Conlang based on gleb seed 1757209838
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:34 am
EDIT: I am the one who posted this to reddit, if you saw it there.
This is modified somewhat from the original output, as mentioned in my conworld megathread on the CBB.
/m n/
/kp p ɓ t ɗ k/
/f s/
/l/
/ɹ/
/u uː ɔ ɔː a aː ɛ ɛː i iː/
(F)(C)(R)V(R)(C)
It might be better to make a "strong" vs. "weak" distinction as opposed to "stressed" vs. "unstressed" (see below), but for the purposes of the sound changes I will write "stressed" and "unstressed".
Now for a descendant language.
Sound changes
Vː → V̆ / _C(C)%
ɹl → lɹ
TONOGENESIS:
- Vː → V́
- V{ɓ,ɗ} → V̀ˀ / _%
- VN → V̀ / _(C)%
- V → V̄ / else
{a,ɛ} → ɔ / _P
{ɔ,ɛ} → a / unstressed
sl sɹ → lː ɹː / V_V
sl sɹ → ɬ θ
f → Ø / _{t,ɗ,k,θ,s,ɬ}(R)V
ɓ ɗ → ʔ / _C
ɓ ɗ → w l
u i → ɔ ɛ / _CC%
f → Ø / V_N
θ → f
k → Ø / V_V
kp → k
Unstressed vowels in hiatus are lost, with the following tonal developments:
- H + H → high
- H + {M,L,G} → falling
- G + G → glottalized
- M + H → rising
- M + M → mid
- M + {L,G} → falling
- L + {H,M} → mid
- L + L → low
- L + G → glottalized
- G + {H,M,L} → glottalized
C → Ø / ʔ_
CN → Cː
VCː → VːC
uː ɔː aː ɛː iː → jɔu̯ au̯ ɨ ai̯ jɛi̯ / stressed
aː Vː → ɨ V̆ / unstressed
Vl → Vː / _{ɹ,O}%
Vɹ → Vː / _{l,O}%
wu wɔ w{a,ɨ,i} wɛ wi → u u̯ɔ u̯ɨ u̯ɛ / stressed, ! V_
w{u,a} wi → ɔ u / C_, when unstressed
{u,a}w iw → ɔk ɛk / unstressed when _V
{u,a}w iw → ɔ u / unstressed
w → k
Long diphthongs shorten
l → ɬ / #_ɹ
l → Ø / _ɬ
t k → s x / _{j,i} (an allophonic change)
p → u̯ / V[- high]_% (an allophonic change)
p t k → b d g / V_V (an allophonic change)
This should give something like this as the phonology:
Consonants
/m n/ m n
/p t k ʔ/ p t k ʔ
/f s/ f s
/ɬ/ ł
/l/ l
/ɹ/ r
Vowels
/u uː ɔ ɔː a aː ɨ ɨː ɛ ɛː i iː/ u u· o o· a a· y y· e e· i i·
/i̯ɔu̯ au̯ ai̯ i̯ɛi̯/ iou au ai iei
/u̯ɔ u̯ɨ u̯ɛ/ uo uy ue
Tones
High tone uó á ái iéi
Falling tone uô â âi iêi
Mid tone uo a ai iei
Low tone uò à ài ièi
Glottalized tone uỏ ả ải iẻi
Stress/Strength
It might be better to consider this language, and its parent, in terms of "strong" and "weak" syllables as opposed to "stressed" and "unstressed". The initial syllable, and every second syllable after it, are considered "strong".
