Lhiwa (Language)
From Series Bible
A naming language because I wanted one with the non-cardinal vowels instead.
Phonology
Vowels
front | back | |
---|---|---|
near-close | ɪ (i) | ʊ (u) |
open-mid | ɛ (e) | ʌ (a) |
Romanization in parentheses.
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | glottalized | ˀm ('m) | ˀn ('n) | ˀŋ ('ng) | ||||
voiced | m (m) | n (n) | ɳ (nr) | ɲ (ny) | ŋ (ng) | (ɴ̟) (nn) | ||
breathy | m̤ (mh) | n̤ (nh) | ɳ̤ (nrh) | ɲ̤ (nyh) | ||||
Obstruent | glottalized | ˀp ('p) | ˀt ('t) | ˀc ('cy) | ˀk ('k) | ˀq ('q) | ||
voiceless | p (p) | t (t) | ʈ (rt) | c (c) | k (k) | q (q) | ʔ (') | |
breathy | b̤ (bh) | d̤ (dh) | ɖ̤ (rdh) | ɟ̤ (hc) | kxʱ (xh) | qχʱ (qh) | ||
Fricative | voiceless | f (f) | s (s) | ʃ (sh) | ɕ (ch) | x (x) | ||
breathy | v̤ (vh) | z̤ (hz) | ʒ̤ (hj) | ʎ̝ʱ (hl) | ɣ̤ (gh) | ɦ (h) | ||
Approximant | voiced | w (w) | l (l) | ɻ (r) | j (y) | ʟ (ll) | ||
breathy | w̤ (wh) | l̤ (lh) | ɻ̤ (rh) | j̤ (yh) | ʟ̤ (llh) | |||
Tap | glottalized | ˀɺ ('l) | ˀɾ ('r) |
Glottalization can be realized as creaky voice, pre-glottalization, or post-glottalization.
Romanization in parentheses.
Phonotactics
- Syllables are always CV, except word final syllables allow a sonorant coda.
- There are no consonant clusters or vowel sequences (diphthongs).
- Stress is on the first syllable.