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p b t d k g
m n
f s (c for [ʃ] if you want)
w r
l y

i u
e o
a

/p/ [p] /b/ , [β]* /t/ [t] /d/ [d], [z]* /tt/ [c] /dd/ [ɟ] /k/ [k] /g/ [g], [ɣ]* /m/ [m] /n/ [n] /f/ [ɸ] /s/ [s] /c/ [ç] /z/ [ʝ] /r/ [ɹ] /v/ [ɰ] /l/ [l] /ll/ [ʎ] *when appearing in onset of stressed syllable /i/ , [ɪ]* /ï/ [y], [ʏ]* /e/ [e], [ɛ]* /ë/ [ø], [œ]* /u/ , [ʊ]* /a/ [ɑ], [ʌ]* *when appearin...

This isn't so much about phonemes, but about the phones themselves. I'm assuming for those of you who said /p/ appealed to them, that you meant [p]. Just to keep things straight

I can create words that sound exactly like I want them to, but as soon as I start deriving new words from existing elements, things generally take a life of their own. Add syntax to the mix and your pretty words end up flowing entirely differently. Stop doing it wrongly, I say. There is no reason "...

I especially love /b/, but a lot of people don't for some odd reason. [citation needed] I cannot speak for everyone but it seems that names ending in /b/ are just not considered as good-sounding to most as names that don't. Personally, I like words that end in stops, but most English speakers seem ...

cromulant wrote:I reject the premise of the question.

Do any specific phones appeal to your ears more than others at all?

Agreed

Don't Sindarin and Quenya both have /x/? harsh" sounds (anything further back than palatal that isn't a stop or a nasal) equaled coarseness, barbarism or downright evil. First of all, what makes [sɛ.lə.dɔː] or [sɛ.lɚ.dɔː] euphonic Don't forget [sɛ.lɚ.dɔɻ]. I think what seems to be the real criteria...

As many of you know, it is often said that "cellar door" is said to be the most beautiful phrase in English without regard to spelling or meaning. First of all, what makes {sɛ.lə.dɔː] or [sɛ.lɚ.dɔː] euphonic or phonetically aesthetic? Secondly, how could we, as conlangers, use this to our advantage...

As many of you know, it is often said that "cellar door" is said to be the most beautiful phrase in English without regard to spelling or meaning. First of all, what makes {sɛ.lə.dɔː] or [sɛ.lɚ.dɔː] euphonic or phonetically aesthetic? Secondly, how could we, as conlangers, use this to our advantage ...

My conlang's name is kelunda. I have been creating an outline and this is what I have for every aspect of my phonology. Please give me feedback! :) kelunda kʰɛ'lũn.dɑ Phonology This overview of the phonology includes explanations of the consonants, vowels, phonological constraints, stress, and ortho...

Kelunda

Consonants
Plosives: [p], , [t], [d], [c], [ɟ], [k], [g]
Nasals: [m], [n]
Fricatives: [ɸ], [s], [ʃ], [χ]
Non-lateral approximants: [ɹ], [l]
Lateral approximants: [ʎ]

Vowels
Front: , [y], [ɛ], [œ]
Back: [ɯ], , [ɑ]