Post your conlang's phonology
Post your conlang's phonology
As the title suggest, post your conlang's phonology, particularly in the IPA (though it doesn't really matter). I thought this would be an interesting way to compare everyone's phonology, and even see what other conlangs hold the same sounds our own do.
Here's mine, for example:
Consonants
Vowels
Diphthongs
P.S. Yes, this is a chance for you to brag about your conlang's phonological inventory. Get with it!
Here's mine, for example:
Consonants
Vowels
Diphthongs
P.S. Yes, this is a chance for you to brag about your conlang's phonological inventory. Get with it!
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Standard Terpish:
Plosives: /p t k ? b d g th kh t_> k_>/
Affricates: /ts tl dz ts_> tl_>/
Fricatives: /s lh x h z/
Nasals: /m n/
Liquids: /r l/
Vowels: /a i u e o/
Long vowels: /a: i: u: e: o:/
Diphthongs: /ai au oa ui/
Plosives: /p t k ? b d g th kh t_> k_>/
Affricates: /ts tl dz ts_> tl_>/
Fricatives: /s lh x h z/
Nasals: /m n/
Liquids: /r l/
Vowels: /a i u e o/
Long vowels: /a: i: u: e: o:/
Diphthongs: /ai au oa ui/
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Tow
Consonants
Nasal /m n ŋʲ ŋʷ/ <m n ny nw>
Stop /t kʲ ŋgʲ k ŋg/ <t ky gy k g>
Fricative /ɸ s ɕ x/ <f s c x>
Approximant /l j w/ <l y w>
Syllabic Consonants
/m̩ ʑ̩/ <mm zz>
Vowels
/i e ɛ a ʌ ɔ o u/ <i e eh a uh oh o u>
Tone Contours
1 - Low-flat (11)
2 - Mid-high-flat (44)
3 - Mid-falling (31)
4 - High-falling (51)
5 - Low-rising (14)
6 - Mid-contour (254)
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Proto-Vdangku
Plosive /pʰ p tʰ t kʰ k qʰ q/ <p b t d k g q qh>
Implosive /ɓ ɗ ɠ ʛ/ <bb dd kk qq>
Nasal /m n ŋ ɴ/ <m n ng ong>
Fricative /β z ɣ ʁ/ <v z xh r>
Liquid /l/ <l>
Vowels /i u o ə ɛ ʌ a/ <i u o å e ů a>
Consonants
Nasal /m n ŋʲ ŋʷ/ <m n ny nw>
Stop /t kʲ ŋgʲ k ŋg/ <t ky gy k g>
Fricative /ɸ s ɕ x/ <f s c x>
Approximant /l j w/ <l y w>
Syllabic Consonants
/m̩ ʑ̩/ <mm zz>
Vowels
/i e ɛ a ʌ ɔ o u/ <i e eh a uh oh o u>
Tone Contours
1 - Low-flat (11)
2 - Mid-high-flat (44)
3 - Mid-falling (31)
4 - High-falling (51)
5 - Low-rising (14)
6 - Mid-contour (254)
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Proto-Vdangku
Plosive /pʰ p tʰ t kʰ k qʰ q/ <p b t d k g q qh>
Implosive /ɓ ɗ ɠ ʛ/ <bb dd kk qq>
Nasal /m n ŋ ɴ/ <m n ng ong>
Fricative /β z ɣ ʁ/ <v z xh r>
Liquid /l/ <l>
Vowels /i u o ə ɛ ʌ a/ <i u o å e ů a>
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Phonologies are much more than phoneme inventories. I think you mean to say "post your conlang's phoneme inventory", so that's what I'll do. However, allophony in many of these languages is rather extensive, so consonants not in the phoneme inventory can appear on the phonetic level. (Tharu, for example, has 12 consonants phonemically, but ~30 on a more phonetic level.)
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Kànnow:
Tharu: (from Kànnow)
Enzielu: (from Kànnow)
Renzell: (from Enzielu)
It makes more sense to analyze palatalization as part of the vowel, not part of the consonant, but I didn't do that here. Also, /pʲa/ and /pja/ contrast as [pʲja pɪ̯a].
