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From: Sai Emrys <saizai@G...>
Senyecan:
> Q1: What is your *phonemic* inventory? I.e., what are all of the
> discriminated phonemes in your conlang(s). (IPA / CXS / X-SAMPA)
CXS:
bilabial - p b p\ B m_0 m
dental - t d T D l_0 l
alveolar - ts) dz) s z 4_0 n
palatal - k g x G j_0 j
vowels - i e a O 3\ u
I'm not sure of 3\. I want the vowel sound found in the
French "boeuf."
> Q2: What are the allophones? I.e., for each phoneme, what are the
> "normal" variants that don't change meaning?
The only allophone is 4_0 to r_0. This may occur with the
interrogatory suffix -r. Since it is always sentence final, there is
a tendency to turn the flap into a trill.
> Q3: How do your choices for the above reflect the goals of your
> language?
Senyecan purports to be the original language, which was pre-pre-
PIE. Since it is the first language the phonemes had to follow a
regular pattern. As time passed irregularities and changes would be
introduced. This pattern was based on the mystical number of
the culture: 6. There are 6 vowels and 24 consonants. Some of these
phonemes will later evolve into the PIE phonemes.