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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The following is the phonology of Standard Zzean. | |||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
A morpheme is almost always monosyllabic. A syllable always has the structure IR<sup>T</sup>, where I = initial, R = rime, and T = tone. {{SUBPAGENAME}} has 33 initials, 9 rimes, and 11 tones, making 3267 possible syllables. | A morpheme is almost always monosyllabic. A syllable always has the structure IR<sup>T</sup>, where I = initial, R = rime, and T = tone. {{SUBPAGENAME}} has 33 initials, 9 rimes, and 11 tones, making 3267 possible syllables. | ||
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R: ä/ā/a/a̱/a̤/a̗/á/à/a̖/a̬/â/äy/āy/ay/a̱y/a̤y/a̗y/áy/ày/a̖y/a̬y/ây/ë/ē/e/e̱/e̤/e̗/é/è/e̖/e̬/ê/ëy/ēy/ey/e̱y/e̤y/e̗y/éy/èy/e̖y/e̬y/êy/ëa/ēa/ea/e̱a/e̤a/e̗a/éa/èa/e̖a/e̬a/êa/ï/ī/i/i̱/i̤/i̗/í/ì/i̖/i̬/î/ə̈/ə̄/ə/ə̱/ə̤/ə̖/ə́/ə̀/ə̗/ə̬/ə̂/üa/ūa/ua/u̱a/ṳa/u̖a/úa/ùa/u̗a/u̬a/ûa | R: ä/ā/a/a̱/a̤/a̗/á/à/a̖/a̬/â/äy/āy/ay/a̱y/a̤y/a̗y/áy/ày/a̖y/a̬y/ây/ë/ē/e/e̱/e̤/e̗/é/è/e̖/e̬/ê/ëy/ēy/ey/e̱y/e̤y/e̗y/éy/èy/e̖y/e̬y/êy/ëa/ēa/ea/e̱a/e̤a/e̗a/éa/èa/e̖a/e̬a/êa/ï/ī/i/i̱/i̤/i̗/í/ì/i̖/i̬/î/ə̈/ə̄/ə/ə̱/ə̤/ə̖/ə́/ə̀/ə̗/ə̬/ə̂/üa/ūa/ua/u̱a/ṳa/u̖a/úa/ùa/u̗a/u̬a/ûa | ||
== Orthography == | |||
Zzean uses a very deep orthography, like Tibetan. | |||
== Vocabulary == | == Vocabulary == | ||
{{PAGENAME}} is generally purist. | {{PAGENAME}} is generally purist. |
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