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!rowspan="2"| Palatal
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!colspan="2"| Velar
!colspan="2"| Velar
!rowspan="2"| Laryngeal
!rowspan="2"| Glottal
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*/l/ is velarized [ɫ].
*[ʟ] is an allophone of /l/ when not before a vowel.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===

Revision as of 05:59, 23 December 2017

Modern Adetsib/Lexicon
Modern Adetsib/Swadesh list

Modern Adetsib is a particular lect of Adetsib; it is a Naquic language like Naquian. It is spoken by the modern Adetsib people while Ancient Adetsib is still used liturgically as a classical language.

Phonology

In general the phonology looks more modern Talman now. Still weird, in that it has no liquids.

Consonants

Swuntsim consonants
Labial Dental Palatal Velar Laryngeal Glottal
central lateral plain lab'zed
Nasal m m n n ng ŋ ngw ŋʷ
Stop tenuis p p t t c k cw ʔ ʔ
voiced b b d d g g gw
Fricative voiceless f f s s σ ɬ sj ʃ ch χ chw χʷ h h
voiced v v dh ð
z z
Affricate tenuis ts ts ξ tj
voiced dj
Approximant y j w w l ɴ̆

Vowels

Has to have /y/ (e.g. Sguðitn)

Middle Adetsib:

i ü u e ə o a ā /i ü uː eː ə ɔː a aː/

Modern Adetsib:

i ü u e ə o ä a /i y u e ø ə o æ a/?

Stress

Always penultimate

Phrasebook

  • yəyʔ = hello
  • ʔabšid! = goodbye!