Mono-Tiberian

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Mono-Tiberian
Created byIlL
SettingVerse:Méich Bhaonnáiqh

Phonology

Initials

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Laryngeal Glottal
Nasal voiced m /m/ n /n/
voiceless hm hn
Plosive voiceless p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ /ʔ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /g/
emphatic /pˁ/ /tˁ/ q /q̟/
Spirant voiceless f /f/ þ /θ̠/ x /x̠/
voiced v /v/ ð /ð̠/ γ /ɣ̠/
Fricative voiceless s /s/ š /ʃ/ ħ /ħ/ h /h/
voiced z /z~dz/
emphatic /tsʼ/
Trill r /ʀ̟/
Approximant l /l/, hl /ɬ/ y /j/ /ʕ~ɦ/

Vowels

Tiberian Hebrew vowels minus ultrashorts, written i ie e a o uo u = /i e ɛ a ɔ o u/

Finals

-m -n -3 -l -y -w -t -k

Tones

Historically 8: {0 X H P} x {+- voicing}, but merged into 5