If they're different syllables then it's not a diphthong. Note the difference between [a.u] and [au̯]lordofthestrings wrote:
vowels: /i e a u o/ <i e a u o> (each vowel is considered a separate syllable, so almost any diphthong can result)
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Well I guess what I mean is that they blend together. My phonology is based heavily off Japanese, but with a couple of extra sounds. I was just too lazy to write out all possible diphthongs, so for clarity, they are <ai ei ao oi ie>Theta wrote:If they're different syllables then it's not a diphthong. Note the difference between [a.u] and [au̯]lordofthestrings wrote:
vowels: /i e a u o/ <i e a u o> (each vowel is considered a separate syllable, so almost any diphthong can result)
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Just a small consonant inventory:
/p/ is marginal.
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(p) t k kʷ ʔ
θ s h
m n
w j
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Looks like a lost Iroquoian language. I like it
Here's a nice minimal thing I came up with a while ago:
Syllable structure: (s)C(s,w,r,ʎ)V(h,ʔ,t)
Allophony:
/ə ə̃/ > [ɛ ɛ̃] / c,ʎ_, _c,ʎ
/ə ə̃/ > [ɔ ɔ̃] / p,w_, _p,w
/ə ə̃/ > [œ œ̃] / if both of the above apply
/p t c k/ > [b d ɟ g] / Ṽ(w,r,ʎ)_V
/w r ʎ/ > [m n ɲ] / Ṽ(ʔ,h)_, _Ṽ
/ʎ/ > [l] / V(ʔ,h)_(ə,a,u)
/ʎ/ > [j] / C_V, #_V
/s h/ > [ɕ] / c_, _c
[sj] > [ɕ]
[hm hn hɲ hw hr hl hj] > [m̥ n̥ ɲ̥ f θ ɬ ɕ]
Here's a nice minimal thing I came up with a while ago:
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p t c k ʔ i ĩ u ũ
s h ə ə̃
w r ʎ a ã
Allophony:
/ə ə̃/ > [ɛ ɛ̃] / c,ʎ_, _c,ʎ
/ə ə̃/ > [ɔ ɔ̃] / p,w_, _p,w
/ə ə̃/ > [œ œ̃] / if both of the above apply
/p t c k/ > [b d ɟ g] / Ṽ(w,r,ʎ)_V
/w r ʎ/ > [m n ɲ] / Ṽ(ʔ,h)_, _Ṽ
/ʎ/ > [l] / V(ʔ,h)_(ə,a,u)
/ʎ/ > [j] / C_V, #_V
/s h/ > [ɕ] / c_, _c
[sj] > [ɕ]
[hm hn hɲ hw hr hl hj] > [m̥ n̥ ɲ̥ f θ ɬ ɕ]
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Another consonant inventory:
/wh/ is probably just a voiceless /w/, but it might vary with some fricative.
The vowel inventory to go along with it:There's vowel harmony between /i/ and /ɨ/, and /o/ is generally realized as [ɵ] in words containing a front vowel. There might be a very marginal length distinction. And I might and contrastive nasalization.
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p t tʃ k ʔ
b d
s h
m n ɲ
ɾ
w j
wh
The vowel inventory to go along with it:
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i ɨ u
e o
a
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Something I'm really pleased with:
The vowel inventory has both nasal and oral vowels:
There are diphthongs /aɨ ai/, and there is a length contrast, but only in monosyllabic words. Syllable structure is CV(C), where final C can be /ʔ n/ and maybe /m/. There's nasal harmony in the vowels (or at least something like it or nasal spreading) and pretty stringent vowel concurrence restrictions.
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p t k ʔ
b dʒ
m n ɲ
s h
w ɾ
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i ɨ u
e o
ɛ a
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ĩ ɨ̃ ũ
ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃
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(Cross post from CBB) This is the tentative phonology inventory for Proto-Itholian, which is supposed to be pretty similar to Latin if not an out-right near ripoff. The nasals might have a voiced vs. voiceless contrast (I had it in the original version), but probably not. I might also do a long vs. short vowel contrast like in actual Latin, but again, I'm not sure.
