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==Introduction==
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Talmic language]] descended from [[Thensarian]]. The phonology is inspired by Ashkenazi Hebrew and Portuguese (with a touch of English).
 
*1-10: cę, têthôr, narge, zôfe, salês, stǫ, rôde, lorethe, farve, ħiôr /ˈkɛ̃, teˈsøʀ, ˈnæʀgə, ˈzøfə, ˈʃælɪʃ, ˈʃtɔ̃, ˈʀødə, lʌˈrɛsə, ˈfæʀvə, χɪˈjøʀ/
*11-19: cemiôr, ħelôr, nariôr, zôfiôr, ..., fariôr /kɛ̃mɪˈjøʀ, χəˈløʀ, naʀɪˈjøʀ, zøfɪˈjøʀ, ..., fɐʀɪˈjøʀ/
*20: nese /nɛsə/
*21: nesicę /nəsɪˈkɛ̃/
*40: têsôr nese /teˈsøʀ nɛsə/
*400: tafel /ˈtɐfəl/
*8000: ôron /ʉˈʀɒn/
 
==Historical phonology==
 
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |
!  |Labial
!  |Alveolar
!  |Palatal
!  |Velar
!  |Uvular
!  |Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n/
|
| <span style="color:gray;">'''n''' [ŋ]</span>
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
! |<small>voiceless</small>
| '''p''' /p/
| '''t''' /t/
|
| '''c''' /k/
|
| ('''ȝ''' /ʔ/)<sup>1</sup>
|-
! |<small>voiced</small>
| '''b, v''' /b/
| '''d''' /d/
|
| '''g''' /g/
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" style="" |Fricative
! |<small>voiceless</small>
| '''f''' /f/
| '''s''' /s/
| '''š''' /ʃ/
|
| '''ch, ħ''' /χ/
|rowspan="2" | ('''h''' /h~ɦ/)<sup>1</sup>
|-
! |<small>voiced</small>
|
| '''z''' /z/
|
|
| '''r''' /ʁ/
|-
! colspan="2" |Approximant
|
| '''l''' /l/
| '''j''' /j/
|
|
|
|}
:<sup>1</sup> Silent in everyday speech.
 
===Vowels===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} vowels (oral)'''
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; "|
! colspan="2" style="width: 120px; " |Front
! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Central
! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Back
|-
! |<small>unrounded</small>
! |<small>rounded</small>
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''i, y''' /i/
|
| '''u''' /ʉ/
|
|-
! style="" |Near-close
| [ɪ]
| [ʏ]
| [ə]
|
|-
! style="" |Mid
| '''e, ê''' /e/
| '''ô''' /ø/
|
| '''â, o''' /o/
|-
! style="" |Open
|
| [ɞ]
| '''a''' /a/
|
|}
{{col-break}}
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} vowels (nasal)'''
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; "|
! colspan="2" style="width: 120px; " |Front
! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Central
! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Back
|-
! |<small>unrounded</small>
! |<small>rounded</small>
|-
! style="" |Close
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="" |Near-close
| '''in, yn''' /ɪ̃/
|
|
| '''un''' /ʊ̃/
|-
! style="" |Mid
| '''ên''' /ɛ̃/
| '''ôn''' /œ̃/
| [ə̃]
| '''ân, on''' /ɔ̃/
|-
! style="" |Open
|
|
| '''an, en''' /ɐ̃/
|
|}
{{col-end}}
 
====Vowel reduction====
Vowels are reduced in unstressed syllables.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style="text-align: center;"
|-
!|Phoneme
!|Reduced
|-
|/i/
|[ɪ]
|-
|/y/
|[ʏ]
|-
|/e/
|[ɪ]
|-
|/ø/
|[ʏ]
|-
|/æ/
|[ə]
|-
|/ɔ/
|[ɞ]
|-
|/œ̃/
|[ə̃]
|}
 
==Orthography==
{{PAGENAME}} orthography is fairly conservative.
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Talmic languages]]
[[Category:Pfeuno-K'aitian languages]]

Revision as of 20:25, 8 April 2017

Introduction

Scellan/Sketchbook is a Talmic language descended from Thensarian. The phonology is inspired by Ashkenazi Hebrew and Portuguese (with a touch of English).

  • 1-10: cę, têthôr, narge, zôfe, salês, stǫ, rôde, lorethe, farve, ħiôr /ˈkɛ̃, teˈsøʀ, ˈnæʀgə, ˈzøfə, ˈʃælɪʃ, ˈʃtɔ̃, ˈʀødə, lʌˈrɛsə, ˈfæʀvə, χɪˈjøʀ/
  • 11-19: cemiôr, ħelôr, nariôr, zôfiôr, ..., fariôr /kɛ̃mɪˈjøʀ, χəˈløʀ, naʀɪˈjøʀ, zøfɪˈjøʀ, ..., fɐʀɪˈjøʀ/
  • 20: nese /nɛsə/
  • 21: nesicę /nəsɪˈkɛ̃/
  • 40: têsôr nese /teˈsøʀ nɛsə/
  • 400: tafel /ˈtɐfəl/
  • 8000: ôron /ʉˈʀɒn/

Historical phonology

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ n [ŋ]
Plosive voiceless p /p/ t /t/ c /k/ (ȝ /ʔ/)1
voiced b, v /b/ d /d/ g /g/
Fricative voiceless f /f/ s /s/ š /ʃ/ ch, ħ /χ/ (h /h~ɦ/)1
voiced z /z/ r /ʁ/
Approximant l /l/ j /j/
1 Silent in everyday speech.

Vowels

Scellan/Sketchbook vowels (oral)
Front Central Back
unrounded rounded
Close i, y /i/ u /ʉ/
Near-close [ɪ] [ʏ] [ə]
Mid e, ê /e/ ô /ø/ â, o /o/
Open [ɞ] a /a/

Scellan/Sketchbook vowels (nasal)
Front Central Back
unrounded rounded
Close
Near-close in, yn /ɪ̃/ un /ʊ̃/
Mid ên /ɛ̃/ ôn /œ̃/ [ə̃] ân, on /ɔ̃/
Open an, en /ɐ̃/


Vowel reduction

Vowels are reduced in unstressed syllables.

Phoneme Reduced
/i/ [ɪ]
/y/ [ʏ]
/e/ [ɪ]
/ø/ [ʏ]
/æ/ [ə]
/ɔ/ [ɞ]
/œ̃/ [ə̃]

Orthography

Scellan/Sketchbook orthography is fairly conservative.