eZamanyk
Introduction
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Phonology of eZamanyk
Context
The phonology of a language refers to its system of vocally articulated sounds and how those sounds are sequentially combined to build words. This is one of the fundamental systems that a language is considered to comprise, like its syntax, its morphology and its vocabulary
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Phonemic inventory
The phonemes of a language are the meaningful vocally articulated sounds used to form words. Each such sound may have one or more variations, in which called as allophones, depending on its phonetic environment. The phoneme inventory of this language shown by place and manner of articulation in the chart below:
|
Bilabial |
Labio |
Alveolar |
Postalv. |
Retroflex |
Palatal |
Velar |
Uvular |
Glottal |
| Nasal |
|
/m/ |
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/n/ |
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/ɲ/ |
|
/ŋ/ |
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| Stop |
/p/ |
/b/ |
|
|
/t/ |
/d/ |
|
|
/ʈ/ |
/ɖ/ |
/c/ |
/ɟ/ |
/k/ |
/ɡ/ |
/q/ |
|
/ʔ/ |
|
| Affricate |
|
|
|
|
/ts/ |
|
/tʃ/ |
/dʒ/ |
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| Fricative |
|
/β/ |
/f/ |
/v/ |
/s/ |
/z/ |
/ʃ/ |
/ʒ/ |
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|
|
/x/ |
|
/χ/ |
|
/h/ |
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| Approximant |
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/w/ |
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/l/ |
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/j/ |
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| Trill |
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/r/ |
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Notes:
/ʈ/ and /ɖ/ only occurs at syllable-final position, e.g. eNathszaar /n̩‿nɒʈsɑːr/
When /c/ and /ɟ/ occurs at syllable-final position, it tends to become /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ respectively, e.g. eMaty /mɒtʃ/
/r/ sometimes can also released as flap /r/ or approximant /ɹ/
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