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Phonology | {{Construction}} | ||
'''Aei''' /ˈat'.etʰ.iθ/ is the protolanguage of most languages on the southern and western islands of Ocean of Isles. | |||
==Phonology== | |||
*consonants (word-finally, unstressed): t (θ), p (ɸ), k (x) and (l) | *consonants (word-finally, unstressed): t (θ), p (ɸ), k (x) and (l) | ||
**stressed syllables end in ejectives, otherwise mildly aspirated | **stressed syllables end in ejectives, otherwise mildly aspirated | ||
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**initial-only: æ̃, ẽ, (ɔ̃), (ũ) | **initial-only: æ̃, ẽ, (ɔ̃), (ũ) | ||
Phonotactics | ==Phonotactics== | ||
*Onsetless language which only uses nucleus and coda | *Onsetless language which only uses nucleus and coda | ||
*Vowel-harmony with roundedness --> only one rounded-mark: aei vs. :aei | *Vowel-harmony with roundedness --> only one rounded-mark: aei vs. :aei | ||
Script | ==Script== | ||
*vowel-abugida in which consonant codas are marked onto vowels: | *vowel-abugida in which consonant codas are marked onto vowels: | ||
**aei /ˈat'.etʰ.iθ/, áéí /ˈap'.epʰ.iɸ/, àèì /ˈak'.ekʰ.ix/, :àeí /ˈɶk'.øtʰ.yɸ/, â /ˈal/, ã /ˈæ̃θ/ | **aei /ˈat'.etʰ.iθ/, áéí /ˈap'.epʰ.iɸ/, àèì /ˈak'.ekʰ.ix/, :àeí /ˈɶk'.øtʰ.yɸ/, â /ˈal/, ã /ˈæ̃θ/ | ||
*stress is marked only if it's not on the first syllable: ae /at'.eθ/ vs. | *stress is marked only if it's not on the first syllable: ae /at'.eθ/ vs. ae' /atʰ.et'/ | ||
*diphthongs: .aie /aɪ̯t'.eθ/, .ei, .oy, .ae, .ui | *diphthongs: .aie /aɪ̯t'.eθ/, .ei, .oy, .ae, .ui | ||
*written from top to bottom in columns from left to right | *written from top to bottom in columns from left to right | ||
==Sound changes== | |||
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