Aydam Wawker wabbe:
> Okay, those of you who've seen me post about my languages over the
yearsknow
> that I go in for the WEIRD -- color-based; liquids, nasals and
rhotics
> without stops; no vowels; clicks, whistles and trills; etc. This
time is no
> different.
>
> I'm working on a new lang which I'm calling /cs\1t.S.I/. I'm
warning you,
> the phonology is weird, but this is an alienlang.
>
> Consonants in IPA (pseudo-SAMPA):
>
> t[` t` s` t.` S` c` k` q`
> t[_j t_j t._j c_j k_j q_j
> ts t.s. tC t.C. tS t.S. ts\ cs\ ks kx qx qX
>
> tl t.l. kl_w cs[ cC ks\ kS qs\ qS
I'm not sure which are the point of articulations, and I understood
SAMPA used ` as retroflex mark... Well, what are ` representing?
> Okay, I said pseudo-SAMPA 'cause I don't know how to properly
represent the
> sounds in the bottommost row. The <tl> is the lateral stop. The
<t.l.> is a
> retroflexed or backed version of same. The <kl_w> is a velar
lateral stop.
> The <cs[> is an affricate formed of [c] and a very dental "s" sound.
>
> Vowels (same IPA standard applies):
>
> i 1
> I @\
> E @
>
> I thought about including [e], but I'm unsure of the symbol for the
central
> vowel at the same hight. I also thought of including the vowel
between [i]
> and [I] with its corresponding central vowel, but I'm unsure if
> representations for said are even possible.
Well, the central tense vowel at the height of [e] is IPA mirrowed e,
[@\] in SAMPA if I remember correctly. The central tense vowel at the
height of [E] is IPA mirrowed epsylon, [3] in SAMPA. Acording to the
chart, the schwa is a lax vowel between [@\] and [3].
> Now comes the NASTY part -- orthography. What am I gonna do with
THIS
> mess!? *relishing his quagmireous quandry*
>
> I have considered the following:
>
> t d x c k q
> tj dj xj cj kj qj
> ts tsr ds dsr tz tzr tc cc kc kh qh qx
> (s sr z zr h hr tc cc kc kh qh qx) alternative to the above
>
> tl tlr kl css cs kss ks qss qs
>
> But I would appreciate any alternative schemes anyone would like to
suggest!
>
> Vowel orthography:
>
> i u
> y o
> e a
>
> I don't especially like having <y> represent [I] and I really hate
<u> for
> [1] and <o> for [@\].
>
> Sugjeschuns??
i î
e ê
a â
or something like that?
Well, could also be
i î
é e
è ê
but there are to many diacritics.
> Adam