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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
===Orthography===
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
====Nasals====
====Nasals====
Velshaj has three nasals: /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/. The sequence /n/ + /ĭ/ yields a palatal nasal [ɲ], but this is not regarded as a separate phoneme.
Velshaj has three nasals: /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/. The sequence /n/ + /ĭ/ yields a palatal nasal [ɲ], but this is not regarded as a separate phoneme.
====Fricatives====
====Fricatives====
Velshaj has five voiced fricatives /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/, and /ɣ/. Although they each appear in complimentary distribution with their voiceless counterparts (/f/, /θ/, /s/, /ʃ/, and /x/), they are often regarded as separate phonemes.
Velshaj has five voiced fricatives /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/, and /ɣ/. Although they each appear in complimentary distribution with their voiceless counterparts ([f], [θ], [s], and [x]), they are often regarded as separate phonemes. The voiceless postalveolar fricative (/ʃ/) is unique in that it clearly exists in contrastive distribution with /ʒ/, especially in syllable-initial position.
 
====Plosives====
====Plosives====
Velshaj has four plosives /p/, /t̪/, /t/, /k/, and one affricate /tʃ/. There are very few minimal pairs between /t̪/ and /t/. One such pair is /t̪e/ "know", and /te/ "turned".
Velshaj has four plosives /p/, /t̪/, /t/, /k/, and one affricate /tʃ/. There are very few minimal pairs between dental /t̪/ and alveolar /t/. One such pair is t̪e "know", and te "turned". Also, alveolar /t/ can only occur in CV syllables (where C is /t/ and V is any vowel or diphthong), but /t̪/ may occur in consonant clusters or at the end of a syllable. The affricate /tʃ/ is also slightly restricted. It cannot occur before another consonant in the same syllable, but it can end a syllable.


====Liquids====
====Liquids====
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! style="text-align: center; "|Nasal
! style="text-align: center; "|Nasal
| m
| m
| n
|  
|  
| n
|  
|  
| ŋ
| ŋ
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| ð
| ð
| z
| z
| ʒ
| ʒ, ʃ
| ɣ
| ɣ
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|-
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! style="text-align: center; "|Lateral
! style="text-align: center; "|Lateral
|  
|  
| l
|  
|  
| l
|  
|  
|  
|  
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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Shaj has five cardinal vowels /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/, /u/, and two semivowels /ĭ/ and /ŭ/. Semivowels form closing diphthongs /eĭ/, /aĭ/, /oĭ/, /ŭĭ/, /aŭ/; and opening diphthongs /ĭə/, /ĭe/, /ĭa/, /ĭo/, /ĭu/. Any time /u/ or /ŭ/ precedes /i/ or /ĭ/, the result is /ŭĭ/. There are also two rounded front vowels /y/ and /ø/, one open front vowel /æ/, a homogenous diphthong /ĭĭ/, and a schwa /ə/. There is no length distinction in Velshaj, but there used to be in its parent languages.
Shaj has five cardinal vowels /i/, /e/, /ɑ/, /o/, /u/, and two semivowels /ĭ/ and /ŭ/. Semivowels form closing diphthongs /eĭ/, /ɑĭ/, /oĭ/, /ŭĭ/, /aŭ/; and opening diphthongs /ĭə/, /ĭe/, /ĭɑ/, /ĭo/, /ĭu/. Any time /u/ or /ŭ/ precedes /i/ or /ĭ/, the result is /ŭĭ/. There are also two rounded front vowels /y/ and /ø/, one open front vowel /æ/, a homogenous diphthong /ĭĭ/, and a schwa /ə/. There is no length distinction in Velshaj, but there used to be in its parent languages.
====Summary Chart====
====Summary Chart====
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 442px; text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 442px; text-align:center;"
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!  style="width: 68px; "|Central Unround
!  style="width: 68px; "|Central Unround
!  style="width: 68px; "|Back Unround
!  style="width: 68px; "|Back Unround
!  style="width: 68px; "|Back Unround
!  style="width: 68px; "|Back Round
|-
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Semivowel
! style="text-align: center; "|Semivowel
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|}
|}