Gadaye:
Hathe: (from Gadaye)
Xaukatai: (from Gadaye)
Arve:
Sérhes Kéttw:
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Kànnow:
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pʰ tʰ tʷʰ ʈ͡ʂʰ c͡çʰ kʰ kʷʰ qʰ qʷʰ
p t tʷ s sʷ ʈ͡ʂ c͡ç k kʷ q qʷ
pʼ tʼ tʷʼ t͡sʼ t͡sʷʼʈ͡ʂʼ c͡çʼ kʼ kʷʼ qʼ qʷʼ
m n nʷ ɲ ŋ ŋʷ
j w
i ɨ u
e ə
a
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p t k
s x
m n ŋ
r j h
l
i ɨ u
e
a
ae ai aɨ au ei eɨ eu iɨ iu ɨi ɨu ui uɨ
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p t̪ t͡s t͡ʃ k
t͡s͎ t͡ʃ͎
f θ s ʃ x
s͎ ʃ͎
m n
ʋ ð̞ l
i u iː uː
e eː
ɛ
a aː
ae ai au ɛu ea ei eu ia ie iu ua uɛ ue ui
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p b pʲ bʲ t̪ d̪ tʲ dʲ kʲ gʲ k g
f fʲ s z ɕ ʑ ç x ɣ çʷ xʷ
m mʲ n ɲ ŋ
l ʎ j ɫ ɥ w
i y ɯ u
ɪ ʊ
e ø o
æ a ɔ
ea̯ ʊɪ̯
Gadaye:
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p t̪ ṯ k q
b d̪ ḏ g
f s̪ s̱ χ
ɬ̪ ɬ̱ ɽ j
i u ĩ ũ
ə
æ o æ̃ õ
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t k ʔ
s ð ç ɦ
m n
ʋ ɾ j
i ɨ u i̙ u̙
e o e̙ o̙
a a̙
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p t k
f ɬ s
z ʁ
m n ŋ
r
i u
a
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pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ
p t ts ʈʂ c k q
ɬ s ʂ ç x xʷ χ h
ⱱ l ɣ
ʋ ð̞ j
r̥
r ʀ
stressed syllables:
iy ʊ u
eø
ɛ ɞʌɔ
a
aɔ ʊi ɛa ɛɔ ie yø uo ʌi øy ɔu
unstressed syllables:
ɪ ʏ ʊ
ɐ
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pʰ p t t͡s k
t͡ʙ̥
m n ŋ
f v s χ h
l r j
ɥ w
a e
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
My current unnamed project:
Stops- /p t d k g/ p t d k g
Fricatives- /f v s ʃ x~h/ f w s sz h
Nasals- /m n/ m n
Approximants- /r j l/ r j l
Vowels- /i ɨ u ɛ o a ie ai/ i y u e o a ie ai
Stops- /p t d k g/ p t d k g
Fricatives- /f v s ʃ x~h/ f w s sz h
Nasals- /m n/ m n
Approximants- /r j l/ r j l
Vowels- /i ɨ u ɛ o a ie ai/ i y u e o a ie ai
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Aidisese
Consonants (21 total):
Stops: /p b t d k g q/ <p b t d k g q>
Fricatives: /f v s z ʂ x h/ <f v s z sh x h>
Nasals: /m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
Approximants: /w l j/ <w l y>
Taps: /ɾ/ <r>
Vowels (5 total):
/a e i o u/ <a e i o u>
Diphthongs (7 total):
/ai ei oi iu au eu ou/ <ai ei oi iu au eu ou>
Proto-Yuh - Proto-language I'm beginning to work on right now; subject to change
Consonants
Stops: /p t k/ <p t k>
Fricatives: /f s h/ <f s h>
Nasals: /m n/ <m n>
Approximants: /w ɺ ʋ j/ <w l v y>
Vowels
/a a: e e: i i: ə ə: o o: u u:/ <a ā e ē i ī ä ǟ o ō u ū>
Otaiyan - daughter language of Proto-Yuh I'm beginning to work on as well; also subject to change
Consonants
Stops: /p b t d k g ‘/ <p b t d k g ʔ>
Fricatives: /s z h/ <s z h>
Nasals: /m n ɲ/ <m n nh>
Approximants: /l ɹ j/ <l r y>
Affricates: /t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/
Vowels
/a e i ə o u/ <a e i ǔ o u>
Consonants (21 total):
Stops: /p b t d k g q/ <p b t d k g q>
Fricatives: /f v s z ʂ x h/ <f v s z sh x h>
Nasals: /m n ŋ/ <m n ng>
