Proto-Baas [BAAS]
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Proto-Baas
Ŋlarqumx baqas [ˈŋl̪äɾʔumx ˈbäʔäs̪]*
Ŋlarqumx baqas [ˈŋl̪äɾʔumx ˈbäʔäs̪]*
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Language type
Proto-Conlang
Species
Human/humanoid
Sample of Proto-Baas[view] bujt' wolɣmawimt' dreqi glej rwalek ymbujt' zjar qaramt' ymseɣŋas
If he'd gotten more sleep, he wouldn't have gotten sick.[view all texts]
If he'd gotten more sleep, he wouldn't have gotten sick.[view all texts]
Sound samples in Proto-Baas
Some sound samples of Proto-Baas. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
ymkqulloŋos qarqarajt' mel t'lezraloŋleü, baq wolüoŋgaü ymbujt'us ymbujt'us wejw...
Friends are like cows - if you eat them, they die.
Friends are like cows - if you eat them, they die.
Language family relationships
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Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | Other | ||||||||
Nasal | m | n̪ | ŋ | |||||||||||||
Plosive | p [pʼ]1 | b | t̪ [t̪ʼ]2 t̪ʰ | d̪ | k [kʼ]3 kʰ | g | ʔ | |||||||||
Fricative | s̪ | z̪ | x | ɣ | ɦ | |||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l̪ | |||||||||||||||
Approximant | j | w | ɥ | |||||||||||||
Flap | ɾ |
- Before /ʔ/, allophone of /p/
- Before /ʔ/, allophone of /t̪/
- Before /ʔ/, allophone of /k/
Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
Close | i | [y]1 | [ʉ]2 | u | ||
Close-mid | [e]3 | |||||
Mid | ə | |||||
Open-mid | ɛ | ʌ | ||||
Near-open | [æ]4 | |||||
Open | ä | [ɑ]5 |
- After /ɥ/, allophone of /u/
- After /j/, allophone of /u/
- After and before /j/ and /ɥ/, allophone of /ɛ/
- After (if not before /w/) and before /j/ and /ɥ/, allophone of /ä/
- After (if not before /j/ or /ɥ/) and before /w/, allophone of /ä/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Proto-Baas. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
Proto-BaasOrthography | |||||||||
Aa/ä/ | Bb/b/ | Dd/d̪/ | Ee/ɛ/ | Gg/g/ | Hh/ɦ/ | Ii/i/ | Jj/j/ | Kk/k/ | K' k'/kʰ/ |
Ll/l̪/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n̪/ | Oo/ʌ/ | Pp/p/ | Qq/ʔ/ | Rr/ɾ/ | Ss/s̪/ | Tt/t̪/ | T' t'/t̪ʰ/ |
Üü/ɥ/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/x/ | Yy/ə/ | Zz/z̪/ | Ŋŋ/ŋ/ | Ɣɣ/ɣ/ | ||
✖ Unknown alphabetical order |