Lematine Phonology
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/m/ is labiovelar [ɱ] before /ʋ/
/n/ is velar [ŋ] before /k/ & /ɰ/
/t/, /d/, /s/, & /z/ are laminal [t̻], [d̻], [s̻], & [z̻]
before /i/, /t/ & /d/ become [t̻ˢ] [d̻ᶻ]~[t̻͡s̻] [d̻͡z̻], (lamatina, [l̪ə.mɜ.ˈt̻ˢi.n̪ə])
/n/, /l/, & /ɾ/ are dental [n̪], [l̪], & [ɾ̪] but laminal next to other laminals (acadren, [ɜ.kɑ̈d̻.ɾ̻ɛn̪])
voiceless stops are always unaspirated
wordfinally, voiced stops, become slack voice /b̥/ /d̥/
/ʋ/ is [w] post-vocalically, and in the cluster /kʋ/, for some (especially older) speakers
before front vowels, /k/ becomes post-palatal [k̟]
/k/ may be pronounced [k̠] before back vowels /u/ & /o/
in voiced-voiceless clusters, the voiced sound devoices (ardcu, [ɑ̈ɾ̻t̻.k̠ʊ])
/ɰ/ is pronounced as velar [ɰ], or as pharyngeal [ʕ̞] in initial position, but as [w] between back vowels /a/, /u/, & /o/
elsewhere /ɰ/ is pronounced [ʕ̞], or unvoiced [ħ̞] (dugta, [d̻uħ̞.t̻ə])
Vowels
stressed /a/ is [ɑ̈] everywhere, except before [ʕ̘]~[ħ̘] where it is raised to [ɑ̽]
unstressed /a/ is [ə] except in the syllable immediately before a stressed vowel where it is [ɜ].
stressed /e/ is [e̞]
unstressed /e/ is [ɛ]
stressed /i/ is [i]
unstressed /i/ is [i̞] before sonorants and [ɪ] elsewhere
stressed /o/ is [o], except before [ʕ̘]~[ħ̘] where it is [o̞]
unstressed /o/ is [ɔ], but [ɔ̞] before nasals
stressed /u/ is [u], but [ü] in the diphthong /i̯u/
unstressed /u/ is [ʊ]
examples:
Tṣarneci andag iẓ tṣaracas ne vena usun.
/t̪θəɾ.ˈne.kɪ ən.ˈdaɰ ɪð t̪θə.ˈɾa.kəs ne ˈʋe.nə ʊ.ˈsun/
[t̪θəɾ̪.ˈn̪e̞.k̟ɪ ɜn̻.ˈd̻ɑ̽ʕ̘ ɪð t̪θɜ.ˈɾ̪ɑ̈.kəs̻ n̪e̞ ˈʋe̞.n̪ə ʊ.ˈs̻un̪]
Phonotactics
Lematine has a syllable structure of (C)(C)V(C)(C) ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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