Pangali: Difference between revisions

Pangali's consonant inventory weighs in at a respectable 21 phonemic consonants. A unique feature that may be noted is the presence of phonemic prenasalized stops.

| m {{angbr|m}}

| n {{angbr|n}}

| ŋ {{angbr|ń}}

| p {{angbr|p}}

| t {{angbr|t}}

| k {{angbr|k}}

| ʔ {{angbr|ˆ}}

| ᵐp {{angbr|b}}

| ⁿt {{angbr|d}}

| ᵑk {{angbr|g}}

| ɹ {{angbr|r}}

| j {{angbr|j}}

| w {{angbr|w}}

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| i {{angbr |i}}

| u {{angbr |u}}

| a {{angbr |a}}

It is theorized that /p t k/ originally affricated in all positions but later spirantized word initially.

==== <small>Fortition</small> ====

/ɹ j w/ fortify to [ð ʝ ɣʷ] when occurring in a stressed syllable:

! rowspan=2 | ɹ → ð

|/pa'''ɹ'''a/ → [paˈ'''ð'''a]

|/ki'''ɹ'''i/ → [kiˈ'''ð'''i]

The most common realization of /ɹ/ in stressed syllables is actually [ð̠], a voiced alveolar non-sibilant fricative, but for convenience is typically transcribed as simply [ð].

==== <small>Centralization</small> ====

==== <small>Lowering</small> ====

Pangali has a (C)V structure, where a syllable can only contain one vowel, which may or may not be preceded by a consonant. Word initial syllables may occur with either a null onset or with any single consonant except for /ɹ/ and /j/, while word internal syllables may only occur with single consonant onsets, with the exception of /h/, which may only appear word initially. Codas are forbidden in any context, with all syllables being open.