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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Rõktiap uses a syllabic alphabet called ''Rõktiapma Nguuphar'' [r̝ɤktʰi̯ɒpmɒ ŋu:phɒr̝̥]. | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Revision as of 02:41, 4 May 2016
Rõktiap is a classical language of Rulak, with a rich tradition of literature, science and philosophy.
Introduction
Phonology
Orthography
Rõktiap uses a syllabic alphabet called Rõktiapma Nguuphar [r̝ɤktʰi̯ɒpmɒ ŋu:phɒr̝̥].
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless aspirated | p /pʰ/ | t /tʰ/ | k /kʰ/ | ĸ /qʰ/ | q /ʔ/ |
| voiceless unaspirated | pp /p/ | tt /t/ | kk /k/ | ĸĸ /q/ | ||
| voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | g /ɡ/ | ɢ /ɢ/ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | s /s/ | ʜ /χ/ | h /h/ | ||
| voiced | z /z/ | ȝ /ʁ/ | ||||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
| Lateral | l /l/ | |||||
| Fricative trill | r /r̝/ | |||||
Nasals and liquids are devoiced in syllable codas. For example nool (wave) is pronounced [no:ɬ], and ᴋᴋurs (shoulders) is pronounced [qur̝̥s] or [qur̝̥ɕ].
Vowels
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | ||
| High | i /i/ | u /u/ | |
| Mid | e /e/ | õ /ɤ/ | o /o/ |
| Low | ä /æ/ | a /ɒ/ | |
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
The syllable structure of Rõktiap is (C)(l/r)V(V)(C)(s).