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ᚱ ꦏ Ω ᛟ გ अ ع ש ᜀ ᓀ θ Ψ ᚠ 愛 ⴀ
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Phonology

Sound inventory and phonological rules

21 consonants
5 vowels

Consonant Inventory

MannerBilabialDentalAlveolarPostalveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Plosive
pb
·
td
·
·
kɡ
·
Nasal
m
·
n
·
·
ŋ
·
Tap/Flap
·
·
ɾ
·
·
·
·
Fricative
ɸ
θ
·
ɕ
ç
x
h
Lateral fricative
·
·
ɬɮ
·
·
·
·
Approximant
·
·
·
·
j
w
·

Vowel Inventory

HeightFrontCentralBack
Close
i
ɨ
u
Mid·
ə
·
Open·
ä
·

Syllable Structure

(n,x,ɬ,θ)+C+(j,w)+V+(j,w)+(n,x,ɬ,θ)

Phonological Rules

Phonological rules
(apply in order)

Obstruent aspiration:	
[-constricted glottis, -continuant, -voice] -> [+spread glottis] / [word_
[-constricted glottis, -continuant, -voice] -> [+spread glottis] / [-voice]_

Sonorant devoicing:
[+sonorant, +voice] -> [-voice] / [-voice]_
[+sonorant, +consonantal, +voice] -> [-voice] / _[-voice]

Obstruent devoicing:
[-constricted glottis, -continuant, -nasal, +voice] -> [-voice] / #_
[-constricted glottis, -continuant, -nasal, +voice] -> [-voice] / [-voice]_

Nasal lengthening:
[+nasal, +voice][+nasal, +voice] -> [+nasal, +long]

Fricative voicing:
[+continuant, -lateral, -voice, αplace, αmanner] -> [+voice] / [-voice, αplace, αmanner [+syllabic]_[+syllabic]

Obstruent lenition:
[-continuant, -nasal, -voice, αplace, αmanner] -> [+voice] / [-voice, αplace, αmanner][+syllabic]_[+syllabic]
[-continuant, -nasal, +voice, αplace, αmanner] -> [+delayed release, +continuant] / [+voice, αplace, αmanner][+syllabic]_[+syllabic]

Click nasalisation:
[+constricted glottis] -> [+nasal] / [+nasal]_

Coronal assimilation:
[-constricted glottis, +coronal, -continuant] -> [+distributed, +anterior] / [+distributed, +anterior]_

Rhotic deletion:
[+tap] -> ∅ / [+lateral, +continuant]_

Lateral merging:
[+lateral, +continuant][+lateral, +continuant] -> [+lateral, +continuant, -voice, +long]

Velar fronting:
[+dorsal, -coronal] -> [+front] / _[+dorsal, +coronal]

Velar backing:
[+dorsal, -coronal, +continuant] -> [+back, -high] / _[+syllabic,-high]
[+dorsal, -coronal, +continuant] -> [+back, -high] / [+syllabic,-high]_#

Schwa lowering:
[+syllabic, -high, -low] -> [+low] / _[+syllabic, +low]
[+syllabic, -high, -low] -> [+low] / [+syllabic, +low]_

Vowel lengthening:
[+syllabic, αplace, αmanner][+syllabic, αplace, αmanner] -> [+syllabic, αplace, αmanner, +long]

High vowel centralising:
[+syllabic, +high, +front] -> [-front] / [-consonantal, +back]_
[+syllabic, +high, +back] -> [-back] / [-consonantal, +front]_

Schwa fronting:
[+syllabic, -high, -low] -> [+front] / _[-consonantal, +front]

Schwa backing:
[+syllabic, -high, -low] -> [+back, +round] / _[-consonantal, +back]

High vowel gliding:
[+syllabic, +high] -> [-syllabic] / _[+syllabic]
[+syllabic, +high] -> [-syllabic] / [+syllabic, -high]_

Schwa raising:
[+syllabic, -high, -low, +long] -> [+high]

n-assimilation:
[+nasal] -> [αplace] / _[-syllabic, αplace]

j-deletion:
[+dorsal, +coronal, +sonorant] -> ∅ / [-syllabic, +dorsal, +coronal]_
[+dorsal, +coronal, +sonorant] -> ∅ / [+lateral]_

h-epenthesis:
∅ -> [h] / [word_[+syllabic]
∅ -> [h] / [+syllabic]_[+syllabic]

h-deletion:
[h] -> ∅ / [-syllabic]_
[h] -> ∅ / _[-syllabic]

Phoneme Frequency

Distribution of phonemes across 11 transcribed dictionary entries (37 total tokens)

/ä/
7 (18.9%)
/j/
4 (10.8%)
/m/
4 (10.8%)
/i/
4 (10.8%)
/p/
3 (8.1%)
/n̻/
3 (8.1%)
/ɬ/
3 (8.1%)
/ə/
2 (5.4%)
/w/
2 (5.4%)
/tɬ/
1 (2.7%)
/ŋ/
1 (2.7%)
/ç/
1 (2.7%)
/h/
1 (2.7%)
/ɕ/
1 (2.7%)