Θywǵø

Sound Changes from Tēlvo

• word-initial glide insertion, metathesis
  • C_αV_β → V_βC_α / #C __
  • 0 → j / # __ V

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

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

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

• 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
  • æː → æ
  • ɑː → a
  • yj → øj

• midround vowel merger:
  • œ, ø → ø
  • o, ɔ → o

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

• palatal stuff
  • {tj,dj,sj,zj,nj} → {tç,dʝ,ç,ʝ,ʝ}
  • {ɬ,ɮ} → {ç,ʝ}
  • {ç,ʝ} → {ʃ,ʒ} / __ a
  • ʝ → j
• glides at beginning of words
  • {j,ɥ,ɰ,w} → {ç,pç,h,p} / # __

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

• glide simplification; sonority hierarchy stuff:
  • ɰw → wɰ / [+round] __ [+round]
  • ɰ → ʁ / [+round] __ [+round]
  • ɰ → ʁ / [-back] __ #
  • (ɰ → V_α / V_{α[+high,+back]} C )

Examples

• tēlvo → tēlwo → tēwwo → tēɰwo → tœ̄ɰwo → tœ̄ɰwœ → tyɰwœ → θyɰwœ → θywɰœ → θywʁœ (Θywǵø)

Orthographic representation

• Only the following is non-IPA:
  • ś for /ç/
  • š for /ʃ/
  • ǰ for /ʒ/
  • ó for /u/
  • u for /y/
  • ú for /øj/
  • í for /ɯ/
  • ý for /ɥ/
  • ẃ for /ɰ/
  • ǵ for /ʁ/
  • Θθ for majiscule and miniscule /θ/

Grammar

Overview

• Θywǵø is OVS
• almost entirely isolating
• adjectives follow nouns
• adverbs precede verbs
• aspect, then tense markers follow verb (precede subject)