Ğuntýɉõłit

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Introduction

This language is my first polysynthetic language and is my attempt at making one. This language is rather an experimental one - and I rather take it as my introduction into this category of languages and thus I don't think I'll make this language any lore or anything like that.

Phonology

Consonants

Ğuntýɉõłit has 30 consonants.

Bilabial Coronal Palatal Velar Uvular Other
Nasal m n ɲ ɴ
Plosive p, b t, d c k, g ʡ
Affricate tʃ, dʒ
Fricative ɸ, β ʃ, ʒ ç, ʝ x, ɣ ʁ
Approximant ʋ j ʍ, ɥ
Liquid l, ɺ

Vowels

Ğuntýɉõłit has 13 oral vowels and 5 nasal vowels.

Oral vowels

Front Central Back
Close i, y ʏ, ʊ
Mid e, ɛ, œ ə ɤ
Open æ, a ɐ ɑ

Nasal vowels

Front Central Back
Close ʊ̃
Mid ẽ, œ̃ ɤ̃
Open ã

Stress

Stress in Ğuntýɉõłit is antepenultimate except for intransitive verbs, in which it is ultimate.

Phonotactics

All consonant clusters except geminations are permissible. Vowel clusters are not allowed - if after either merging two words or affixing two vowels end up next to one another, <w> is put in between the vowels, except if either of them is a nasal vowel; in this case, <ɉ> is used.

Orthography

Letter A Ã Æ É Ó E I Y Ý À È U Ũ Á O Õ M P B F Ƀ V N T D Ś Ź Š Ž L Ł Ń C Ç Ĵ J K G H Ğ Ǹ Ř R ' W Ɉ
IPA a ã æ ɛ œ œ̃ e i y ʏ ɐ ə ʊ ʊ̃ ɑ ɤ ɤ̃ m p b ɸ β ʋ n t d ʃ ʒ l ɺ ɲ c ç ʝ j k ɡ x ɣ ɴ ʁ ʀ ʡ ʍ ɥ

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

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