The Šaža language is an a priori conlang.
Phonology
All sibilants may be made postalveolar with a combining háček.
Consonants
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Labial
|
Alveolar
|
Velar
|
Debuccalized
|
Glide
|
| Lenitive
|
f /ɸ/
|
h /θ̠/
|
k /x/
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| Plosive
|
p /p/
|
t /t/
|
q /k/
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| Sibilant
|
z /p͜s/
|
c /t͜s/
|
x /k͜s/
|
s /s/, r /z/
|
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| Nasal
|
b /m/ ~ /b/
|
d /n/ ~ /d/
|
g /ŋ/ ~ /g/
|
|
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| Coronalized fricative
|
|
|
j /ɣʲ/
|
y /ɦʲ/
|
l /ɫ/
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| Fricative
|
m /v/
|
n /ð/
|
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| Peripheralized fricative
|
|
|
v /ɣʷ/
|
w /ɦʷ/
|
o /w̴/
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Vowels
|
|
Front
|
Back
|
| Close
|
i /eː/
|
u /oː/
|
| Short
|
e /ɛ/
|
a /ɔ/
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| Open
|
ae /æː/
|
ea /ɑː/
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Accent
Grammar