2,334
edits
Weyon: Difference between revisions
m
→Consonants
(Created page with "{{Infobox language |image= Settameric_Weyon.png |imagesize= 250px |name= ''Weyon language'' |nativename=''Weyón ela'' |pronunciation=/we.ˈjɔ́n.ˈè.lɑ/ |- |creator=User...") |
m (→Consonants) |
||
| Line 60: | Line 60: | ||
| align="center"| ph /pʰ/ | | align="center"| ph /pʰ/ | ||
| colspan=2 align="center"| th /tʰ/ | | colspan=2 align="center"| th /tʰ/ | ||
| | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
| Line 99: | Line 100: | ||
|} | |} | ||
All varieties of Weyon have a distinction between [[w:Aspirated consonant|aspirated]] and [[w:Tenuis consonant|non-aspirated]] stops. Imara and Wealla groups retain the phoneme /θ/, which is realized as [ð] between vowels and word-finally and thus these consonants are in the allophonic distribution. In Renta /θ/ disappeared, while /ð/ is a separate phoneme. Most Wealla dialects contrast /l/ with /ɫ/ ("light" and "dark l") and also /n/ with /nˠ/, the "dark" consonants are pronounced longer and are noticeably velarised, compared to their "light" counterparts. Imara dialects merged their sibilants (/t͡ʃ/ and /ʃ/ are the same as /t͡s/ and /s/), which also occured in Renta. Ultaun dialects have the phoneme /ç/ where other dialects have /θ/, which can only appear word-initially. The phoneme /pʰ/ is rare in all dialects, except for Ultaun, other dialects usually have /f/ or /p/ instead. | All varieties of Weyon have a distinction between [[w:Aspirated consonant|aspirated]] and [[w:Tenuis consonant|non-aspirated]] stops. Imara and Wealla groups retain the phoneme /θ/, which is realized as [ð] between vowels and word-finally and thus these consonants are in the allophonic distribution. In Renta /θ/ disappeared, while /ð/ is a separate phoneme. Most Wealla dialects contrast /l/ with /ɫ/ ("light" and "dark l") and also /n/ with /nˠ/, the "dark" consonants are pronounced longer and are noticeably velarised, compared to their "light" counterparts. Imara dialects merged their sibilants (/t͡ʃ/ and /ʃ/ are the same as /t͡s/ and /s/), which also occured in Renta. Ultaun dialects have the phoneme /ç/ where other dialects have /θ/, which can only appear word-initially. The phoneme /pʰ/ is rare in all dialects, except for Ultaun, other dialects usually have /f/ or /p/ instead. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
The vowel inventory of Weyon differs significantly from dialect to dialect. | The vowel inventory of Weyon differs significantly from dialect to dialect. | ||
[[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Settameric languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Settameric languages]] | ||