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Consonants Nasal /ɲ͡m ŋ͡m ŋ͡mˤ m n̻ ɲ ŋ ŋʷ ŋˤ ŋˤʷ ɴ ɴˤ/ <my mg mg̈ m n ny ng ngw ng̈ ng̈w nq nq̈> Stop /c͡p k͡p k͡pˤ q͡p q͡pˤ p ɓ̰ ɓˤ̰ ɓʲ̰ t̻ ɗ̻̰ c k kʷ kˤʷ q/ <kpy kp kp̈ qp qp̈ p b p̈ by t d ky k kw kẅ q> Fricative /f v s̻ z̻ ʝ ɣ ɣˤ ʁ ʁˤ ħʰ ʕ h/ <f v s z xy x ẍ c c̈ ḧ ÿ h> Resonant /ɾ̻ j w ʊ̯ˤ/ <...

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how do you pronounce plural words that end in /sts/? it's one of the most uncomfortable clusters ever, and i've heard people who flat out don't even say the /ts/.

also:
Joan
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phased

thank you! i'm glad someone kept a copy.

i remember seeing something about this from the old board:
are there tendencies for different kinds of affixes (specifically verb affixes) to be closer to the root than other affixes?

I don't actually know what's happening here Consonants Nasal /m n̻ nʲ̻/ Stop /p b ɓ̰ t̻ tʼ̻ d̻ ɗ̰̻ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʼ d͡ʒ t͡ɕ t͡ɕʼ d͡ʑ k kʼ g/ "Fricatives" /s̻ ʃ ʒ˂̰ ɕ ʑ˂̰/ Approximant /l̻ j w/ Vowels High /i ɨ u/ Mid-high /e ẽ o õ/ /a ã/ Syllable structure (C1)(C2)V(R)(C3) C1: a consonant other tha...

this is a textbook that i'm pretty sure you're supposed to buy with an audio CD accompaniment, but it has some helpful and important bits scattered throughout

/ʔálká/ /p t tʃ k ʔ/ /θ s ɬ ʃ x/ /ɹ l j w/ /m n ɲ/ /i o ɛ a/ (C)(G)V(R) syllables. Mora-timed with two register tones, high and low; a single tone is linked to each mora. Vowels and syllable-medial glides are one mora each, onset and coda consonants are zero. /jɛ̀wíí xɛ́tʃɛ́ʔóóɛ̀ɲòʔálkáʃísósé páíí ...

i don't have to keep my left hand primed to ctrl+r so much anymore

@bbosborne, off topic, but what does the image in your sig say? Here's a bigger version The bottom left photo was created by a former member of the ZBB who became infamous for plagiarizing and being annoying beyond belief. Yes, I recognize her work. ............shit well I guess I better change it

depending on your consonants or personal preference you may have nasalization too. but either way it's fine

might as well add the reverse now
You post a romanization, cyrillization, etc. and then you figure out a phonology for it.

let's start off with:
b bb c d dd f g gw h j k kw l m mp n nt ñ ŋ ŋk ŋkw ŋw p r s t w y

a ɛ e i ɔ o u

Tones: high, mid, low

i've completed sketches of 3 new conlangs which i'm very satisfied with. yay!

So Haleza Grise wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:50 pm @bbosborne, off topic, but what does the image in your sig say?

Here's a bigger version

why am i receiving notifications for non-existent replies?

maybe pagh (0) --> pig? calling someone a pig is like saying they're worthless (worth nothing -> nothing -> zero).

can breathy voiced plosives turn into implosives, e.g. /bʱ/ --> /ɓ/?

Now this deserves a spot in the smithsonian Consonants Nasal /ɲ͡m ŋ͡m ŋ͡mˤ m n̻ ɲ ŋ ŋʷ ŋˤ ŋˤʷ ɴ ɴˤ/ Stop /c͡p k͡p k͡pˤ q͡p q͡pˤ p ɓ̰ ɓˤ̰ ɓʲ̰ t̻ ɗ̻̰ c k kʷ kˤʷ q/ Fricative /f v s̻ z̻ ʝ ɣ ɣˤ ʁ ʁˤ ħʰ ʕ h/ Resonant /ɾ̻ j w ʊ̯ˤ/ Vowels High /i iː ɨ ɨː u uː/ Mid-low /ɛ ɛː ɛ̃ ɛː̃ ɔ ɔː ɔ̃ ɔː̃/ Low /a aː ã ...

i'd suggest an extensive evidential system. also, if you're planning on varying the sentence order, maybe vary it with different sentence types, instead of just one general rule? for example, if you have an intransitive verb, you could have it always be verb-initial to put emphasis on the action, wh...

you've likely noticed this by now, but just in case, in section 1.2 of the pdf, both /m/ and /n/ are said to be transcribed as <m>. But that would mean you couldn't say something like kick-OBJ3s fall to mean "kick it over" -- it could only mean "kick it and then fall down." This ...

is pʔV tʔV kʔV etc... --> p'V t'V k'V etc... plausible?

also, are there any instances of click phonemes merging/diverging?