Substantial postings about constructed languages and constructed worlds in general. Good place to mention your own or evaluate someone else's. Put quick questions in C&C Quickies instead.
/p pʲ tʰ tʲʰ t tʲ kʲʰ kʲ kʰ k qʰ/ <b bi t ti d di q j k~h g~hh kv>
/f fʲ θ θʲ s sʲ h hʲ/ <f fi z zi s x hv hvi>
/m mʲ n ɲ r j ɮ ɮʲ/ <m mi n ni r y l li>
/ɛ ɔ i ɨ u/ <e a i ui u>
/a e/ <аe ea>
/p pʲ tʰ tʲʰ t tʲ kʲʰ kʲ kʰ k qʰ/ b p t c d z q j k g v
/f fʲ θ θʲ s sʲ h hʲ/ f fʸ ŧ ŧʸ s sʸ h x
/m mʲ n ɲ r j ɮ ɮʲ/ m l n ǹ r j ƚ ⱡ
/ɛ ɔ i ɨ u/ + length e o i y u
/a e/ + length a ä
Long vowels are written with macron
/a e/ are less common than the other vowels, and they can only occur in a few environments. Long vowels can only occur in the first syllable. Non-initial vowels are either a copy of the initial vowel or /i/.
/kʰ k qʰ/ are [x ɣ χ] in most non-initial environments, but /qʰ/ can be a glottal stop word-finally. Clusters of fricative + t are reduced to palatalized fricatives. /i/ is a syllabic nasal after /m ɲ/. Palatalization distinctions are neutralized before /i/ and after non-initial /i/.
Nasals are prestopped after vowels.
/mast kʰɔːpɮkʲʰɔk. qʰefkʰn taːsakn. qʰefkʰf kʲɨːk tʰ kaːnkʲiɲf fɔkʰf θʲɔkʰ. qʰefkʰmikʲʰ kʰekʲʰp tʰuːmkʲʰip./
[masʲ kxɔːpɬcʰɔɣ. qχefxn̩ taːsaɣn̩. qχefxf cɨːɣ tʰ kaːɲɟiɲf fɔxf θʲɔx. qχefxmɲ̩cʰ kxecʰp tʰuːbmcʰip] Mast kōbƚqog väfkn tāsakn. Vefkf jȳg t kānjiǹf fokf ŧʸok. Vefkmiq käqb tūmqib.
What is this language supposed to be? Is it some sort of Germanic-Salishan hybrid?
/p pʲ tʰ tʲʰ t tʲ kʲʰ kʲ kʰ k qʰ/ p pi t ti d di ki gi k g q
/f fʲ θ θʲ s sʲ h hʲ/ f fi z zi s si h hi
/m mʲ n ɲ r j ɮ ɮʲ/ m mi n ni r j l li
/ɛ ɔ i ɨ u/ + length è o i y u ě ó í ý ú
/a e/ + length a e á é
Palatalization is either Ci before the vowel or iC after. If the vowel is already i, there's no need to add i again.
/m n̪ n̠ ɲ ŋ p t̪ t̠ c k ɹ̪ ɹ̠ j w l̪ l̠/ <m n ņ nj ŋ b d ḑ dj k r ŗ j v l ļ>
/ᵑʘ ᵑǀ ᵑǃ ᵑǂ ᵑǁ ʘ ǀ ǃ ǂ ǁ/ <mp nt nq ntj nł p t q tj ł>
/i u a/ <i u a>
/ii uu aa/ <í ú á>
/p pʲ tʰ tʲʰ t tʲ kʲʰ kʲ kʰ k qʰ/
/f fʲ θ θʲ s sʲ h hʲ/
/m mʲ n ɲ r j ɮ ɮʲ/
/ɛ ɔ i ɨ u/ + length
/a e/ + length
/a e/ are less common than the other vowels, and they can only occur in a few environments. Long vowels can only occur in the first syllable. Non-initial vowels are either a copy of the initial vowel or /i/.
/kʰ k qʰ/ are [x ɣ χ] in most non-initial environments, but /qʰ/ can be a glottal stop word-finally. Clusters of fricative + t are reduced to palatalized fricatives. /i/ is a syllabic nasal after /m ɲ/. Palatalization distinctions are neutralized before /i/ and after non-initial /i/.
/p pʲ tʰ tʲʰ t tʲ kʲʰ kʲ kʰ k qʰ/ <p pi t ti d di ki gi k g q>
/f fʲ θ θʲ s sʲ h hʲ/ <f fi c ci s si h hy>
/m mʲ n ɲ r j ɮ ɮʲ/ <m mi n ni r ri l li>
/ɛ ɔ i ɨ u/ + length <e o í ì u>
/a e/ + length <a é>
- Tones applies to an entire root.
