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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Rõktiap uses a syllabic alphabet called ''Rõktiapma | Rõktiap uses a syllabic alphabet called ''Rõktiapma Rõethar'' [r̝ɤktʰi̯ɒpmɒ r̝ɤɜthɒr̝̥]. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== |
Revision as of 02:42, 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 Rõethar [r̝ɤktʰi̯ɒpmɒ r̝ɤɜthɒr̝̥].
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).