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Background
Lasat Der is part of a project about creating a naturalistic language family. Lasat Der is the proto-language.
Phonology
Consonants
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Bilabial
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Dental
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Velar
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Labialised Velar
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Glottal
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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| Plosive
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p b
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t d
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k g
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kʷ gʷ
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ʔ
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| Fricative
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s
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x
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xʷ
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h
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| Approximant
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ɾ
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| Lateral
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l
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Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| Close
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i
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u
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| Mid
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e
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o
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| Open
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a
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Phonotactics
The syllable structure in Lasat Der is CV(C(C)).Any consonant can be at the syllable onset. Since syllable onset is obligatory, [ʔ] is used as a default onset so no syllable can begin with a vowel.No diphtongs are allowed. The only allowed consonant clusters in the coda are sonorant+plosive or glottal+plosive combinations.
Orthography
| Letters
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Pronunciation
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Example
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Meaning
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Phonologic transcription
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Phonetic transcription
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| a
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[a]
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| b
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[b]
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| d
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[d]
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| e
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[e]
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| g
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[g]
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| gv
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[gʷ]
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| h
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[h]
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| i
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[i]
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| k
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[k]
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| kv
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[kʷ]
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| l
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[l]
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lasat
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whale
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| m
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[m]
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| n
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[n]
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neget
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sea
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| o
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[o]
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| p
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[p]
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| r
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[ɾ]
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| s
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[s]
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| t
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[t]
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| u
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[u]
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| x
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[x]
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xurub
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house
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| xv
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[xʷ]
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| '
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[ʔ]
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Grammar
Morphology
Syntax