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CONSONANTS
Stops: /pʰ p b tʰ t d kʰ k g q G/ <ph p b th t d ch c g q gh>
Fricatives: /ɸ s ʃ h ɬ~l/ <f s sh h l>
Nasals: /m n N/ <m n gn>
Approximants: /w ɹ j/ <v r j>
Affricates: /ts ɕ/ <z x>
VOWELS
/a e i o u/ <a e i o u>
CLUSTERS
/s/ + [non-voiced stop or /m n/]
[stop + ɸ + h] + [/ɹ l/]
/s/ + [non-voiced stop] + [/ɹ l/]
DIPHTHONGS
/ai ae au ui ue ua eo eu ea ia ie io/
PHONOTACTICS
(C)V(p b t d k s l ɹ ɕ m n)
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I managed to make something a little like Khmer with some Burmese (and Thai/Lao) thrown in that I'm really happy with. I don't have the energy to write out the entire phonology here right now, but here's an awkwords file that will give you an idea if you're interested:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17526055/khmer-burmese.awkw
Also, some sample words:
mnwɔ:
kʰɨ:j
ɲao̯
cʰpɛt
təpsɔə̯ŋ
pʰum
mpɛə̯ʔ
lɨə̯t
təklən
lo
siə̯ʔ
kʰmjiʔ
kʰpɔə̯ŋ
məmlɔ
pʰɨ:
spɔ:
də
tʰɛə̯
kaj
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17526055/khmer-burmese.awkw
Also, some sample words:
mnwɔ:
kʰɨ:j
ɲao̯
cʰpɛt
təpsɔə̯ŋ
pʰum
mpɛə̯ʔ
lɨə̯t
təklən
lo
siə̯ʔ
kʰmjiʔ
kʰpɔə̯ŋ
məmlɔ
pʰɨ:
spɔ:
də
tʰɛə̯
kaj
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Kumiko
(correction: affricates)
L is used for the retroflex series because I ran out of alphabets.
The special consonants cannot exist in isolation, and are never written: Z C S instead of z$ c$ s$.
However, they can exist as parts of long vowels.
Syllable structure is V, CV, CyV or CwV with exceptions of N (moraic nasal) and / (final consonant).
The palatal glide y: kya [kʲa] [kja]
The labial glide w: kwa [kʷa] [kwa]
The labial-palatal glide in place of jw, qw, xw, yw and maybe rw: xwa [ɕᶣa] [ɕɥa]
The nasal can be assiminated into consonants like [m] [ŋ] [ɴ].
The nasal before N, $, @, O and E is [hm], a nasal sound while breathing out air from the nose, like the "m-hmm" sound, or else, make a pause then an isolated nasal.
Try the acronym CNN and TNT: [tsz̩. hm. hm] [tə. hm. tə]
The / stresses the previous syllable, and then a final consonant of any
Only ai, au and ei can be slurred into 2-syllable diphthongs, other must be made discontinuous.
Long vowels can be pronounced discontinuously or with glottal stops, or continuously with change in tones.
Not all consonants can be palatalized or labialized, and not all consonants can have certain vowels, for example, yi and wu can be confused with i and u.
Some syllables are written as capitals, this reflects its abugida behavior in the original writing system.
A list of all permissible syllables:
The Kumiko language 1 year ago uses Hepburn romanization on x-convention, and has only new sound zh for [ʒ] [(ɖ)ʐ], then I found Klingon used capitals for more sounds.
(correction: affricates)
L is used for the retroflex series because I ran out of alphabets.
The special consonants cannot exist in isolation, and are never written: Z C S instead of z$ c$ s$.
However, they can exist as parts of long vowels.
Syllable structure is V, CV, CyV or CwV with exceptions of N (moraic nasal) and / (final consonant).
The palatal glide y: kya [kʲa] [kja]
The labial glide w: kwa [kʷa] [kwa]
The labial-palatal glide in place of jw, qw, xw, yw and maybe rw: xwa [ɕᶣa] [ɕɥa]
The nasal can be assiminated into consonants like [m] [ŋ] [ɴ].
The nasal before N, $, @, O and E is [hm], a nasal sound while breathing out air from the nose, like the "m-hmm" sound, or else, make a pause then an isolated nasal.
Try the acronym CNN and TNT: [tsz̩. hm. hm] [tə. hm. tə]
The / stresses the previous syllable, and then a final consonant of any
- unvoiced plosive
- unreleased plosive
- click
- unvoiced fricative
- carrying consonant, like in Japanese
Only ai, au and ei can be slurred into 2-syllable diphthongs, other must be made discontinuous.
Long vowels can be pronounced discontinuously or with glottal stops, or continuously with change in tones.
Not all consonants can be palatalized or labialized, and not all consonants can have certain vowels, for example, yi and wu can be confused with i and u.
