Re: A New Conlang For Your Consideration
| From: | Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, February 2, 2004, 20:49 |
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Hallo!
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 03:44:28 -0500,
John Quijada <jq_ithkuil@...> wrote:
> I've thought about it and have decided not to include X-SAMPA on the
> Ithkuil website, for the selfish reason (I'm sorry to say) that I find X-
> SAMPA ugly and uncouth.
<shameless plug>
Then you might want to give CPA a try...
</shameless plug>
> Therefore, I am posting them here on the list
> instead for Trebor and anyone else interested.
>
> Labials: p p_h p_> b m
> Labiodentals: f v
> Labio-velar: w
> Dentals: t t_h t_> d T D n
> Alveolars: s ts ts_h ts_> z dz
> Retroflex: s` t`s` t`s`_h t`s`_> z` d`z` 4
> Alveolopalatal: S tS tS_h tS_> Z dZ
> Palatals: c c_h c_> J\ C j\ cC_> j
> Velars: k k_h k_> g x G kx_> N
> Uvulars: q q_h q_> G\ X qX_> R
> Pharyngeals: X\
> Glottal: ? h
>
> Laterals: l K L\ cK_h
>
> There is also a apico-alveolar retroflex liquid continuant which is similar
> to English word-initial r\` except that the Ithkuil sound has apico-
> alveolar contact. Essentially a mixture of /l/ and /r\`/.
>
> NOTE: /4/ becomes /r/ when geminated; semi-vowel /M\/ also occurs as a
> final element of diphthongs only.
>
> Vowels:
> i y } M u
> I U
> e 2 7 o
> E 9 O
> { & A
That's quite a few phonemes, much like Danny Wier's systems.
(What happened to him? Haven't seen him posting here for quite a
while.)
Or to put it differently:
Ithkuil is essentially bad Katanda spoken by Techians, written
in Klingon letters drawn with a ruler.
Greetings,
Jörg.
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