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Revision as of 04:38, 9 July 2015
Zhuori is the language spoken by the upper class in a currently unnamed commission project.
Orthography
Zhuori uses an abugida, which is a work in progress.
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | Unvoiced | p ‹P› | t ‹T› | k ‹K› | ||||
Voiced | b ‹B› | d ‹D› | g ‹G› | |||||
Nasal | m ‹M› | n ‹N› | ŋ ‹NG› | |||||
Fricative | Unvoiced | ɸ ‹F› | θ ‹TH› | s ‹S› | ʃ ‹SH› | |||
Voiced | β ‹V› | z ‹Z› | ʒ ‹ZH› | |||||
Approximant | r ‹R› | j ‹Y› | h ‹H› | |||||
Lateral | l ‹L› |
Vowels
Vowel length is phonemic.
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i ‹I› · y ‹Y› | u ‹O› |
Mid | e ‹E› | o ‹Ǫ› |
Low | a ‹A› |
Diphthongs
Zhuori has many diphthongs, both rising and falling.
Rising:
IPA | Orth. |
---|---|
aɪ | AI |
aʊ | AU |
eɪ | EI |
oɪ | UY |
oʊ | OU |
Falling:
IPA | Orth. |
---|---|
ia | IA |
iʊ | IU |
uʊ | UO |
Phonotactics
Appropriate complex onsets (word-initial) include: ST, SR, SK, TR and KR. Appropriate complex codas (word-final) include: ST, TS, RS, SK, KS, RT, and RK.