Some syllables are written as capitals, this reflects its abugida behavior in the original writing system.
A list of all permissible syllables:
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/
a i u e E o O
ba bi B be bE bo bO bya byu bye byE byo byO bwa bwi bwe bwE bwo bwO
C ca ci cu ce cE co cO cya cyu cye cyE cyo cyO cwa cwi cwe cwE cwo cwO
da di du de D do dO dya dyu dye dyE dyo dyO dwa dwi dwe dwE dwo dwO
fa fi F fe fE fo fO fya fyu fye fyE fyo fyO fwa fwi fwe fwE fwo fwO
ga gi gu ge G go gO gya gyu gye gyE gyo gyO gwa gwi gwe gwE gwo gwO
ha hi H he hE ho hO hya hyu hye hyE hyo hyO hwa hwi hwe hwE hwo hwO
ja J ju je jE jo jO jwa jwi jwe jwE jwo jwO
ka ki ku ke K ko kO kya kyu kye kyE kyo kyO kwa kwi kwe kwE kwo kwO
L la lu le lE lo lO lwa lwi lwe lwE lwo lwO
ma mi M me mE mo mO mya myu mye myE myo myO mwa mwi mwe mwE mwo mwO
N na ni nu ne nE no nO nya nyu nye nyE nyo nyO nwa nwi nwe nwE nwo nwO
pa pi P pe pE po pO pya pyu pye pyE pyo pyO pwa pwi pwe pwE pwo pwO
qa Q qu qe qE qo qO qwa qwi qwe qwE qwo qwO
ra ri R re rE ro rO rya ryu rye ryE ryo ryO rwa rwi rwe rwE rwo rwO
S sa si su se sE so sO sya syu sye syE syo syO swa swi swe swE swo swO
ta ti tu te T to tO tya tyu tye tyE tyo tyO twa twi twe twE two twO
va vi V ve vE vo vO vya vyu vye vyE vyo vyO vwa vwi vwe vwE vwo vwO
W wi we wE wo wO wya wyu wye wyE wyo wyO
xa X xu xe xE xo xO xwa xwi xwe xwE xwo xwO
Y yu ye yE yo yO ywa ywi ywe ywE ywo ywO
Z za zi zu ze zE zo zO zya zyu zye zyE zyo zyO zwa zwi zwe zwE zwo zwO
qL qla qlu qle qlE qlo qlO qlwa qlwi qlwe qlwE qlwo qlwO
xL xla xlu xle xlE xlo xlO xlwa xlwi xlwe xlwE xlwo xlwO
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
I like your phonology but <xl> for /ʂ/ and holy crap your /r/ sound has a lot of allophones
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
I would swap <r> and <l> personally. I'd also avoid putting special characters like $, @, and capital letters like E/O (actually, it's one of my pet hates – I despise the Klingon orthography for instance – but I don't really give a damn tbh, it's your conlang), in favour of letters with accents, like î, û, ê, ô or something.
also tbh it's hard to understand what you're getting at, the post is quite stream-of-consciousness-y
also tbh it's hard to understand what you're getting at, the post is quite stream-of-consciousness-y
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Glaagh Phonology
Consonants
p t tˁ~tˠ k q
f s sˁ~sˠ x ħ h ɕ
m n nˁ~nˠ
l lˁ~lˠ w j
t͡s tˁ͡sˁ~tˠ͡sˠ t͡ɕ k͡x
Voicing is nonphenomic, and the pharyngealization is somewhat in-between pharyngealization and velarization.
Vowels
i iː ɯ ɯː
ɛ ɛː ə ɤ ɤː
ɑ ɑː
Rounding is nonphenomic, but these are the closest equivalents to what is pronounced in the standard dialect.
There are seven tones: neutral, rising, falling, high, low, rise-fall, and fall-rise.
The syllable structure of Glaagh is very strictly (C)V(C), with at least one consonant present in the syllable.
Yes, I know this is an outlandish and bizarre phonology. However, it was specifically constructed this way for the Glaagh civilization/culture which, as most/all of you know, is anything but sane in some regards. Accordingly, the inventory may appear semi-unrealistic. This is intentional, as one of the intentions is that most foreigners are not able to speak this language. Or read/comprehend it, for that matter.