===Prosody===
===Phonotactics and Prosody===
====Stress====
====Intonation====
 
===Phonotactics===
Syllable structure can be as large as CCCVC and as small as V (where V stands for any vowel or diphthong). Every word needs a vowel, and no word may end in more than one consonant. Typically, stress is on the first syllable of the root, or the penultimate syllable of a word. Morphemes with two syllables rarely end in a vowel.
Syllable structure can be as large as CCCVC and as small as V (where V stands for any vowel or diphthong). Every word needs a vowel, and no word may end in more than one consonant. Typically, stress is on the first syllable of the root, or the penultimate syllable of a word. Morphemes with two syllables rarely end in a vowel.
====Mutations and Assimilations====
====Mutations and Assimilations====
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Dental obstruents /t/ and /ð/ may not precede /l/. Thus /l/ changes to /ŭ/ in this context.
Dental obstruents /t/ and /ð/ may not precede /l/. Thus /l/ changes to /ŭ/ in this context.
=====Epenthesis=====
=====Epenthesis=====
In most registers of Shaj, sequences of VV (where V stands for any vowel or diphthong) are prohibited anywhere within a word, or across word boundaries. Thus /l/ (or /ŭ/ if the first vowel is either /u/ or /aŭ/) becomes inserted between the vowels. For example, /ʒɑɣ namvɑllet ɑĭ ĭk/ → /ʒɑɣ namvɑllet ɑĭ lĭk/ "I have red hair". Sequences of /uŭ/ or /ŭŭ/ reduce to /ŭ/. Since epenthesis is an aesthetic rule that makes no semantic difference, it is inconsistently ignored both in speech and in writing. More recently, VV sequences are seen more often, where /l/ or /ŭ/ would need to be inserted.
In most registers of Shaj, sequences of VV (where V stands for any vowel or diphthong) are prohibited anywhere within a word, or across word boundaries. Thus /l/ (or /ŭ/ if the first vowel is either /u/ or /ɑŭ/) becomes inserted between the vowels. For example, /ʒɑɣ nɑmvɑllet ɑĭ ĭk/ → /ʒɑɣ nɑmvɑllet ɑĭ lĭk/ "I have red hair". Sequences of /uŭ/ or /ŭŭ/ reduce to /ŭ/. Since epenthesis is an aesthetic rule that makes no semantic difference, it is inconsistently ignored both in speech and in writing. More recently, VV sequences are seen more often, where /l/ or /ŭ/ would need to be inserted.


=====Alternations=====
=====Alternations=====
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====Gemination====
====Gemination====
When two of the same consonant are next to each other, they are geminated. Obstruents are voiceless and sonorants are voiced. The phoneme /ɾ/ becomes a trill [r(ː)] when geminated.
When two of the same consonant are next to each other, they are geminated. Obstruents are voiceless and sonorants are voiced. The phoneme /ɾ/ becomes a trill [r(ː)] when geminated.
====Summary Chart (WOP)====
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 442px; text-align:center;"
!  style="width: 68px; "|
!  style="width: 68px; "|Labial
!  style="width: 68px; "|Dental
!  style="width: 68px; "|Alveolar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Postalveolar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Palatal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Velar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Uvular
!  style="width: 68px; "|Pharyngeal
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Nasal
| /m/
| /n/
|
|
| [ɲ]
| /ŋ/
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Voiced Fricative
| /v/
| /ð/
| /z/
| /ʒ/
|
| /ɣ/
| [ʁ]
| [ʕ]
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Voiceless Fricative
| [f]
| [θ]
| [s]
| /ʃ/
|
| [x]
| [χ]
| [ħ]
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Lateral
|
| /l/
|
|
| [ʎ]
|
|
|
|}
===Vowels and Semivowels===
===Vowels and Semivowels===
====Open Vowels====
====Open Vowels====
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=====Aspect=====
=====Aspect=====
======Perfect and Imperfect======
======Perfect and Imperfect======
Shaj distinguishes many aspects buy using one of the following words between the verb and the tense. There is ɑv, which indicates perfect mood, just like english 'have'. For example, ʒɑɣ ĭe ɑv means 'I have eaten'. There is also ɑv ɑĭ, which indicates pluperfect mood, just like english 'had'. Therefore, ʒɑɣ ĭe ɑv ɑĭ means 'I had eaten'.
Shaj distinguishes many aspects by using one of the following words between the verb and the tense. There is ɑv, which indicates perfect mood, just like english 'have'. For example, ʒɑɣ ĭe ɑv means 'I have eaten'. There is also ɑv ɑĭ, which indicates pluperfect mood, just like english 'had'. Therefore, ʒɑɣ ĭe ɑv ɑĭ means 'I had eaten'.
 
======Perfective and Imperfective======
======Perfective and Imperfective======
There is also ĭk, which occurs at the end of many Shaj sentences. It is used to make the meaning of a sentence apply to all or any instance in time. Confused? It kind of means 'usually' or 'always'. When used in the past tense, it has a similar meaning to Spanish's imperfecto. However, unlike Spanish, Shaj can use ĭk in sentences of any tense. For example, nɑ ĭovɑ! means 'She is angry [because of something that just happened]', but Na ĭovɑ ĭk! means 'She is angry' as in 'she is an angry person'.
There is also ĭk, which occurs at the end of many Shaj sentences. It is used to make the meaning of a sentence apply to all or any instance in time. Confused? It kind of means 'usually' or 'always'. When used in the past tense, it has a similar meaning to Spanish's imperfecto. However, unlike Spanish, Shaj can use ĭk in sentences of any tense. For example, nɑ ĭovɑ! means 'She is angry [because of something that just happened]', but Na ĭovɑ ĭk! means 'She is angry' as in 'she is an angry person'.
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