Approximants: /w l j/ <w l y>
Taps: /ɾ/ <r>
Vowels (5 total):
/a e i o u/ <a e i o u>
Diphthongs (7 total):
/ai ei oi iu au eu ou/ <ai ei oi iu au eu ou>
Proto-Yuh - Proto-language I'm beginning to work on right now; subject to change
Consonants
Stops: /p t k/ <p t k>
Fricatives: /f s h/ <f s h>
Nasals: /m n/ <m n>
Approximants: /w ɺ ʋ j/ <w l v y>
Vowels
/a a: e e: i i: ə ə: o o: u u:/ <a ā e ē i ī ä ǟ o ō u ū>
Otaiyan - daughter language of Proto-Yuh I'm beginning to work on as well; also subject to change
Consonants
Stops: /p b t d k g ‘/ <p b t d k g ʔ>
Fricatives: /s z h/ <s z h>
Nasals: /m n ɲ/ <m n nh>
Approximants: /l ɹ j/ <l r y>
Affricates: /t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/
Vowels
/a e i ə o u/ <a e i ǔ o u>
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Yaufułti:
Phonemic vowels:
Phonetic vowels:
Phonemic consonants:
Phonetic consonants:
i don't make phonetically simple phonologies... however, at least Yaufułti doesn't have nasals. Western Yaufulti, which I made up today, does. And as a result, it has more consonants and the vowels are all also available in nasalised form....
Phonemic vowels:
Phonetic vowels:
Phonemic consonants:
Phonetic consonants:
Furthermore, ɕ/ʃ and ʑ/ʒ are in free variation in Western Yaufulti (the ɕ variants are more common) and thus its phonetic inventory could be considered larger than this.
But y'know, maybe this is just an obnoxious way of presenting it.
Phonemic vowels:
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i u
æ ɑ
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i u
e ə o
æ ɑ
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p t
f s ʒ x ɣ
l j ɫ
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p b pf bv t d ts dz tʃ dʒ c ɟ k g
ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ
l ɬ ɮ dl ɟʎ gɫ ɫ ʎ ʎ̝̊ ʎ̝
j
pʲ bʲ ɸʲ βʲ fʲ vʲ θʲ ðʲ pfʲ bvʲ
Phonemic vowels:
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i u
e a
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i ĩ u ũ
e ẽ ə ə̃ o õ
ɛ ɛ̃ ɑ ɑ̃
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p t k
f s ʑ ɣ
l j
n
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p b pf bv t d ts dz tɕ dʑ c ɟ k g
ɸ β f v θ ð s z ɕ ʑ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ
l tɬ dɮ j
m ɱ n ɲ ŋ
pʲ bʲ pfʲ bvʲ ɸʲ βʲ fʲ vʲ mʲ
But y'know, maybe this is just an obnoxious way of presenting it.
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Copypasta time because it is late and i'm needing sleep. I won't be telling you how to convert from one dialect to another here, although you can do a little detective work I reckon.
Syllable structure:
[O[L]]V[C[N]]
where O (onset consonant) is any consonant, including ejectives. L is {ʋ, l, j, w, m, n, ŋ} and requires a more limited set of O (any plosive+approximant, any plosive+nasal, or f/s/x+nasal). V is any vowel, long or short. C is a coda consonant, and doesn't include ejectives, ʋ, j or w, N is {m, n, ŋ, l} and requires a limited set of C (any plosive).
