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Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the Kathya-Dhumi culture.
 
Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the Kathya-Dhumi culture.
  
 
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=Phonological Inventory=
 
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==Consonants==
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|+  style="text-align:center; background:green; color:white;"|<big>'''Kalaman Consonants'''</big>
 
|+  style="text-align:center; background:green; color:white;"|<big>'''Kalaman Consonants'''</big>
 
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!width="120" colspan="2"|Velar
 
!width="120" colspan="2"|Velar
 
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|Nasal|| ||m|| || || ||n|| || || || || ||ɲ|
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|Nasal|| ||m|| || || ||n|| || || ||ɲ|| ||ŋ
 
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|Stop||p||p|| || ||t||d|| || ||c||ɟ||k||g
 
|Stop||p||p|| || ||t||d|| || ||c||ɟ||k||g
 
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|style="text-align:right"|''Aspirated''||pʰ||bʱ|||t̪ʰ||d̪ʱ|| || || || || || ||kʰ||gʱ
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|style="text-align:right"|''Aspirated''||pʰ||bʱ|||t̪ʰ||d̪ʱ|| || || || ||||ɟʱ||kʰ||gʱ
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|style="text-align:right"|''Labialized''|| || ||| || ||tʷ||dʷ|| || ||cʷ||ɟʷ||kʷ||gʷ
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|style="text-align:right"|''Aspirated & Labialized''|| || |||t̪ʰʷ||d̪ʱʷ|| || || || ||cʰʷ||ɟʱʷ||kʰʷ||gʱʷ
 
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|Sibilant Fricative|| || || || ||s|| ||ʃ||ʒ|| || || ||
 
|Sibilant Fricative|| || || || ||s|| ||ʃ||ʒ|| || || ||
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|Non-Sibilant Fricative|| || | || || || || || || ||ç||ʝ|| ||
 
|Non-Sibilant Fricative|| || | || || || || || || ||ç||ʝ|| ||
 
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|Approximant|| ||w|| || || || || || || ||j|| ||  
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|Continuant|| ||w|| || || || || || || || || ||  
 
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|Trill||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||
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|Approximant|| || || || || || || || || ||j|| ||  
 
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|Lateral Approximant||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||x||
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|Trill|| || || || || ||r|| || || || || ||
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|Lateral Approximant|| || || || || ||l|| || || || || ||
 
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==Vowels==
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|+  style="text-align:center; background:green; color:white;"|<big>'''Kalaman Vowels'''</big>
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!width="120" colspan="2"|Front
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!width="120" colspan="2"|Central
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!width="120" colspan="2"|Back
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|Close||iː||I|| || ||uː||ʊ
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|Mid||eː||ɛ|| || ||oː||ɔ
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|Open|| ||a|| || ||ɑː||
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=Phonological Inventory=
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Dipthongs
  
consonants
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ai ɛ
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aʊ ɔ
  
p b pʰ bʱ m w
 
 
 
tʰ dʱ
 
 
 
t d s z n
 
 
 
 
 
tʷ dʷ sʷ zʷ nʷ
 
 
 
r l
 
 
 
c ɟ cʰ ɟʱ
 
 
cʷ ɟʷ cʷʰ ɟʷʱ
 
 
j ɲ
 
 
ʃ ʒ
 
 
ʃw ʒw
 
 
k g kʰ gʱ ŋ
 
 
kʷ gʷ kʰʷ gʱʷ
 
 
h hʷ
 
  
 
Orthographic considerations
 
Orthographic considerations
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Vowels
 
Vowels
  
ɑː a
 
 
eː ɛ
 
 
iː I
 
  
oː ɔ
 
 
uː ʊ
 
 
ai ɛ
 
aʊ ɔ
 
  
 
syllables
 
syllables

Revision as of 21:23, 4 November 2013

Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the Kathya-Dhumi culture.

Phonological Inventory

Consonants

Kalaman Consonants
Bilabial Dental Alveolar Post-Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Stop p p t d c ɟ k g
Aspirated t̪ʰ d̪ʱ ɟʱ
Labialized ɟʷ
Aspirated & Labialized t̪ʰʷ d̪ʱʷ cʰʷ ɟʱʷ kʰʷ gʱʷ
Sibilant Fricative s ʃ ʒ
Non-Sibilant Fricative ç ʝ
Continuant w
Approximant j
Trill r
Lateral Approximant l

Vowels

Kalaman Vowels
Front Central Back
Close I ʊ
Mid ɛ ɔ
Open a ɑː

Dipthongs

ai ɛ aʊ ɔ


Orthographic considerations nullset (for syllables that begin with vowels) s+ (blend prefix) +r (for consonant blends) +l (for consonant blends) +j (for consonant/vowel blends)

Consonant Blends




Vowels


syllables


Lexicon, Sample

kʃandIguːha: Land of Kalaman, Corundy ahʷa: son aidaspar: Aidaspar, god of bards ɑːrʊθkaʊpʃaz: Orion Pharaonicus, planet aʃwa aʊkʃa

See Also

  • Hirgunya, writing system used for Kalaman