Consonants
p t tˁ~tˠ k q
f s sˁ~sˠ x ħ h ɕ
m n nˁ~nˠ
l lˁ~lˠ w j
t͡s tˁ͡sˁ~tˠ͡sˠ t͡ɕ k͡x
Voicing is nonphenomic, and the pharyngealization is somewhat in-between pharyngealization and velarization.
Vowels
i iː ɯ ɯː
ɛ ɛː ə ɤ ɤː
ɑ ɑː
Rounding is nonphenomic, but these are the closest equivalents to what is pronounced in the standard dialect.
There are seven tones: neutral, rising, falling, high, low, rise-fall, and fall-rise.
The syllable structure of Glaagh is very strictly (C)V(C), with at least one consonant present in the syllable.
Yes, I know this is an outlandish and bizarre phonology. However, it was specifically constructed this way for the Glaagh civilization/culture which, as most/all of you know, is anything but sane in some regards. Accordingly, the inventory may appear semi-unrealistic. This is intentional, as one of the intentions is that most foreigners are not able to speak this language. Or read/comprehend it, for that matter.
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This little inventory just makes me pretty happy:
Consonants
p t k s h m n ŋ w ɾ
Vowels
i a ə ɔ
There's harmony between /ɔ/ and /ə/- only one may appear in any given word. Rounding on /ɔ/ is probably rather lite, but it's there.
Consonants
p t k s h m n ŋ w ɾ
Vowels
i a ə ɔ
There's harmony between /ɔ/ and /ə/- only one may appear in any given word. Rounding on /ɔ/ is probably rather lite, but it's there.
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Classic Sarden:
Consonants
p t k qu /p t k kʷ/
b d g gu /b d g gʷ/
ph th ch hu /ɸ θ x hʷ/
h s z ds /h s z dz/
m n r l /m n ɾ l/
u i /ʋ ʑ/ (intervocalic allophones)
Vowels
a e i o y /a e i o y/
ā ē ō /a: e: o:/
āi ēi ōi /æ: ɪ: y:/ (ōi /ø:/)
āu ēu ōu /ɔ: ɛ: ʊ:/ (ēu /ʏ:/)
Consonants
p t k qu /p t k kʷ/
b d g gu /b d g gʷ/
ph th ch hu /ɸ θ x hʷ/
h s z ds /h s z dz/
m n r l /m n ɾ l/
u i /ʋ ʑ/ (intervocalic allophones)
Vowels
a e i o y /a e i o y/
ā ē ō /a: e: o:/
āi ēi ōi /æ: ɪ: y:/ (ōi /ø:/)
āu ēu ōu /ɔ: ɛ: ʊ:/ (ēu /ʏ:/)
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Latin-Greek ripoff! (just kidding, LOL!)Izo wrote:Classic Sarden:
Consonants
p t k qu /p t k kʷ/
b d g gu /b d g gʷ/
ph th ch hu /ɸ θ x hʷ/
h s z ds /h s z dz/
m n r l /m n ɾ l/
u i /ʋ ʑ/ (intervocalic allophones)
Vowels
a e i o y /a e i o y/
ā ē ō /a: e: o:/
āi ēi ōi /æ: ɪ: y:/ (ōi /ø:/)
āu ēu ōu /ɔ: ɛ: ʊ:/ (ēu /ʏ:/)
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Thank you. That was the point!TaylorS wrote:Latin-Greek ripoff! (just kidding, LOL!)Izo wrote:Classic Sarden:
Consonants
p t k qu /p t k kʷ/
b d g gu /b d g gʷ/
ph th ch hu /ɸ θ x hʷ/
h s z ds /h s z dz/
m n r l /m n ɾ l/
u i /ʋ ʑ/ (intervocalic allophones)
Vowels
a e i o y /a e i o y/
ā ē ō /a: e: o:/
āi ēi ōi /æ: ɪ: y:/ (ōi /ø:/)
āu ēu ōu /ɔ: ɛ: ʊ:/ (ēu /ʏ:/)
Un llapis mai dibuixa sense una mà.
