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Diphthongs: Diphthongs without the fada are short, diphthongs with the fada are long. Otherwise they're mostly read as written.
Diphthongs: Diphthongs without the fada are short, diphthongs with the fada are long. Otherwise they're mostly read as written.


'''a''' in unstressed syllable becomes '''e''' if the previous vowel ends in an /i/.
'''a''' in an unstressed syllable becomes '''e''' if the previous vowel ends in an /i/.


[[Category:Old Tigal]][[Category:Tigal]][[Category:Talmic languages]][[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]]
[[Category:Old Tigal]][[Category:Tigal]][[Category:Talmic languages]][[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]]

Revision as of 21:08, 17 May 2016

Phonology

Based on the idea of "literally-read Irish".

Consonants

Old Tigal consonants
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Velar Glottal
Nasal plain m m n n ŋ ŋ
geminate nn ŋŋ ŋː
aspirated mh
Stop tenuis p p t t c k
aspirated ph th ch
prenasalized bp ᵐp dt ⁿt gc ᵑk
voiced b b d d g g
breathy voiced bh dh gh
voiced prenasalized mb ᵐb nd ⁿd ŋg ᵑg
Fricative plain f f s s h h
aspirated fh sh
prenasalized mhf mʱf nts nt͡s
voiced z z
breathy voiced zh
Liquid plain l l r
geminate ll rr r̠ː

Vowels

Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/ í /iː/ u /u/ ú /uː/
Mid e /e/ é /eː/ o /o/ ó /oː/
Open a /a/ á /aː/

Diphthongs: Diphthongs without the fada are short, diphthongs with the fada are long. Otherwise they're mostly read as written.

a in an unstressed syllable becomes e if the previous vowel ends in an /i/.