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Syllable structure is (C)V(Q), where Q is a nasal, fricative, or rhotic. | Syllable structure is (C)V(Q), where Q is a nasal, fricative, or rhotic. | ||
− | ([[13 onsets * 5 nuclei] + 12 affricates+/ | + | ([[13 onsets * 5 nuclei] + 12 affricates+/a/,/aɪ/,/aʊ/)] * 6 codas {[[ + 5 voiced onsets * 5 nuclei] + 12 voiced affricates+/a/,/aɪ/,/aʊ/] * 6 codas} = 462 monosyllables, 222 word-medial syllables. |
Revision as of 15:07, 15 June 2015
Ash is my attempt at a "universal language". While I do not believe a universal language is either possible or recommendable, this is a project devoted to that specific task. It is not based on any language or language group, but rather strictly upon linguistic regularities.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | (Alveo-)Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive (Voiceless) | p | t | k | ʔ ‹'› | |
Plosive (Voiced)1 | b | d | |||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Fricative (Voiceless) | f | s | ɕ | h | |
Fricative (Voiced) | v | z | ʑ | ||
Affricate (Voiceless)2 | ts | tɕ ‹ch› | |||
Affricate (Voiced) | dz | dʑ ‹j› | |||
Approximant | r3 | j ‹y› | w |
- Voiced consonants only occur word-medially and may instead be articulated as making the preceding vowel long.
- Affricates are allophones of their corresponding plosives before certain high vowels ([t~ts~tɕ] _[HIGH]) but are phonemic elsewhere.
- Any rhotic.
Vowels
Back | Front | |
---|---|---|
High | i | u |
Low | a |
Diphthongs
/aɪ/, /aʊ/
Phonotactics
Syllable structure is (C)V(Q), where Q is a nasal, fricative, or rhotic.
([[13 onsets * 5 nuclei] + 12 affricates+/a/,/aɪ/,/aʊ/)] * 6 codas {[[ + 5 voiced onsets * 5 nuclei] + 12 voiced affricates+/a/,/aɪ/,/aʊ/] * 6 codas} = 462 monosyllables, 222 word-medial syllables.