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From: Sai Emrys <saizai@...>
Thagojian:
> Q1: What is your *phonemic* inventory? I.e., what are all of the
> discriminated phonemes in your conlang(s). (IPA / CXS / X-SAMPA)
CXS:
A b g d e u ts) E T i 7 k l K m n N ks) o p r s S t M f x ps) O q h
> Q2: What are the allophones? I.e., for each phoneme, what are the
> "normal" variants that don't change meaning?
No real notion of allophones yet, but the following vowels change based on harmony.
a / A
2 / 7
y / M
These values are non-concrete. The language exists as a written form only.
> Q3: How do your choices for the above reflect the goals of your
> language?
Had to be plausibly PIE-derived, with some outre but not outlandish features. Once
I determined that I was going to use a Greek-plus-extras alphabet, it had to
vaguely fit the graphemes available.
Lizardman:
> Q1: What is your *phonemic* inventory? I.e., what are all of the
> discriminated phonemes in your conlang(s). (IPA / CXS / X-SAMPA)
CXS:
d_m z_m z_m: J\ j\ j\: g G G: G\ R R: i i\ M 7 i i\: M: 7:
They were chosen for a species with minimal mouth dexterity.
My McGuffey Project
> Q1: What is your *phonemic* inventory? I.e., what are all of the
> discriminated phonemes in your conlang(s). (IPA / CXS / X-SAMPA)
B\ r R\ w v b p g k c_+C_+ tS) s S d t N n m I i V u @ A e o a O u 2
Something far removed from European languages, but plausible. My other reasons are hard
to summarise. It's largely aesthetic, and designed to remind me of vaguely
hunter-gatherer-ish origins.
Paul