography|§Orthography]], /{{IPA|k, g, sk}}/ retract to /{{IPA|t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ, ʃ}}/ before front vowels /{{IPA|i, e}}/. | ||
* When followed or preceded by a vowel but not word-initially, /{{IPA|i}}/ shortens and forms a diphthong with the adjacent vowel. Examples: '''{{term| | * When followed or preceded by a vowel but not word-initially, /{{IPA|i}}/ shortens and forms a diphthong with the adjacent vowel. Examples: '''{{term|sigie}}''' /{{IPA|ˈsid͡ʒi̯e}}/, '''{{term|perstelitio}}''' /{{IPA|persteˈlit͡si̯o}}/. | ||
* [{{IPA|ɾ}}] is a permissible allophone of /{{IPA|r}}/ in fast speech. | * [{{IPA|ɾ}}] is a permissible allophone of /{{IPA|r}}/ in fast speech. | ||
* [{{IPA|ŋ}}] is an allophone of /{{IPA|n}}/ before velar stops /{{IPA|k, g}}/, both intra- and intersyllabically, although the former can only happen in the [[Avendonian#Dialects|Low Burgundian dialect]].<br>Examples: '''{{term|drincare}}''' /{{IPA|driŋˈkare}}/, '''{{term|anguste}}''' /{{IPA|aŋˈguste}}/, Low Burgundian '''{{term|clang}}''' /{{IPA|klaŋg}}/ (standard '''{{term|clango}}'''). | * [{{IPA|ŋ}}] is an allophone of /{{IPA|n}}/ before velar stops /{{IPA|k, g}}/, both intra- and intersyllabically, although the former can only happen in the [[Avendonian#Dialects|Low Burgundian dialect]].<br>Examples: '''{{term|drincare}}''' /{{IPA|driŋˈkare}}/, '''{{term|anguste}}''' /{{IPA|aŋˈguste}}/, Low Burgundian '''{{term|clang}}''' /{{IPA|klaŋg}}/ (standard '''{{term|clango}}'''). | ||