Re: Tit'xka (Pretty Long Post)

> > Okay so I've got some of this done.  I need to work on vocabulary a bit
> > more.  It gets annoying working with an unimpressive 12 letter
> morphology.
> >
> > Morphology Phonology etc.
> >
> > Tit'xka has nine consonants and three vowels morphologically speaking.
> Note
> > that only 'n' and the vowels are voiced.  All the rest are voiceless.
>
> Er, you mean phonologically speaking, right? Do you have anymorphophonemic
> alternations?
>
The creatures that speak this language apply vocalization only to the vowels
and n.  period.  They are generally capable of voicing the other consonants,
but they always come out very harsh.

> > q   /K/ like ch in German Bach
>
> Is /K/ a new ASCII IPA character? :) German /x/ is [x] in "Bach", and[C]
> in "ich".
>
It seems I might be using a different transcription system.  You guys tell
me what system you are using, and I'll familiarize myself with it.

> > Vowels (s = stressed, us = unstressed)
> > a    s & us: /a/
> > i    s: /i/ us: /I/
> > e    s: /@/ us: unpronounced.
>
> Typologically speaking, when languages have three vowels, the very
> strongtendency is to
> have /i/, /a/ and /u/ (e.g. Gothic).  FYI.
>
Try telling that to a creature who would rather feed on your carcass than
speak to you.  A) The Tit'xka (the creatures, not the language) have hugely
different vocal anatomy than humans.  They do not speak out of their mouths,
which are used only for digesting prey.  Those who are fortunate enough to
encounter Tit'xka of the tamer, more civilized, clans, describe them as
speaking from a general area, not from any one location, and certainly not
from the mouth.  All Tit'xka have evolved vocalization organs and a fifth
lung slit.  This is held in their abdomen, on the bottom, and approximately
in the center.  B) Most clans of Tit'xka are extremely aggressive.  Don't
take it personally. :)

> > tan ?aqihanxet cexaxanqa tetetixin
> > /tan aKihantS@t S@tSatSanKa t@t@titSin/
>
> I assume you mean /S@tSatSa~xa/ here?
>
Thanks for the correction, you're right.  The 2nd a in cexaxanqa is
nasalized.