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===Orthography===
===Orthography===
The following Latin alphabet is used to write Is Burunking today.
Is Burunking was originally written in a syllabary called ''hookozui'', mainly carved into wood or, occasionally, stone.
 
When the language was initially discovered by Europeans the Greek alphabet was used in its transcription, but later studies preferred to use the Latin script, which is still used today.


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! colspan="5" | Consonants
! style="width: 90px; " |Graph
! style="width: 90px; "  |IPA
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | Weak
! colspan="2" | Consonants
! |
! colspan="2" | Strong
|-
! style="width: 90px; " |Graph
! style="width: 90px; " |IPA
! style="width: 5px; " |
! style="width: 90px; " | Graph
! style="width: 90px; " | IPA
|-
|-
| ''b''
| ''b''
| /b/
| /b/
|  
|-
| ''ch''
| /t͡ʃ/
|-
| ''d''
| /d/
|-
| ''f''
| ''f''
| /ɸ/
| /ɸ/
|-
|-
| ''d''
| ''g''
| /d/
| /g/
|
|-
| ''t''
| ''h''
| /t/
| /h/
|-
|-
| ''j''
| ''j''
| /d͡ʒ/
| /d͡ʒ/
|
| ''ch''
| /t͡ʃ/
|-
|-
| ''g''
| /g/
|
| ''k''
| ''k''
| /k/
| /k/
|-
|-
|
| ''l''
|
| /l/
|
|-
| ''m''
| /m/
|-
| ''n''
| /n/
|-
| ''ng''
| /ŋ/
|-
| ''p''
| ''p''
| /p/
| /p/
|-
|-
| ''h''
| ''r''
| /h/
| /r/
|
|-
| ''s''
| ''s''
| /s/
| /s/
|-
|-
| ''x''
| /ç/
|
| ''sh''
| ''sh''
| /ʃ/
| /ʃ/
|-
|-
| ''n''
| ''t''
| /n/
| /t/
|
| ''ng''
| /ŋ/
|-
|-
|
| ''w''
|
| /w/
|
| ''m''
| /m/
|-
|-
| ''l''
| ''x''
| /l/
| /ç/
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''r''
| ''y''
| /ɾ/
| /j/
|
| ''z''
| /ʐ/
|-
|-
! colspan="5" | Vowels & Diphthongs
! colspan="2" | Vowels
|-
|-
| ''a''
| ''a''
| /a/
| /a/
|
| ''ai''
| /ai/
|-
|-
| ''e''
| ''e''
| /ɛ/
| /ɛ/
|
| ''ei''
| /ei/
|-
|-
| ''i''
| ''i''
| /i/
| /i/
|
| ''oi''
| /oi/
|-
|-
| ''o''
| ''o''
| /ɔ/
| /ɔ/
|
| ''ou''
| /ou/
|-
|-
| ''u''
| ''u''
| /u/
| /u/
|
|-
|
! colspan="2" | Diphthongs
|
|-
| ''ai''
| /ai/
|-
| ''ei''
| /ei/
|-
| ''oi''
| /oi/
|-
| ''ou''
| /ou/
|}
|}



Revision as of 14:21, 3 November 2014


Background

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Post-alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal      m      n      ŋ
Plosive p    b t    d k    g
Fricative ɸ      s      ʃ      ʐ      ç      h     
Affricate t͡ʃ    d͡ʒ
Flap or tap      ɾ
Approximant      w      j
Lateral app.      l

Vowels

Front Back
Close i u
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

Vowels are considered to be short in all environments but may occur consecutively as in aanas 'sound' /ˈaːnas/.

Diphthongs

There are only four diphthongs proper: ai /ai/, ei /ei/, oi /oi/ and ou /ou/, which may be considered sequences of vowels in measuring syllables. In addition, any vowel is permitted to occur following the 'glides' /w/ or /j/.

Phonotactics

Is Burunking has a relatively restrictive syllabic structure, with a maximal form CGVVC, in which C represents a consonant, G a glide and V a vowel or diphthong. Of these, only the central vowel is essential but there are restrictions on the other elements also:

C1 G V1 V2 C2
  • optional
  • only b, g, h, x, l or n word-initially
  • any consonant word-medially
  • optional
  • only y or w/u
  • mandatory
  • any vowel
  • optional
  • only i, u or the preceding vowel repeated
  • optional
  • only s, sh, ng or z word-finally
  • only n or m before a consonant

Orthography

Is Burunking was originally written in a syllabary called hookozui, mainly carved into wood or, occasionally, stone.

When the language was initially discovered by Europeans the Greek alphabet was used in its transcription, but later studies preferred to use the Latin script, which is still used today.

Graph IPA
Consonants
b /b/
ch /t͡ʃ/
d /d/
f /ɸ/
g /g/
h /h/
j /d͡ʒ/
k /k/
l /l/
m /m/
n /n/
ng /ŋ/
p /p/
r /r/
s /s/
sh /ʃ/
t /t/
w /w/
x /ç/
y /j/
Vowels
a /a/
e /ɛ/
i /i/
o /ɔ/
u /u/
Diphthongs
ai /ai/
ei /ei/
oi /oi/
ou /ou/

Grammar

Morphology

Syntax