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=== Tēlvo === | === Tēlvo === | ||
==== Vowels ==== | ==== Vowels ==== | ||
| + | Tēlvo has four primary vowel sounds—each with long and short variants—and one exclusively short vowel, for a total of nine vowels: | ||
| + | * a [ɑ], ā [ɑː] | ||
| + | * o [ɔ], ō [ɔː] | ||
| + | * e [ɛ], ē [ɛː] | ||
| + | * i [i], ī [iː] | ||
| + | * y [ɯ] | ||
| + | |||
==== Consonants ==== | ==== Consonants ==== | ||
==== Rules ==== | ==== Rules ==== | ||
| + | * ∅ → j / V __ V | ||
| + | * ∅ → y / C __ C (where CC cluster is ungrammatical (more to come)) | ||
| + | |||
==== Stress ==== | ==== Stress ==== | ||
| + | Without going into metrical theory, it can be summarised that the stressed syllable in a Tēlvo word is the last uneven-numbered syllable. | ||
=== Historical Phonology === | === Historical Phonology === | ||
==== Čelwu ==== | ==== Čelwu ==== | ||
| + | * Vowel changes | ||
| + | {| cellspacing="1" style="border: 1px solid black; border-spacing: 1px;" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | ! 1 !! 2 !! 3 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |y||y||y|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |ā||a||a|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |a||ä||æ|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |ō||u | ||
| + | |rowspan=2|u|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |o||o|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |i||ɪ||y|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |ī||i | ||
| + | |rowspan=2|je|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |ē||ie,e|| | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |e||e,ɛ||e|| | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | * Cj → C<sub>[+pal]</sub> | ||
| + | * (v → w) | ||
| + | * Palatal remapping (certain palatalised consonants were remapped as new phonemes): | ||
| + | ** (wj → v) | ||
| + | ** tj → č | ||
| + | ** sj → š | ||
| + | ** dj → ǰ | ||
| + | ** zj → ž | ||
| + | * Velar Fricativisation (velar stops spirantised between a vowel and the end of a syllable): | ||
| + | ** k → x / V __]<sub>σ</sub> | ||
| + | ** g → ɣ / V __]<sub>σ</sub> | ||
| + | * y → ∅ / __ r]<sub>σ</sub> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
==== Tæĺf ==== | ==== Tæĺf ==== | ||
==== Tielvo ==== | ==== Tielvo ==== | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 12 May 2005
Introduction
Tēlvo languages use a consonantal root system for vocabulary and word building. Throughout this document, these are referred to by the letters A, B, C, D, and E for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth letters in these roots.
Phonology
Tēlvo
Vowels
Tēlvo has four primary vowel sounds—each with long and short variants—and one exclusively short vowel, for a total of nine vowels:
- a [ɑ], ā [ɑː]
- o [ɔ], ō [ɔː]
- e [ɛ], ē [ɛː]
- i [i], ī [iː]
- y [ɯ]
Consonants
Rules
- ∅ → j / V __ V
- ∅ → y / C __ C (where CC cluster is ungrammatical (more to come))
Stress
Without going into metrical theory, it can be summarised that the stressed syllable in a Tēlvo word is the last uneven-numbered syllable.
Historical Phonology
Čelwu
- Vowel changes
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| y | y | y | |
| ā | a | a | |
| a | ä | æ | |
| ō | u | u | |
| o | o | ||
| i | ɪ | y | |
| ī | i | je | |
| ē | ie,e | ||
| e | e,ɛ | e |
- Cj → C[+pal]
- (v → w)
- Palatal remapping (certain palatalised consonants were remapped as new phonemes):
- (wj → v)
- tj → č
- sj → š
- dj → ǰ
- zj → ž
- Velar Fricativisation (velar stops spirantised between a vowel and the end of a syllable):
- k → x / V __]σ
- g → ɣ / V __]σ
- y → ∅ / __ r]σ