Diphthongs:
Allowed: iy, ia, ià, iè, iò, io, uy, ua, uà, uè, uò, ue, ai, au, ài, àu, òè, òe, èu, èi, èò, ey, ea, eà, oy, oa, oà
Disallowed (and what they become morphophonologically):
ie (iè), iu (io), uo (uò), ui (ue), ae (ai), aè (aa), aà (aa), aò (aa), ao (au), àe (ài), àè (àà), àa (àà), àò (àà), ào (àu), òi (òe), òa (òè), òà (òò), òo (òò), òu (àu), èe (èè), èa (ea), èà (èò), èo (èò), ei (èi), eè (ee), eò (eà), eo (èò), eu (èu), oi (òe), oe (òe), oè (òè), oò (oo), ou (oo).
Full list of onset clusters:
pʋ, pl, pj, pw, pn, pŋ, bʋ, bl, bj, bw, bn, bŋ
tʋ, tl [tɬ], tj, tw, tm, tŋ, dʋ, dl [dɮ], dj, dw, dm, dŋ
kʋ, kl, kj, kw, km, kn, ɡʋ, ɡl, ɡj, ɡw, ɡm, ɡn
fm, fn, fŋ, sm, sn, sŋ, xm, xn, xŋ
Full set of coda clusters:
pm [ʔm], pn, pŋ, pl, bm [bⁿ], bn, bŋ, bl, tm, tn [ʔn], tŋ, tl [tɬ], dm, dn [dⁿ], dŋ, dl [dɮ], km, kn, kŋ [ʔŋ], kl, ɡm, ɡn, ɡŋ [ɡⁿ], ɡl
acute accent is high tone.
(missing diphthongs, i know)
(missing diphthongs, i know)
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Sentalian vowel system:
i i: ɨ: u u:
e e: o o:
ɛ ɛ: ə ɔ ɔ:
a a: ɒ ɒ:
Sentalian consonant system:
p b t d k ɡ
pʼ tʼ kʼ
f s z ɕ x h
m n ŋ
ʋ l j w
Orthography:
i ii yy u uu
e ee o oo
è èè y ò òò
a aa à àà
p b t d k g p' t' k' f s z c x h m n ŋ v l j w
[O[L]]V[C[N]]
where O (onset consonant) is any consonant, including ejectives. L is {ʋ, l, j, w, m, n, ŋ} and requires a more limited set of O (any plosive+approximant, any plosive+nasal, or f/s/x+nasal). V is any vowel, long or short. C is a coda consonant, and doesn't include ejectives, ʋ, j or w, N is {m, n, ŋ, l} and requires a limited set of C (any plosive).
Diphthongs:
Allowed: iy, ia, ià, iè, iò, io, uy, ua, uà, uè, uò, ue, ai, au, ài, àu, òè, òe, èu, èi, èò, ey, ea, eà, oy, oa, oà
Disallowed (and what they become morphophonologically):
ie (iè), iu (io), uo (uò), ui (ue), ae (ai), aè (aa), aà (aa), aò (aa), ao (au), àe (ài), àè (àà), àa (àà), àò (àà), ào (àu), òi (òe), òa (òè), òà (òò), òo (òò), òu (àu), èe (èè), èa (ea), èà (èò), èo (èò), ei (èi), eè (ee), eò (eà), eo (èò), eu (èu), oi (òe), oe (òe), oè (òè), oò (oo), ou (oo).
