140,353
edits
Verse:Hmøøh/Rencad: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
→Consonants
m (→Consonants) |
m (→Consonants) |
||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*The aspiration distinction is neutralized word-finally. | *The aspiration distinction is neutralized word-finally. | ||
*/ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant [ʁ̞ˤ] or a backed uvular approximant [ʁ̠̞] which may be pronounced with compressed lips [ʁ̞ˤᵝ~ʁ̠̞ᵝ], like the Philadelphia English vocalized L. This article uses /ʟ/ for simplicity. | */ʟ/ is phonetically a pharyngealized uvular approximant [ʁ̞ˤ] or a backed uvular approximant [ʁ̠̞] which may be pronounced with compressed lips [ʁ̞ˤᵝ~ʁ̠̞ᵝ], like the Philadelphia English vocalized L. The vocalic quality resembles an [ɤ]. This article uses /ʟ/ for simplicity. | ||
*/ʀ/ is a trill [ʀ] in careful speech. It is a fricative [ʁ] or an approximant [ʁ̞] in casual speech which devoices to [χ] word-finally or after an aspirate. The main features distinguishing /ʀ/ from /ʟ/ are greater frication and absence of pharyngealization in the former. | */ʀ/ is a trill [ʀ] in careful speech. It is a fricative [ʁ] or an approximant [ʁ̞] in casual speech which devoices to [χ] word-finally or after an aspirate. The main features distinguishing /ʀ/ from /ʟ/ are greater frication and absence of pharyngealization in the former. In some dialects, traditional or classical singing [r] is used. | ||
====Initial consonant mutations==== | ====Initial consonant mutations==== | ||