Difference between revisions of "Fádallan language"

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 Proto-Theweric Proto-Dhweran Ancient Dhwer Fádallan; ; ; ;
Early forms:	Old Fádallan Fádallan;
Writing system	Fádallan script, a derivative of the Dulic script
Official status
Official language in	Fádalh
CWS code	FDL

Revision as of 06:02, 1 February 2017

Fádallan phonology has 11 consonant phonemes.

The Fádallan vowel inventory is fairly large, consisting of 20 vowel phonemes.

All vowels have phonemic length (long vs. short) and tone (low vs. mid) contrasts. Compare the following contrasting pairs:

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 ===Vowels===
-<!-- stuff -->
+The Fádallan vowel inventory is fairly large, consisting of 20 vowel phonemes.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+|+Vowel phonemes of Japanese
+!
+! Front
+! Central
+! Back
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+! Close
+| i || ʉ ||
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+! Mid
+| e || || o
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+! Open
+| || ɐ ||
+|}
+All vowels have phonemic length (long vs. short) and tone (low vs. mid) contrasts. Compare the following contrasting pairs:
+* ''blah'' /blah/ vs. ''blah'' /blah/
+* ''blah'' /blah/ vs. ''blah'' /blah/
+* ''blah'' /blah/ vs. ''blah'' /blah/
 ===Phonotactics===