Kalaman Language
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Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the Kathya-Dhumi culture.
Phonological Inventory
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||
| Stop | p | p | t | d | c | ɟ | k | g | ||||
| Aspirated | pʰ | bʱ | t̪ʰ | d̪ʱ | cʰ | ɟʱ | kʰ | gʱ | ||||
| Labialized | kʷ | gʷ | ||||||||||
| Aspirated & Labialized | ʷ | kʰʷ | gʱʷ | |||||||||
| Sibilant Fricative | s | |||||||||||
| Non-Sibilant Fricative | ç | ʝ | h | |||||||||
| Continuant | w | |||||||||||
| Approximant | j | |||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | |||||||||||
Vowels
| Short | Long | |
|---|---|---|
| Default | a | ɑː |
| Palatal | I | iː |
| Labial | ʊ | uː |
| Lingual | r̩ | r̩ː |
| Dental | l̩ | |
| P. Diphthong | eː ai | |
| L. Diphthong | oː aʊ |
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
syllables
Post-Kalaman changes (Midringir)
- ç → ʃ
- ʝ → j
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