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Is it an Indo-European language? Or just phonologically inspired by Greek and Latin?Izo wrote:Thank you. That was the point!TaylorS wrote:Latin-Greek ripoff! (just kidding, LOL!)Izo wrote:Classic Sarden:
Consonants
p t k qu /p t k kʷ/
b d g gu /b d g gʷ/
ph th ch hu /ɸ θ x hʷ/
h s z ds /h s z dz/
m n r l /m n ɾ l/
u i /ʋ ʑ/ (intervocalic allophones)
Vowels
a e i o y /a e i o y/
ā ē ō /a: e: o:/
āi ēi ōi /æ: ɪ: y:/ (ōi /ø:/)
āu ēu ōu /ɔ: ɛ: ʊ:/ (ēu /ʏ:/)
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Got really inspired by Oogami, Hawaiian and a bit of Estonian.
consonants:
/p t k ʔ/ <p t k '>
/m n/ <m n>
/f s/ <v s>
/ʋ l/ <w l>
vowels:
/a aː ɛ ɛː i iː o oː ʉ ʉː aɛ ɛi oɛ ʉi ao ɛo/ <a aa e ee i ii o oo u uu ae ei oe ui ao eo>
allophony, etc:
/l/ can be [ð] initially, and [ɹ] between vowels.
/a o ʉː/ are generally [ɑ o̝ ɯʉ̯].
/oː ao/ tend to merge as [ɔo̯].
/ʉi ɛo/ are often [yː œø̯].
/s/ is slightly postalveolar before /i iː/
phonotactics:
-syllables may not end in plosives.
-both fricatives can be nuclei of syllables, long or short.
-any syllable-final nasal could be considered an unspecified /N/, which assimilates to the following consonant, and if not followed by a consonant has a velar or glottal articulation.
Yes, I like <'> for the glottal stop.
consonants:
/p t k ʔ/ <p t k '>
/m n/ <m n>
/f s/ <v s>
/ʋ l/ <w l>
vowels:
/a aː ɛ ɛː i iː o oː ʉ ʉː aɛ ɛi oɛ ʉi ao ɛo/ <a aa e ee i ii o oo u uu ae ei oe ui ao eo>
allophony, etc:
/l/ can be [ð] initially, and [ɹ] between vowels.
/a o ʉː/ are generally [ɑ o̝ ɯʉ̯].
/oː ao/ tend to merge as [ɔo̯].
/ʉi ɛo/ are often [yː œø̯].
/s/ is slightly postalveolar before /i iː/
phonotactics:
-syllables may not end in plosives.
-both fricatives can be nuclei of syllables, long or short.
-any syllable-final nasal could be considered an unspecified /N/, which assimilates to the following consonant, and if not followed by a consonant has a velar or glottal articulation.
Yes, I like <'> for the glottal stop.
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yesssssss
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nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
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nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
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That's awesome, äreo.
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those words sound fucking excellentroninbodhisattva wrote:I managed to make something a little like Khmer with some Burmese (and Thai/Lao) thrown in that I'm really happy with. I don't have the energy to write out the entire phonology here right now, but here's an awkwords file that will give you an idea if you're interested:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17526055/khmer-burmese.awkw
Also, some sample words:
mnwɔ:
kʰɨ:j
ɲao̯
cʰpɛt
təpsɔə̯ŋ
pʰum
mpɛə̯ʔ
lɨə̯t
təklən
lo
siə̯ʔ
kʰmjiʔ
kʰpɔə̯ŋ
məmlɔ
pʰɨ:
spɔ:
də
tʰɛə̯
kaj
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
I wouldn't say its phonology is inspired by Greek or Latin. The intention was to emulate Ancient Greek, Latin and Sanskrit; their flavour and style, to create a classic conlang. But I didn't base Sarden directly on them. I did some research on Sanskrit a few years ago, (using Wikipedia, so you can imagine it wasn't a very deep research) and I used the few Latin and Greek I remembered from highschool. I made something with all that, then I put what I worked in the conlang's ragbag, rescued it a year later, put it in the ragbag again... until a few weeks ago I disinterred and polished it.WeepingElf wrote:Is it an Indo-European language? Or just phonologically inspired by Greek and Latin?Izo wrote:Thank you. That was the point!TaylorS wrote:Latin-Greek ripoff! (just kidding, LOL!)Izo wrote:Classic Sarden:
Consonants
p t k qu /p t k kʷ/
b d g gu /b d g gʷ/
ph th ch hu /ɸ θ x hʷ/
h s z ds /h s z dz/
m n r l /m n ɾ l/
u i /ʋ ʑ/ (intervocalic allophones)
Vowels
a e i o y /a e i o y/
ā ē ō /a: e: o:/
āi ēi ōi /æ: ɪ: y:/ (ōi /ø:/)
āu ēu ōu /ɔ: ɛ: ʊ:/ (ēu /ʏ:/)
To be honest, I don't have the foggiest idea if Sarden's phonology is really close to Latin or Ancient Greek.