Full list of onset clusters:
pʋ, pl, pj, pw, pn, pŋ, bʋ, bl, bj, bw, bn, bŋ
tʋ, tl [tɬ], tj, tw, tm, tŋ, dʋ, dl [dɮ], dj, dw, dm, dŋ
kʋ, kl, kj, kw, km, kn, ɡʋ, ɡl, ɡj, ɡw, ɡm, ɡn
fm, fn, fŋ, sm, sn, sŋ, xm, xn, xŋ
Full set of coda clusters:
pm [ʔm], pn, pŋ, pl, bm [bⁿ], bn, bŋ, bl, tm, tn [ʔn], tŋ, tl [tɬ], dm, dn [dⁿ], dŋ, dl [dɮ], km, kn, kŋ [ʔŋ], kl, ɡm, ɡn, ɡŋ [ɡⁿ], ɡl
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Kanteian (K'àbntee, Kântee)
consonants
p b t d k
f s z ç ʝ χ ʁ h
m n ŋ
ʋ l w
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
i ý i: í: ʉ́ u u: iə íə uə úə
e é e: ø: o ó ó: eu éu oi ói
ɛ ɛ́ ə ə́ ʌ ɔ́ ɛi əi əu
a á a: ǽ: ɑ ɒ: áu
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Rempocian (Zègnpòòc, Règnpòòc)
consonants
p pʰ b t tʰ d k kʰ ɡ
f v s ʃ x
m n
ɾ ɫ j
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
i i: ɨ ɨ: u u:
e e: o o:
ɛ: ə ɔ: ɛi
a a:
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Vídoan (Bvigdolii, Vídulii)
consonants
p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ
f v s z ʃ x h
m n ŋ
l j w
Vowels (typical phonetic)
i í i: í: ɨ (ʉ) u ú u: ú:
e é e: é: o ó o: ó:
ɛ ɛ́ ɛ: ɛ́: ə: ə́: ɔ ɔ́ ɔ: ɔ́:
a á a: á: ɑ́ ɑ: ɑ́:
Orthography
i í ii íí y ỳ u ú uu úú
e é ee éé o ó oo óó
è ê èè êê yy ýý ò ô òò ôô
a á aa áá â àà ââ
b p d t g k f v s z c x h m n ŋ l j w
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Facurian (Fàk'uzlii, Fàk'urlii)
consonants
p b t d k ɡ
pʼ tʼ kʼ
f s ɕ h
m n ŋ
ɾ l j w
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
i ɪ ʊ u
e o
ɛ ə ɔ ɛi
a
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Mybutan (Myybutee)
consonants
p b t d tʃ dʒ k
pʼ tʼ kʼ
f v s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ
m n ŋ
l w
Vowels (typical phonetic values)
ɪ i: ʏ y: iə uə
ɛ e: ə ɔ o: ɛu ɔe
a a: ɑ ɑ: ai au
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
I'll simply post a phoneme inventory since I don't have the time to format everything for the board right now;
/p b f v/
/t d ts dz s z n l/
/ʈ ɖ ɳ ɽ/
/k g x/
/a e i u ɨ/
/ja je ju aj/
/wa we wo aw/
/p b f v/
/t d ts dz s z n l/
/ʈ ɖ ɳ ɽ/
/k g x/
/a e i u ɨ/
/ja je ju aj/
/wa we wo aw/
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
http://kneequickie.com/kq/Kuroras#Phonology
I tried pasting it in here, but the formatting didnt carry over and indenting/bold is important
I tried pasting it in here, but the formatting didnt carry over and indenting/bold is important
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Oh dear.
The king of all phoneme inventory threads.
The end is nigh.
The king of all phoneme inventory threads.
The end is nigh.
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Sure, why not. This is the Baszhoi language (natively tombezhi)'s initial sketch.
Vowels
Consonants
The phonemes /b/, /v/, /tS/, and /e/ are uncommon. /v/ occurs exclusively in foreign borrowings.
All vowels have non-phonemic nasal allophones which manifest before the nasals /n/ and /m/.
Syllable formation
Valid syllables may be structured as: V, VC, CV, and CVC
Allowable onsets may include all consonants save /v/, and the following consonant clusters: /ks/, /dr/, /xr/, /hr/, /tr/, and /tl/
Any vowel or diphthong may function as a valid syllable nucleus.
Allowable codas include all consonants except for the following: /h/, /b/, /w/, /v/. No consonant clusters may serve as a syllable coda.
The end.
