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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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| − | + | ==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|| || || || || || | + | |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 | + | |style="text-align:right"|''Aspirated''||pʰ||bʱ|||t̪ʰ||d̪ʱ|| || || || ||cʰ||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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| − | | | + | |Continuant|| ||w|| || || || || || || || || || |
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| − | | | + | |Approximant|| || || || || || || || || ||j|| || |
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| − | |Lateral Approximant|| | + | |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 | ||
| + | !width="120" colspan="2"|Central | ||
| + | !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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| + | |} | ||
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Revision as of 20:23, 4 November 2013
Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the Kathya-Dhumi culture.
Phonological Inventory
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||
| Stop | p | p | t | d | c | ɟ | k | g | ||||
| Aspirated | pʰ | bʱ | t̪ʰ | d̪ʱ | cʰ | ɟʱ | kʰ | gʱ | ||||
| Labialized | tʷ | dʷ | cʷ | ɟʷ | kʷ | gʷ | ||||||
| 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
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iː | I | uː | ʊ | ||
| Mid | eː | ɛ | oː | 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