- Click only happens at the beginning of a root (But a root may be prefixed, making the click word-medial).
- Long vowel only appears at the beginning of a root.
- Voiced clicks may be realized as implosive.
Voiceless: /p ʘ t̪ ǀ ǁ ʈ ǃ c ǂ k/ <p f t c x s q ç z k>
Voiced: /b ᵍʘ d̪ ᵍǀ ᵍǁ ɖ ᵍǃ ɟ ᵍǂ g/ <b gf d gc gx r gq j gz g>
Nasal: /m ᵑʘ n̪ ᵑǀ ᵑǁ ɳ ᵑǃ ɲ ᵑǂ ŋ/ <m nb n nc nx nr ny nz ng>
Approximants: / l̪ ɭ ʎ ʟ ɹ̪ ɻ j w/ <l lr ly lg rt r y w>
Vowels: /a e o aː eː oː/ <v/a e o a i u>
Tone: /˥ ˧ ˩/ <-t -0 -p>
Voiceless: /p ʘ t̪ ǀ ǁ ʈ ǃ c ǂ k/ <p p' t t' tl' tr tr' c c' k>
Voiced: /b ᵍʘ d̪ ᵍǀ ᵍǁ ɖ ᵍǃ ɟ ᵍǂ g/ <b b' d d' l' r r' j j' g>
Nasal: /m ᵑʘ n̪ ᵑǀ ᵑǁ ɳ ᵑǃ ɲ ᵑǂ ŋ/ <m m' n n' nl' nr nr' ny ny' ng>
Approximants: / l̪ ɭ ʎ ʟ ɹ̪ ɻ j w/ <l lr ly lg r rr y w>
Vowels: /a e o aː eː oː/ <v/a e o a i u>
Tone: /˥ ˧ ˩/ <-h -0 -q>
...<!> looks better than <'>, I think, so I'll use that instead
Voiceless: /p ʘ t̪ ǀ ǁ ʈ ǃ c ǂ k/ p f t s ƚ ť q c w k
Voiced: /b ᵍʘ d̪ ᵍǀ ᵍǁ ɖ ᵍǃ ɟ ᵍǂ g/ b v d z ƛ ď ǥ j y g
Nasal: /m ᵑʘ n̪ ᵑǀ ᵑǁ ɳ ᵑǃ ɲ ᵑǂ ŋ/ m ɱ n ņ ń ň ɲ ʩ ŋ
Approximants: / l̪ ɭ ʎ ʟ ɹ̪ ɻ j w/ l r ľ ɫ r ř i u
Vowels: /a e o aː eː oː/ a e o ā ē ō
Tone: /˥ ˧ ˩/ ˊ Ø ˋ
- Tones applies to an entire root.
- Click only happens at the beginning of a root (But a root may be prefixed, making the click word-medial).
- Long vowel only appears at the beginning of a root.
- Voiced clicks may be realized as implosive.
æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u
æi ʌi ɯi
æu øʉ ʏʉ
eə oə iə uə
All vowels can take contrastive nasalization (-ɴ) and length.
There are also three extra-short vowels: ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ
pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ
tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂˤ
f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h
m n ɲ ŋ
ɾ ɻ ʕ
æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u <ae a ei e o i y eu u>
æi ʌi ɯi <ai ui ee>
æu øʉ ʏʉ <au oe ue>
eə oə iə uə <ea oa ia ua>
<an a̱>
There are also three extra-short vowels: ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ <i e u>
pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ <p b ṗ ḅ ṭ ḍ t d c k g ḳ ġ>
tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂˤ <č j ċ ż>
f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h <f v f ṿ s z ṡ ż š ž ṣ ṛ h>
m n ɲ ŋ <m n ñ ng>
ɾ ʕ <r ḥ>
Ûa ṭ nû̱ef wē̱un n ṭ sē̱n ṭuwē̱u cpšỳ̱n wêušem wè ṣō̱nge wē̱n ēus ċia̱ṿe kā̱im ḥǒn wuṛîa n a wō̱m ḳóe.
or
æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u <ae a ei e o i y eu u>
æi ʌi ɯi <ai oi ui>
æu øʉ ʏʉ <au oe ue>
eə oə iə uə <ea oa ia ua>
<an 0>
There are also three extra-short vowels: ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ <i e u>
pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ <p b ph bh t d tt dd ts k g kh gh>
tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂˤ <c j ch jh>
f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h <f v fh vh s z sh zh x zx xh r h>
m n ɲ ŋ <m n ñ ng>
ɾ ʕ <rr q>
Ûeh d nuef weun n d sen duweu tsbxỳn wêuxem wèh xhonge wen eus chiavhe kaim qǒnh wurǐa n ë wom khóe. Dai ddengruǐ t wen ue feuxh ddensgsǐ eun maîn d chiavhe tsáikaf èus khóe wèuhbùih kensêu xhonge ddën d ēve.
