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Redeveloped Southern Wapanakamik Language [RSW]
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Typology New 88 words Redeveloped Southern Wapanakamik Language
wapanakamik kéketowin
[wʌpʌȵʌkʌm̥ɪk keˑkɛȶʊwɪȵ]*
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 9 April 2022
Language type A posteriori
Species Human/humanoid
Sample of Redeveloped Southern Wapanakamik LanguageCan't find any yet.
Latest vocabulary
ahapokvdwell
otápvsit
ápinvsit down
Language family relationships
Language treeAlgic
 ⤷ Proto-Algic
  ⤷ Proto-Algonquian
   ⤷ Eastern
    ⤷ Wapanakamik Renape
     ⤷ Powhatan Renape
      ⤷  Redeveloped Southern Wapanakamik Language
[view] About AlgicThe Algic languages are a widespread language family of North America. The Algonquian languages are the largest subgroup of Algic and are spread from Newfoundland and Labrador to the Rocky Mountains. The other two Algic languages are Wiyot and Yurok,...
[edit] [view] Renape (English Records Powhatan)Adding words based on my guesses for the records in Strachey's documentation.
Phonology
ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
dental
DentalAlveolarRetroflexAlveolo-
palatal
PalatalLabio-
velar
VelarEpiglottal
Nasal       [ɳ]1 ȵ        
Plosive p       [ʈ]2 ȶ     k  
Fricative (ɸ) (v) (θ) s s:   [ɕ]3       ʜ
Affricate           [d͡ʑ]4        
Lateral approximant       (l̠)            
Approximant       (ɹ)     j w    
Flap         ɽ5          
Blends [ȶɕ]6
  1. allophone of /ȵ/
  2. allophone of /ȶ/
  3. allophone of /s/
  4. only when following a nasal, allophone of /tɕ/
  5. alternates btwn sounds of n, t, d, and r
  6. allophone of /tɕ/
VowelsFrontNear-
front
CentralNear-
back
Back
Close        
Near-close   ɪ   ʊ  
Close-mid      
Mid     [ə]1    
Open-mid ɛ [ɛ̯]2       ʌ [ʌ̯]3
Near-open (æ)4        
Open         ɑˑ
  1. added 5/22/23, allophone of /ɛ/
  2. syncopated 'e', allophone of /ɛ/
  3. syncopated 'a', allophone of /ʌ/
  4. allophone of /ɑˑ/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Redeveloped Southern Wapanakamik Language. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 Redeveloped Southern Wapanakamik LanguageOrthography [edit]
a
/ʌ/
á
/ɑˑ/
c
/tɕ/
e
/ɛ/, [ə]1
ᐁᐁ
é
/eˑ/, [ɛ]2
f
/ɸ/3, [v]4
h
/ʜ/
i
/ɪ/
í
/iˑ/
k
/k/
l
/l̠/5
m
/m̥/
n
/ȵ/
o
/ʊ/
ó
/oˑ/
p
/p/
r
/ɽ/6
s
/s/
ss
/s:/
t
/ȶ/
th
/θ/7
//
w
/w/
x
//
y
/j/
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change]
  1. added 5/22/23
  2. added 5/22/23
  3. loan words only
  4. loan words only
  5. loan words only
  6. alternates btwn sounds of n, t, d, and r
  7. loan words only
Typological information for Redeveloped Southern Wapanakamik Language

AlienabilityAlienable/inalienable
Primary directional systemAbsolute cardinal (north/east...)
GendersAnimate/Inanimate
Possession distinctionsAlienable/inalienable
Primary writing systemCanadian Aboriginal Syllabics

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