en:grammar:phonology_and_spelling
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en:grammar:phonology_and_spelling [2023-01-19 12:44] – [Vowels and diphthongs] Correct description of diphthong selection christian | en:grammar:phonology_and_spelling [2023-02-01 10:48] (current) – [Syllable structure and hyphenation] No diphthong–vowel sequences christian | ||
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* **bl, fl, gl, kl, pl, sl** | * **bl, fl, gl, kl, pl, sl** | ||
* **br, dr, fr, gr, kr, pr, tr** | * **br, dr, fr, gr, kr, pr, tr** | ||
- | * **by, cy, fy, ky, my, ny, py, xy** | ||
* **cv, dv, gv, hv, kv, sv, tv, xv** | * **cv, dv, gv, hv, kv, sv, tv, xv** | ||
+ | * **by, cy, fy, ky, my, ny, py, xy** | ||
Note that **v** and **y** can be considered as consonantal equivalents of the vowels **u** and **i**. If you don't know how to pronounce them or have difficulties pronouncing them in any of these clusters, just pronounce the vowel quickly and without stress, followed by the actual vowel which forms the core of the syllable. | Note that **v** and **y** can be considered as consonantal equivalents of the vowels **u** and **i**. If you don't know how to pronounce them or have difficulties pronouncing them in any of these clusters, just pronounce the vowel quickly and without stress, followed by the actual vowel which forms the core of the syllable. | ||
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Though they would be allowed by the rules listed above, the consonant combinations **ry, sy, ty** are avoided in Lugamun. Instead the semivowel is replaced by the corresponding vowel **i** in such cases (**ri, si, ti**), for example in **nasion** ' | Though they would be allowed by the rules listed above, the consonant combinations **ry, sy, ty** are avoided in Lugamun. Instead the semivowel is replaced by the corresponding vowel **i** in such cases (**ri, si, ti**), for example in **nasion** ' | ||
- | //Notes:// | + | Within roots, a diphthong is never immediately followed by another vowel; in cases where this might be an option, the second part of the diphthong is instead replaced with the corresponding semivowel. For example, the Arabic numeral أَوَّل (ʾawwal) is adapted as **aval** |
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+ | //Rationale:// | ||
- | * The rule for syllable-final | + | * The specific set of consonants |
* There is only one consonant allowed in two or more non-Indo-European source languages that fails the "half of all our source languages" | * There is only one consonant allowed in two or more non-Indo-European source languages that fails the "half of all our source languages" | ||
* The consonant pairs allowed to start syllables are those that occur in this position (more frequently than as rare exceptions) in at least five of our ten source languages. Moreover, consonant pairs that occur in this position in Mandarin Chinese are also allowed even if they only occur in two or three other source languages. This adds adds six clusters ending in one of the semivowels **-v** and **-y** that would otherwise not be allowed (**cv, cy, hv, tv, xv, xy**). The reason for these additional admissions is that such consonant–semivowel pairs are very widespread in the Chinese vocabulary, where each core concept tends to be represented by a single syllable. Changing the semivowel to a vowel in such cases (hence dividing the single syllable into two) would make words of Chinese origin much less recognizable. | * The consonant pairs allowed to start syllables are those that occur in this position (more frequently than as rare exceptions) in at least five of our ten source languages. Moreover, consonant pairs that occur in this position in Mandarin Chinese are also allowed even if they only occur in two or three other source languages. This adds adds six clusters ending in one of the semivowels **-v** and **-y** that would otherwise not be allowed (**cv, cy, hv, tv, xv, xy**). The reason for these additional admissions is that such consonant–semivowel pairs are very widespread in the Chinese vocabulary, where each core concept tends to be represented by a single syllable. Changing the semivowel to a vowel in such cases (hence dividing the single syllable into two) would make words of Chinese origin much less recognizable. |
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