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Hallow XIII wrote:Your vowel system consists only of front vowels.

Hint: doesn't happen, ever.

Eh, this particular language is supposed to be a heartlang; whether something is natural or not doesn't play a big role here.

http://i.imgur.com/s1ekm3l.png I'm not sure about the Romanization though ... not that it matters since I'm working on a logogramic system, and it's supposed to be just a way of quickly writing it down, but still ... Seems neat. :) I once used ‹ƨ› for /ʃ/ in a 'lang. :) I'm mostly surprised at how ...

Similar question with no answers. How would Mthaduri borrow something like [aja]? I don't want it to be a'i'a with three consecutive glottal stops, and asha seems too distant. I’m borrowing foreign [w] as /b/, and [j] usually as a glottal stop when adjacent to something that would be borrowed as /i...

You could make like Russian and transcribe it as a /gari/. Is there a rule against /jari/? There isn't; the approximants were added because /i/ and /e/ are palatallisive (?) sounds and /u/ and /u/ are rounded sounds, since /a/ is neither it's just deleted. Maybe I could add an approximant for deali...

If the language permits null onsets, another option is something like /ari/ (or /eri/, depending on the English accent you're representing) It doesn't; the syllable structure is C[V/N] Well how does the language assimilate vowel initial loans? Is there a default dummy onset that it uses for such wo...

Whimemsz wrote:If the language permits null onsets, another option is something like /ari/ (or /eri/, depending on the English accent you're representing)

It doesn't; the syllable structure is C[V/N]

How do I assimilate "Harry" in a conlang with the following inventory:

/p b t d ʈ ɖ k g/
/m n ŋ/
/f v s z/
/r l/
/a e i o u

I figured -arry should be /ari/ but I can't quite figure out the /h/ ... /k/ perhaps?

I'm not sure about the Romanization though ... not that it matters since I'm working on a logogramic system, and it's supposed to be just a way of quickly writing it down, but still ...

Click wrote:Kócuok cèhus [tɕèɦṳs]

L¹ /tʃexɯs/ ~ /tʃexus/

L¹ /m n ŋ/ /p b t d k g/ /ɸ β θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ç ʝ x ɣ/ /pɸ ps ts tʃ kx kθ/ /w ɹ j/ /i ɨ u e ə o a ɑ/ Manaŋ pebetekege ɸiβjoθoðun suzuʃwuʒa ɹeça ʝeɹman xajiɣono psiçi tsəkxə pɸɑtʃɨ kθɑŋ. <Manań pebetecheghe fiviośoźun suzușwuja reća yerman haiiħono psići țăxă pfoaciâ cthoaŋ> As long as we're here, the p...

tezcatlip0ca wrote:Mthaduri mi'una [mɪʔunɜ]

L¹ [miwunə]

Bristel wrote:

Nortaneous wrote:Ngmwragh murgh [mɚɣ]

Proto-Takayo: meruga [meruᵑga]

I'm assuming the superscript eng is simply a velar nasalization indicative.
If yes, in L¹ it becomes /meɹuŋa/ or /meɹũga/ depending on the speaker

L¹ /m n ŋ/ /p b t d k g/ /ɸ β θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ç ʝ x ɣ/ /pɸ ps ts tʃ kx kθ/ /w ɹ j/ /i ɨ u e ə o a ɑ/ Manaŋ pebetekege ɸiβjoθoðun suzuʃwuʒa ɹeça ʝeɹman xajiɣono psiçi tsəkxə pɸɑtʃɨ kθɑŋ. Phonotactics: C(App.)V(N,ɹ) And as far as sound changes go, only nasal approximation and /x ɣ/ palatalizing to /ç ʝ/ w...

How do your conculture perceive names, are they a thing of power or just something normal? Are there any customs while picking the name? Are there surnames and middle names? Is there a "name limit" one can have or in theory a person could have a name for each letter of the alphabet? And lastly, do y...