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Tsoąićęn

2^nd^ November 2015 Sketch

Intro

This project started off as a reworking of Tsaihänni, however, it eventually grew beyond that and can now not be considered anything but its own work.

Tsoąićen is a work-in-progress name and subject to change.

Culture

There is no culture yet, but I imagine that there will be soon.

Phonology

Phonemes Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative s z ʃ ʒ ç x ɣ
Other w l ɾ j
Graphemes Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal m n ń
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative s[1] s ś ź c[1:1] ć c
Other ł l r y

Phonemes Front Central Back
High iː ɪ ɨ ɯ~u
Mid eː ɛ ə o ʌ
Low æ ɑ ɒ
Dipthongs ʌɪ ɑʊ ʌu ɒɪ
Graphemes Front Central Back
High ii i u w
Mid ee e a o a
Low ę ą oą
Dipthongs ai ąo ao oąi

Allophony

General rules

Syllable Structure

The syllable structure I've imagined is quite complex to me, so I may not write it down right. Here's my best shot: syllables are analysed as being of two different structures, to simplify the overall model.

Structure 1: Normal Structure

((F)C|F|C(F)|(F)N)(R)V(l|F|N)(C)(t|s(t))

Where:

Final /t/ may only occur when not immediately preceeded by another /t/. /ɾ/ may not appear after a nasal consonant. The long vowels /eː/ and /iː/ may only appear in stressed syllables; elsewhere, they are reduced to /ɛ/ and /ɪ/, respectively.

Structure 2: Non-vowel Structure

Additionally, a non-dorsal fricative may stand in as the nucleus.

(C)F

Where C is any of /p b t d k/, and F is any of /s ʃ ʒ x/. Except for when /x/ is the nucleus, any onset consonant must have the same voicing as the nucleus fricative.


  1. Intervocalically, /s ç/ are spelled as ‹ss cc›, rather than ‹s c›. ↩︎ ↩︎