Proto-Kalu [PKAL]
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Proto-Kalu
hojéh [hojeh]
Proto-Kaluhojéh [hojeh]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Proto-Kalu
The proto-language of the Illyrkos and Isara languages.
For an introduction to
Proto-Kalu please see "An External Introduction to Proto-Kalu."
N.B. Many of the words in the dictionary are noted as being roots. It is important to note that these roots are non-lexical words, as lexical words are formed by adding stems and endings to their root.
For an introduction to
Proto-Kalu please see "An External Introduction to Proto-Kalu." N.B. Many of the words in the dictionary are noted as being roots. It is important to note that these roots are non-lexical words, as lexical words are formed by adding stems and endings to their root.
Language family relationships
Language treeKalu
⤷ Proto-Kalu
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Proto-Kalu[view] About KaluKalu Language Family
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
| Nasal | m [m̩] | n [n̩]1 | ||||||||||
| Plosive | p pʷ pʰ | b bʷ bʰ | t tʰ | d dʰ | k kʷ kʰ | g gʷ gʰ | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | β | s | h | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l [l̩]2 | |||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||
| Trill | r [r̩]3 | |||||||||||
| Flap | [ɾ]4 | |||||||||||
- allophone of /n/
- allophone of /l/
- allophone of /r/
- allophone of /r/
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||
| Close-mid | e: | o o: | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | |||
| Open | a a: | |||
| Polyphthongs | eu | oɪ | eɪ | aʊ | aɪ |
Stress informationProto-Kalu has free, variable lexical stress.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Proto-Kalu. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| Proto-KaluOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
| a/a/ | b/b/ | d/d/ | e/ɛ/ | g/g/ | h/h/ | i/i/ | j/j/ | k/k/ | l/l/ | m/m/ |
| n/n/ | o/o/ | p/p/ | r/r/, [ɾ] | s/s/ | t/t/ | u/u/ | w/w/ | ɸ/ɸ/ | β/β/ | |
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | ||||||||||
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