New Conlang: Emegali Phonology
| From: | Anthony M. Miles <theophilus88@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 26, 2002, 1:46 |
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Emegali is spoken in 3rd millenium BCE Yemen and neighboring regions in a
parallel world by descendants of Semitic peoples who adapted Sumerian
vocabulary to a simplified Semitic structure. They a
Phonology:
Stops: p, b, t, d, k, g
Nasal: m, n, ng [N]
Fricatives: f, s, z, /sh/ [s_l] according to my source, x /h/
Glides: y [j], w [w]
Vowels: a [A], e [e], i [i], u [u], a^[A:], e^ [e:], i^ [i:], u^ [u:]
Semitic adaptations:
emphatic consonants become s, z
[T] and [D] become [s] and [z]
[ts] becomes [t+s] (two distinct consonants]
[X] becomes [x]
[R] disappears
[?\] and [h\] disappear
tensed
If someone could make suggestions regarding the adaptations of Semitic
sounds to Sumerian ones, I would appreciate it.
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