Vowels
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Phoneme Phone Environment Grapheme
/a/ [A] _(C)[+back] a
[a] All others
/E/ [E] All e
/I/ [i] _# i, y
[I] All others
/o/ [o] All o
/u/ [u] All u
/i/ [i] All ei
/e/ [e] All ei, ae, e
/ai/ [aI] All ai
/oi/ [OI] All oi
/au/ [AU] All au
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Phoneme Phone Environment Grapheme
/b/ [b] All (rare) b
/d/ [d_0] _#, _C (some dialects) d
[d_}] _#, _C (some dialects)
[d] All others
/h/ [x] _r h
Dropped V_V, #_
[h] All others
/k/ [k] All k
/l/ [K] C_ l
[5] _#, _C
[l] All others
/m/ [m] All m
/n/ [N] _[+velar] n
[n] All others
/r/ [4] V_V r
[r] All others
/s/ [ts] #_ s
[z] _[C +voice]
[s] All others
/t/ [?] _# t
[t] All others
/v/ [v] All (very rare) v
/w/ [w] All w
/x/ [G] V_V g, gh
[x] All others
/Z/ [Z] All j, jh, sj, sz, szh, zh
/S/ [S] All sh, sj
/tS/ [tS] All ch
All vowels have non-phonemic nasal allophones which manifest before the nasals /n/ and /m/.
Syllable formation
Valid syllables may be structured as: V, VC, CV, and CVC
Allowable onsets may include all consonants save /v/, and the following consonant clusters: /ks/, /dr/, /xr/, /hr/, /tr/, and /tl/
Any vowel or diphthong may function as a valid syllable nucleus.
Allowable codas include all consonants except for the following: /h/, /b/, /w/, /v/. No consonant clusters may serve as a syllable coda.
The end.
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
This is how it is in my notes:
PHONOLOGY
Stops: /p t k g q/ <Pp Tt Kk Gg Qq>
Fricatives: /v s ʁ x/ <Vv Ss Rr Hh>
Liquids: /l ɬ/ <Ll Llll>
Nasals: /m n ŋ/ <Mm Nn Ngng>
Semivowel: /j/ <Jj>
Front: /i/ <Ii>
Central: /a/ <Aa>
Back: /u/ <Uu>
PHONOLOGY
Stops: /p t k g q/ <Pp Tt Kk Gg Qq>
Fricatives: /v s ʁ x/ <Vv Ss Rr Hh>
Liquids: /l ɬ/ <Ll Llll>
Nasals: /m n ŋ/ <Mm Nn Ngng>
Semivowel: /j/ <Jj>
Front: /i/ <Ii>
Central: /a/ <Aa>
Back: /u/ <Uu>
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
I'm listing just the orthography because I'm lazy. It shouldn't be too hard to see what phonemes these are, though:
Gudurra:
Yes, that is a four-way contrast between apico-alveolar, apico-postalveolar (i.e., retroflex), lamino-dental, and lamino-palatal.
Bbaditsa:
Gudurra:
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Apico- Lamino- Peripheral
Alveolar Postalveolar Interdental Palatal Velar Bilabial
Plosives d rd dh dy g b
Implosives gg bb
Nasals n rn nh ny ŋ m
Rhotics r rr
Laterals l rl ly
Approximants w
Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid o
Open-mid e ə ö
Open a ä
Bbaditsa:
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Bilabial Alveolar Velar
Plosives
Voiceless p t k
Aspirated ph th kh
Voiced b d g
Implosives bb gg
Nasals n
Fricatives s x
Coarticulations: kp gb
Front Back
Close i ī
Close-mid o
Open a ā
Kuku-kuku kaki kakak kakekku kaku kaku.
'the toenails of my grandfather's elder brother are stiff'
'the toenails of my grandfather's elder brother are stiff'
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
This isn't a very interesting thing to ask. Creating a phoneme inventory is the first logical step in creating a conlang, one of the easiest, and therefore a place where it's very easy to get to and then stop because moving forward is harder. The phoneme inventory isn't interesting in and of itself unless you have enough of a grammar to use those phonemes meaningfully.
