Difference between revisions of "Fádallan language"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(compasrasfon) |
(finished comparison thingy) |
||
Line 119: | Line 119: | ||
| ''kooa'' {{IPA|/ko:/}} 'wet, submerged' | | ''kooa'' {{IPA|/ko:/}} 'wet, submerged' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '' | | ''ódc'' {{IPA|/o/}} 'arm' vs. | ||
| '' | | ''odc'' {{IPA|/ò/}} 'father' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '' | | ''kaca'' {{IPA|/kɐ/}} 'first, primary' vs. | ||
| '' | | ''kaadc'' {{IPA|/kɐ̀:/}} 'blah' | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 07:23, 1 February 2017
Fádallan | |
---|---|
Páadtal | |
Pronunciation | [fɐ̀:tɐl] |
Ethnicity | native Fádallan and those of Fádallan descent in other countries |
Native speakers | ~10,000 (2013 census) |
Language family | Theweric
|
Early forms: | Old Fádallan
|
Writing system | Fádallan script, a derivative of the Dulic script |
Official status | |
Official language in | Fádalh |
CWS code | FDL |
Background
Phonology
Consonants
Fádallan phonology has 11 consonant phonemes.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||||
Stop | t | k | ||||||
Fricative | f | s | x | |||||
Approximant | j | w | ||||||
Lateral | l |
Vowels
The Fádallan vowel inventory is fairly large, consisting of 20 vowel phonemes.
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ʉ | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | ɐ |
All vowels have phonemic length (long vs. short) and tone (low vs. mid) contrasts, resulting in 4 forms for each basic vowel phoneme, e.g. /ʉ ʉ: ʉ̀ ʉ̀:/ for /ʉ/. Compare the following contrasting pairs:
ko /ko/ 'mouth, chin,' vs. kooa /ko:/ 'wet, submerged' ódc /o/ 'arm' vs. odc /ò/ 'father' kaca /kɐ/ 'first, primary' vs. kaadc /kɐ̀:/ 'blah'