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! rowspan="2" | Stop | ! rowspan="2" | Stop | ||
! voiced | ! voiced | ||
| /b/ '''b''' || /d/ '''d''' || || /g/ '''g''' || | | /b/ '''b''' || /d/ '''d''' || (/dʒ/ '''dj''') || /g/ '''g''' || | ||
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! ejective | ! ejective | ||
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! colspan="2" | Lateral | ! colspan="2" | Lateral | ||
| || /l/ '''l''' || /ɺʲ/ '''lj''' || /ɫʷ/ '''lw''' || | | || /l/ '''l''' || (/ɺʲ/ '''lj''') || (/ɫʷ/ '''lw''') || | ||
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The syllable structure is maximally (N)C(S)V(L), where N is a pre-nasalizing vowel which is homorganic with the following consonant, S is a semi-vowel (either j or w), and | The syllable structure is maximally (N)C(S)V(L), where N is a pre-nasalizing vowel which is homorganic with the following consonant, S is a semi-vowel (either '''j''' or '''w'''), and L is a final liquid, limited to '''m''', '''n''', '''ŋ''', '''l''', '''r''', '''h''', '''w''', or '''j'''. | ||
Mid-syllable semi-vowels trigger palatalization, which changes d's to j's (i.e. /dʒ/). The labialized | Mid-syllable semi-vowels trigger palatalization, which changes d's to j's (i.e. /dʒ/). The labialized '''rw''' is actually /ɻʷ/. The palatalized '''rj''' is a tap. | ||
Possible initial consonant clusters are: '''mb''', '''nd''', '''ŋg''', '''mbw''', '''ndw''', '''ŋgw''', '''mbj''', '''ndj''', '''ŋgj''', '''bw''', '''dw''', '''gw''', '''bj''', '''dj''', '''gj''', '''hw''', '''hj''', '''ml''', '''lj''', '''lw''', '''rj''', '''rw''', '''fw''', '''sw''', '''zw''', '''fj''', '''mf''', '''ms''', '''mz''', '''mfw''', '''msw''', '''mzw''', and '''mfj'''. | |||
=== Orthography === | === Orthography === | ||
Yavona has a unique writing, which has been called | Yavona has a unique writing, which has been called featural. '''m''' is a single hump. '''n''' is a box. '''ŋ''' is a inverse-hump, a U. '''r''' is like a C, while '''l''' is the mirror image. A voiced stop is made with a horizontal strike through. Prenasalization is a diaeresis above. Labialvelarization is a ring in the middle or below. Palatalization is a vertical strike through. Ejectives are a dot below. Fricatives double up the nasal symbol. An X is the glottal stop. Double r is the Czech r. Double l is the French r. | ||
'''a''' is a triangle. '''u''' is a 7, '''o''' is one upside down. '''i''' is the top-left corner shape, while '''e''' is that upside down. Nasal vowels are diaeresis. Subscripts indicate coda consonants/semi-vowels. | |||