Allophonic variation
- /o(ː)p a(ː)p ɛ(ː)p/ → [o(ː)u̯ a(ː)u̯ ɛ(ː)u̯] o(·)u a(·)u e(·)u / _%
- /t k/ → [s x] s x / _{j,i}
- /p t k/ → [b d Ø~g] / V_V (not indicated in writing unless the /k/ surfaces as [Ø])
Examples
*ɓɹiːɓ → u̯ɨ̀ˀ uỷ
*ɓɛɓfɹiː → u̯ɔ̀ˀfɹí uỏfrí
*snanɓ → snɔ̀k snòk
*ɓulf → u̯ɔ̄f uof
*sɓaː → su̯ɨ́ suý
*ɹliːnɓ → ɬɹìk łrìk
*ɓɔɹk → u̯ɔ̄k pok
*tukni → si̯ɔ̄u̯xī siouxi
*saːkiɗ → sâ sâ
*taɓsnɛː → tɨ̀ˀːsá tỷ·sá
*tɔːɛkni → tâu̯xī tâuxi
*mɔːkɛtnils → mâu̯dɛ̄ːs mâute·s
*miɗsnuɹl → mi̯èˀi̯sɔ̄ːɹ miẻiso·r
*kaːɹɓ → kāːʔ ka·ʔ
*kɔɓkansniɹɗ → kàˀu̯sī·ʔ kảusi·ʔ
*tipaːɛ → tībɛ̂ tipê
*kaːisna → kɨ̂sa kŷsa
*sɹiɗs → fìˀs fỉs
*kɛːsla → kái̯lā káila
*inɓɛs → ìgās ìkas
*ɓɛɓɛins → u̯ɔ̄gîs uokîs
*ɓiɗs → u̯ɛ̀ˀs uẻs
*sampta → sàu̯dā sauta
*mimɓsɔ → mìʔā mìʔa
*isɓik → īsu̯ɨ̄k isuyk
*ipnɔ → i̯ɛ̄i̯bā ieipa
*narɓ → nɔ̄ːk no·k
*namɓ → nɔ̀k nòk
*anamɓɛ → ānɔ̀gɛ̄ anòke
*ankɛː → ā a
*kɔpkiː → kɔ̄u̯xí kouxí
*alnslɔ → ɨ̄ɬā yła
*iːɹn → āi̯ɹ air
*iːaln → i̯ɛ̂i̯l iêil
*miɹɗɹɔ → mɛ̄ːʔā me·ʔa
*misɹu → mi̯ɛ̄i̯ɹū mieiru
*ɗɔpnu → lāu̯bū laubu
*ɔɗpu → ɔ̀ˀbu ỏpu
*kapsiɗ → kɔ̄u̯sìˀ kousỉ
*kpɛlpɹi → kɛ̄ːu̯ɹī ke·uri
*tɔkliː → tɔ̄klí toklí
*ɓiɓslɛn → ki̯ɛ̀i̯ˀlà kiẻilà
*slump → ɬùp łùp
*ɓiːɛns → u̯ɨ̂s uŷs
*fpaɛːs → fpās fpas
*fɛɔp → fɛ̄u̯ feu
*fplɛɗ → fplɛ̀ˀ fplẻ
*mɔnɗ → mɔ̀ʔ mòʔ
*ɓɛɓ → u̯ɛ̀ˀ uẻ
*aːɓɹaː → áʔá áʔá
gen data (I did this forgetting to put in the vowel-initial syllable types):
gen output:
This is modified somewhat from the original output, as mentioned in my conworld megathread on the CBB.
/m n/
/kp p ɓ t ɗ k/
/f s/
/l/
/ɹ/
/u uː ɔ ɔː a aː ɛ ɛː i iː/
(F)(C)(R)V(R)(C)
It might be better to make a "strong" vs. "weak" distinction as opposed to "stressed" vs. "unstressed" (see below), but for the purposes of the sound changes I will write "stressed" and "unstressed".
Now for a descendant language.
Sound changes
Vː → V̆ / _C(C)%
ɹl → lɹ
TONOGENESIS:
- Vː → V́
- V{ɓ,ɗ} → V̀ˀ / _%
- VN → V̀ / _(C)%
- V → V̄ / else
{a,ɛ} → ɔ / _P
{ɔ,ɛ} → a / unstressed
sl sɹ → lː ɹː / V_V
sl sɹ → ɬ θ
f → Ø / _{t,ɗ,k,θ,s,ɬ}(R)V
ɓ ɗ → ʔ / _C
ɓ ɗ → w l
u i → ɔ ɛ / _CC%
f → Ø / V_N
θ → f
k → Ø / V_V
kp → k
Unstressed vowels in hiatus are lost, with the following tonal developments:
- H + H → high
- H + {M,L,G} → falling
- G + G → glottalized
- M + H → rising
- M + M → mid
- M + {L,G} → falling
- L + {H,M} → mid
- L + L → low
- L + G → glottalized
- G + {H,M,L} → glottalized
C → Ø / ʔ_
CN → Cː
VCː → VːC
uː ɔː aː ɛː iː → jɔu̯ au̯ ɨ ai̯ jɛi̯ / stressed
aː Vː → ɨ V̆ / unstressed
Vl → Vː / _{ɹ,O}%
Vɹ → Vː / _{l,O}%
wu wɔ w{a,ɨ,i} wɛ wi → u u̯ɔ u̯ɨ u̯ɛ / stressed, ! V_
w{u,a} wi → ɔ u / C_, when unstressed
{u,a}w iw → ɔk ɛk / unstressed when _V
{u,a}w iw → ɔ u / unstressed
w → k
Long diphthongs shorten
l → ɬ / #_ɹ
l → Ø / _ɬ
t k → s x / _{j,i} (an allophonic change)
p → u̯ / V[- high]_% (an allophonic change)
p t k → b d g / V_V (an allophonic change)
This should give something like this as the phonology:
Consonants
/m n/ m n
/p t k ʔ/ p t k ʔ
/f s/ f s
/ɬ/ ł
/l/ l
/ɹ/ r
Vowels
/u uː ɔ ɔː a aː ɨ ɨː ɛ ɛː i iː/ u u· o o· a a· y y· e e· i i·
/i̯ɔu̯ au̯ ai̯ i̯ɛi̯/ iou au ai iei
/u̯ɔ u̯ɨ u̯ɛ/ uo uy ue
Tones
High tone uó á ái iéi
Falling tone uô â âi iêi
Mid tone uo a ai iei
Low tone uò à ài ièi
Glottalized tone uỏ ả ải iẻi
Stress/Strength
It might be better to consider this language, and its parent, in terms of "strong" and "weak" syllables as opposed to "stressed" and "unstressed". The initial syllable, and every second syllable after it, are considered "strong".
