Θywǵø

Sound Changes from Tēlvo

• preliminary glide changes
  • {v,w} → w
  • l → w / __]_σ

• primary glide changes
  • G → [αback,αround] / __ V_α
  • or, more complexly:
    • w → ɥ / __ V_[-back]
    • w → ɰ / __ V_[-round]
    • j → ɰ / __ V_[+back]
    • ɥ → j / __ V_[-round]
    • ɰ → w / __ V_[+round]

• final glide changes
  • if w at the end of a syllable, ɰ:
    • w → ɰ / V __ C

• vowel harmony
  • reɡressive vowel rounding harmony:
    • V → [αround] / __ C₁ V_α
  • proɡressive vowel place harmony:
    • V → [αplace] / V_α C₁ __

• long vowel changes:
  • ɐː → a, ɒː → ɔ
  • oː → u, ɤː → ɯ
  • eː → i, œː → y
  • iː → aj, yː → øj

• fricativisation
  • {t,d,k,g} → {θ,ð,ç,ʝ} / __ V_[+front]
  • lj → ɮ
  • l → ɮ / __ V_[+front]
  • ɮ → ɬ / (C_[-voice]) __ (C_[-voice])
  • {ɬ,ɮ} → {ç,ʝ}
  • {ç,ʝ} → {ʃ,ʒ} / __ a
  • ʝ → j

• metathesis
  • ɰw → wɰ

• glides at ends of syllables:
  • think I'm going to leave this alone, actually

Examples

• Tēlvo → Tēlwo → Tēwwo → Tēɰwo → Tœ̄ɰwo → Tœ̄ɰwœ → Tyɰwœ → ϴyɰwœ → ϴywɰœ

Orthographic representation

• Only the following is non-IPA:
  • ś for ç
  • š for ʃ
  • ǰ for ʒ
  • ý for øj
  • ı for ɯ