or
Ṷe d nuef wën n t sän duwë c̖pxüün w̭ëxem w̖ä xhonge wen ës çh̭ievhe kaim qo̬n w̬urie n ä wom k̗hö. Dai ḓhengrëii d wän üw fëxh ḓhensgsii ën maiin d çh̭iavhe c̗aikaf ë̖s k̗hö w̖ë b̖ëi k̬ensëë xhonge dhn d äve.
æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u æ a e ə o i ʉ ư u
æi ʌi ɯi all plus j
æu øʉ ʏʉ plus w
eə oə iə uə plus q
All vowels can take contrastive nasalization (-ɴ) and length. ƞ ā
There are also three extra-short vowels: ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ ï û ü
pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ p b p̈ b̈ ẗ d̈ t d c k g ǥ z
tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂˤ q j ch zh
f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h f v f̈ s ss s̈ x xx ẍ ẍẍ h
m n ɲ ŋ m n ñ ṅ
ɾ ɻ ʕ r ḻ ʿ
/æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u/ <a̛ a e̛ e o i y ư u>
/æi ʌi ɯi/ <a̛i ai ưi>
/æu øʉ ʏʉ/ <a̛u ou yu>
/eə oə iə uə/ <e̛e oe ie ue>
Nasalisation, length: <Ṽ, VV>
There are also three extra-short vowels: /ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ/ <ị ẹ ụ>
/pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ/ <b p p' b' d' t' d t ts g k x q>
/tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂˤ/ <ch c tsr ts'r>
/f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h/ <f v f' (v') s z s' (z') sh zh s'r r' h>
/m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n nh ng>
/ɾ ɻ ʕ/ <rh r '>
æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u
a â ê e o i y u û
æi ʌi ɯi
ai oi ui
æu øʉ ʏʉ
au eu yu
eə oə iə uə
êe oe ie ue
All vowels can take contrastive nasalization (-ɴ) and length.
n, doubled vowel
There are also three extra-short vowels: ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ į ę ų
pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ
p b pğ bğ tğ dğ t d c k g kğ gğ
tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂ
č j čğ jğ
f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h
f v fğ vğ s z sğ zğ š ž šğ žğ h
m n ɲ ŋ
m n ń ň
ɾ ɻ ʕ w
r ŕ ğ w
æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u <ae a ei e o ey eu i ou>
æi ʌi ɯi <ai oi ui>
æu øʉ ʏʉ <au oe ue>
eə oə iə uə <ea oa ia ua>
All vowels can take contrastive nasalization (-ɴ) and length.
<n á> (I'm probably going to get rid of some of the length-producing sound changes so there'll be fewer of them in here)
There are also three extra-short vowels: ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ <e a o>
pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ <p b pg bg tg dg t d cy ch c cgh cg>
tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂ <ty dy tgh dgh>
f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h <f v fg vg s z sg zg sch zch sgh zgh h>
m n ɲ ŋ <m n ny ng>
ɾ ʕ w <r g w>
æ ɑ e ə ɔ i y ɯ u <ae a e ë o i ü ue u>
æi ʌi ɯi <ei ai ui>
æu øʉ ʏʉ <eu ou iu>
eə oə iə uə <eë oe ie uë>
All vowels can take contrastive nasalization (-ɴ) and length.
<Vn VV> (I'm probably going to get rid of some of the length-producing sound changes so there'll be fewer of them in here)
There are also three extra-short vowels: ĭ ɨ̆ ŭ <e a o>
pʰ p pˤʰ pˤ t̪ˤʰ t̪ˤ tʰ t tsʰ kʰ k qˤʰ qˤ <p b p' b' dd' dd t d ts k g q' q>
tʃʰ tʃ tʂˤʰ tʂ <q j x' x>
f v fˤ (vˤ) s z sˤ (zˤ) ʃ ʒ ʂˤ ɻˤ h <f v f' v' s z s' z' sh zh sr r h>
m n ɲ ŋ <m n ny ng>
ɾ ʕ w <rr ' w>
you can do it that way i suppose - it's clearer to read - but usually you put a tone mark after each syllable. in this case i'd probably use diacritics or tone numbers instead tbh.
on that note i'm not 100% sure about having 42 and 51 tones - of course, it's possible, but i'd say they're not as distinct as the other tones.