Introduction
Scellan/Sketchbook is a Talsmic language descended from Thensarian. The phonology is based on Ashkenazi Hebrew and Portuguese (with a touch of English).
Phonology
Consonants
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Labial
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Alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Uvular
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Glottal
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| Nasal
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m /m/
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n /n/
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n [ŋ]
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| Plosive
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voiceless
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p /p/
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t /t/
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c /k/
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(ȝ /ʔ/)1
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| voiced
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b /b/
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d /d/
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g /g/
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| Fricative
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voiceless
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f /f/
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s /s/
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ch, ħ /χ/
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(h /h~ɦ/)1
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| voiced
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v /v/
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z /z/
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r /ʁ/
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| Approximant
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l /l/
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j /j/
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- 1 Silent in everyday speech.
Vowels
Scellan/Sketchbook vowels (oral)
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| unrounded
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rounded
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| Close
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i /i/
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u /y/
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| Near-close
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[ɪ]
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[ʏ]
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| Mid
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ê /e/
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ô /ø/
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[ə]
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[ʌ]
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| Open
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a, e /æ/
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[ɐ]
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â, o /ɒ/
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Scellan/Sketchbook vowels (nasal)
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| unrounded
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rounded
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| Close
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| Near-close
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in /ɪ̃/
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un /ʊ̃/
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| Mid
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ên /ɛ̃/
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ôn /œ̃/
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[ə̃]
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ân, on /ɔ̃/
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| Open
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an, en /ɐ̃/
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Vowel reduction
| Phoneme
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Reduced
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| /i/
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[ɪ]
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| /y/
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[ʏ]
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| /e/
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[ɪ] word-finally, [ə] otherwise
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| /ø/
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[ʏ]
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| /æ/
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[ɐ]
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| /ɒ/
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[ʌ]
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