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"There's nothing inherently different between knowing who Venusaur is and knowing who Lady Macbeth is" -Xephyr
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
I'm not sure thirty-plus phoneme inventories would be the most interesting thing I could post anyway.
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Indeed. What's the deal with phonology? It's pretty uninteresting in my opinion. Especially a phoneme inventory. A phoneme inventory is to a conlang what the cover art is to an album. Curiously, I've never seen a single "Post your album's cover art" thread on the music forums I frequent.Mecislau wrote:Oh dear.
The king of all phoneme inventory threads.
The end is nigh.
And syntax generally goes unthought of except from a short "SOV, prepositions, nom-acc". Alas, the world we live in.
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Mrgsabian:
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t kxː
d gɣː
i y
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Meh, depends on your POV. I find the phonologies very interesting, although yes, they are overdone on the board.con quesa wrote:This isn't a very interesting thing to ask. Creating a phoneme inventory is the first logical step in creating a conlang, one of the easiest, and therefore a place where it's very easy to get to and then stop because moving forward is harder. The phoneme inventory isn't interesting in and of itself unless you have enough of a grammar to use those phonemes meaningfully.
ripped straight from Arrernte i presume. It's also not clear whether they're unaspirated voiceless plosives or voiced plosives. Technically could be either, even when you consider Auslangs in general.Matt wrote:Yes, that is a four-way contrast between apico-alveolar, apico-postalveolar (i.e., retroflex), lamino-dental, and lamino-palatal.
also <ö> isn't a very good choice for a back vowel.
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Damn, I've been reading the Cambridge language survey of Australian languages and I've been wanting to do a conlang based on Aboriginal languages too. O well, I guess there can be two....right?
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
I have seen {ö} for /O/ in some phonetic transcriptions. For example Wikipedia uses it in discussing Andalusian Spanish, and I believe they carried that over from some previously existing tradition.
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
First thought: ooh, minimalist. I assume the name is an exonym.Lordshrew wrote:Mrgsabian:Code: Select all
t kxː d gɣː i y
Second thought: Wait, is this a joke?
Third thought: No, it's too almost-vaguely-bizarro-plausible to be a joke.
Re: Post your conlang's phonology
*boig*
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Phoneme inventories are boring as hell (although I wouldn't say that phonologies as a whole are), but here:
South Eresian:
Ajkospi:
Aquenandi (heehee, my first conlang):
Nalchast:
Looking at them side by side, I really like the alveolar/postalveolar contrast in fricatives (which I already knew), an r/l distinction and the same seven vowels; of course, Ajkospi vowels are nothing like that in practice (whoo harmony) and my most important 'lang by far, South Eresian, only has four.
South Eresian:
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m n
p t ts tɬ tʃ k q ʔ
pʼ tʼ tsʼ tɬʼ tʃʼ kʼ qʼ
s ʃ
w j
ɾ
l
a e i o
Ajkospi:
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m n N
p t k ?
s S X h
w j
l
i ɨ u e o æ ɑ
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m n ɲ ŋ
p b t d c ɟ k g
f v s z ʃ ʒ x χ h
w j
r
l
i ɨ u e ə o æ ɑ
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m n ŋ ŋʷ
p b t d tɬ dɮ tʃ dʒ k g kʷ gʷ ʔ
f v s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ xʷ ɣʷ h
w j
r
l
i ɨ u e o æ ɑ
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
Oh, alright, I might as well.
(/ʂ ʐ/ are apical postalveolar, never subapical; /r/ is in free variation between [r] and [ɾ].)
I've got allophony and stress rules, but you don't get to see them because you insisted on only asking for phoneme inventory. Nyah nyah.
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m p b
θ ð
n t d ɬ ɮ r
ɲ ʂ ʐ j
k g
kʷ gʷ w
χ ʁ
i u
e o
a ɑ
I've got allophony and stress rules, but you don't get to see them because you insisted on only asking for phoneme inventory. Nyah nyah.