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Cerrais Kett inventory:
/ɸ β p/ correspond to standard Insular /tʷ p pʰ/. Not sure if I want to shift /s ts/ to /z s/; it'd create symmetry, but I'm not sure how attested it is.
There's also the standard vertical vowel system allophonic fuckery, of course, and a two-tone system with the high tone coming from syllables with [h] in the standard. (so h-initials or geminates, since standard Insular devoiced and preaspirated geminates)
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p t ts k
m n ŋ
ɸ β f v s (ʃ) x
l r j
ɥ w
a e ʲe
There's also the standard vertical vowel system allophonic fuckery, of course, and a two-tone system with the high tone coming from syllables with [h] in the standard. (so h-initials or geminates, since standard Insular devoiced and preaspirated geminates)
Siöö jandeng raiglin zåbei tandiüłåd;
nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei.
nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei.
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
[i y ɯ u] <ι υ ω ο>
[e ɛ* ə a] <ε η ὀ α>
[pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ p t c k] <φ θ ϙ χ π τ κ γ>
[tsʰ tɕʰ ts tɕ] <ψ ζ ξ ϻ>
[β s ɕ x~h ɬ] <β ς þ ϩ λ>
[j~ɰ l m n ŋ*] <ῑ ρ μ ν νν>
<μ ν τ ρ ϙ ϩ> can show up in coda positions, but in most dialects <n> nasalizes the preceding vowel, and <l> usually lengthens the preceding vowel, everything else is either realized as a glottal stop or is silent
<π τ ϙ> can form clusters with <ρ ῑ> in syllable initial positions, but the palatalization formed by <πῑ τῑ ϙῑ> is lost in most dialects. <ς> can also form a cluster with <β>
Aspiration is lost intervocalicaly, unaspirated consonants are usually voiced in that position as well
/e ɛ/ blend together as one or the other in most dialects, but the distinction remains in literary use
/n/ and /ŋ/ have merged in the standard dialect as /n/
/ɛ/ varies [ɛ~ɜ~ʌ] depending on context, typically it is realized as /ɜ/ when alone or with other central vowels
/a/ varies [a~ä~ɑ] depending on context, typically it is realized as /ä/ when alone or with other central vowels
Most dialects realize /ɬ/ as /l/
<ι ω ε> <η ὀ α> <υ o> vowel harmonization, with the central group being the wild cards
I really hate how I did [tsʰ tɕʰ ts tɕ], but I couldnt think of anything, but the alphabet was introduced from overseas to the chuj so it could be cherokee-like 'as long as it looks like that letter situation' i dunno
Using ϩ for [x~h] because I couldnt really think of anything else
Overall I like it though
[e ɛ* ə a] <ε η ὀ α>
[pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ p t c k] <φ θ ϙ χ π τ κ γ>
[tsʰ tɕʰ ts tɕ] <ψ ζ ξ ϻ>
[β s ɕ x~h ɬ] <β ς þ ϩ λ>
[j~ɰ l m n ŋ*] <ῑ ρ μ ν νν>
<μ ν τ ρ ϙ ϩ> can show up in coda positions, but in most dialects <n> nasalizes the preceding vowel, and <l> usually lengthens the preceding vowel, everything else is either realized as a glottal stop or is silent
<π τ ϙ> can form clusters with <ρ ῑ> in syllable initial positions, but the palatalization formed by <πῑ τῑ ϙῑ> is lost in most dialects. <ς> can also form a cluster with <β>
Aspiration is lost intervocalicaly, unaspirated consonants are usually voiced in that position as well
/e ɛ/ blend together as one or the other in most dialects, but the distinction remains in literary use
/n/ and /ŋ/ have merged in the standard dialect as /n/
/ɛ/ varies [ɛ~ɜ~ʌ] depending on context, typically it is realized as /ɜ/ when alone or with other central vowels
/a/ varies [a~ä~ɑ] depending on context, typically it is realized as /ä/ when alone or with other central vowels
Most dialects realize /ɬ/ as /l/
<ι ω ε> <η ὀ α> <υ o> vowel harmonization, with the central group being the wild cards
I really hate how I did [tsʰ tɕʰ ts tɕ], but I couldnt think of anything, but the alphabet was introduced from overseas to the chuj so it could be cherokee-like 'as long as it looks like that letter situation' i dunno
Using ϩ for [x~h] because I couldnt really think of anything else
Overall I like it though
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
*boig*
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