Allophonic variation
- /o(ː)p a(ː)p ɛ(ː)p/ → [o(ː)u̯ a(ː)u̯ ɛ(ː)u̯] o(·)u a(·)u e(·)u / _%
- /t k/ → [s x] s x / _{j,i}
- /p t k/ → [b d Ø~g] / V_V (not indicated in writing unless the /k/ surfaces as [Ø])
Examples
*ɓɹiːɓ → u̯ɨ̀ˀ uỷ
*ɓɛɓfɹiː → u̯ɔ̀ˀfɹí uỏfrí
*snanɓ → snɔ̀k snòk
*ɓulf → u̯ɔ̄f uof
*sɓaː → su̯ɨ́ suý
*ɹliːnɓ → ɬɹìk łrìk
*ɓɔɹk → u̯ɔ̄k pok
*tukni → si̯ɔ̄u̯xī siouxi
*saːkiɗ → sâ sâ
*taɓsnɛː → tɨ̀ˀːsá tỷ·sá
*tɔːɛkni → tâu̯xī tâuxi
*mɔːkɛtnils → mâu̯dɛ̄ːs mâute·s
*miɗsnuɹl → mi̯èˀi̯sɔ̄ːɹ miẻiso·r
*kaːɹɓ → kāːʔ ka·ʔ
*kɔɓkansniɹɗ → kàˀu̯sī·ʔ kảusi·ʔ
*tipaːɛ → tībɛ̂ tipê
*kaːisna → kɨ̂sa kŷsa
*sɹiɗs → fìˀs fỉs
*kɛːsla → kái̯lā káila
*inɓɛs → ìgās ìkas
*ɓɛɓɛins → u̯ɔ̄gîs uokîs
*ɓiɗs → u̯ɛ̀ˀs uẻs
*sampta → sàu̯dā sauta
*mimɓsɔ → mìʔā mìʔa
*isɓik → īsu̯ɨ̄k isuyk
*ipnɔ → i̯ɛ̄i̯bā ieipa
*narɓ → nɔ̄ːk no·k
*namɓ → nɔ̀k nòk
*anamɓɛ → ānɔ̀gɛ̄ anòke
*ankɛː → ā a
*kɔpkiː → kɔ̄u̯xí kouxí
*alnslɔ → ɨ̄ɬā yła
*iːɹn → āi̯ɹ air
*iːaln → i̯ɛ̂i̯l iêil
*miɹɗɹɔ → mɛ̄ːʔā me·ʔa
*misɹu → mi̯ɛ̄i̯ɹū mieiru
*ɗɔpnu → lāu̯bū laubu
*ɔɗpu → ɔ̀ˀbu ỏpu
*kapsiɗ → kɔ̄u̯sìˀ kousỉ
*kpɛlpɹi → kɛ̄ːu̯ɹī ke·uri
*tɔkliː → tɔ̄klí toklí
*ɓiɓslɛn → ki̯ɛ̀i̯ˀlà kiẻilà
*slump → ɬùp łùp
*ɓiːɛns → u̯ɨ̂s uŷs
*fpaɛːs → fpās fpas
*fɛɔp → fɛ̄u̯ feu
*fplɛɗ → fplɛ̀ˀ fplẻ
*mɔnɗ → mɔ̀ʔ mòʔ
*ɓɛɓ → u̯ɛ̀ˀ uẻ
*aːɓɹaː → áʔá áʔá
gen data (I did this forgetting to put in the vowel-initial syllable types):
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