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** Any [nasal]+[unvoiced plosive].
** Any [nasal]+[unvoiced plosive].
** /ngw/
** /ngw/
==Numbers==
The Grayis number system is nonal (base-9), but has reflexes of an ancient system based on multiples of 3, which can be observed in the etymology of the basic numbers.
{| class="wikitable"
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! !! Header text !! Header text !! Header text !! Header text !! Header text !! Header text !! Header text !! Header text !! Header text
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| rī|| 1|| (1)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| ai|| 2|| (2)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| chil|| 3|| (3)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| chirri|| 4|| (3+1)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| kilai|| 5|| (3+2)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| aichī|| 6|| (2×3)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| chalayī|| 7|| (4×2?) || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| nauri|| 8|| (9-1)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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| nā|| 9|| (9) (=10)|| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
|}

Revision as of 23:19, 26 May 2018


Grayis
Grayis
Pronunciation[/ˈgrä.jɪs/]
Created byBenJamin P. Johnson,

additionally creator of:

Date2018
SettingPlanet Oryrigin
Language codes
ISO 639-3none

Introduction...

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i · ī
[i · iː] 		u · ū
[u · uː]
Mid ai
[e̞ː ~ ai̯] 		au
[o̞ː ~ au̯]
Low a · ā
[ä · äː]

Consonants

Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Plosive p · b t · d k · g
Affricate ch [ʧ] · j [ʤ]
Fricative s · kh · [x] h ·
Approximant · w · j
Tap or Trill · r [r~ɾ]
Lateral · l
Nasal · m · n

Orthography

/ m n p b t d k g ʧ ʤ s x h w j r l i iː ai̯ ä äː au̯ u uː /
‹ m n p b t d k g ch j s kh h w j r l i ī ai a ā au u ū ›

Phonotactics

  • Words cannot start with /s/ or /h/.
  • /h/ cannot occur intervocalically or follow another consonant.
  • /s/ can only occur word-finally.
  • Words cannot end with /g/ or any consonant cluster.
  • Vowels (except for diphthongs) must be separated by a consonant.
  • Word-initial consonant clusters are limited to [plosive]+[liquid] (i.e. {ptkbdg} + {lr}), but not /tl/ or /dl/.
  • Intervocalic clusters may be:
    • Any geminates except /gg/, /ss/, /xx/, /hh/, /ww/, or /jj/.
    • Any [plosive]+[liquid] combination (including /tl/ and /dl/).
    • Any [plosive]+/w/.
    • Any [nasal]+[unvoiced plosive].
    • /ngw/

Numbers

The Grayis number system is nonal (base-9), but has reflexes of an ancient system based on multiples of 3, which can be observed in the etymology of the basic numbers.

Header text Header text Header text Header text Header text Header text Header text Header text Header text
rī 1 (1) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
ai 2 (2) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
chil 3 (3) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
chirri 4 (3+1) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
kilai 5 (3+2) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
aichī 6 (2×3) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
chalayī 7 (4×2?) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
nauri 8 (9-1) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
nā 9 (9) (=10) Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
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