Kjaxono language: Difference between revisions
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=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
Kjaxono's consonant inventory of | Kjaxono's consonant inventory of [however many..] phonemes is typical of other Xjedgjaŋ languages. However, compared cross-linguistically, Kjaxono's phonology is quite unusual. Even for Xjedgjaŋ languages, it features a rich series of uvular consonants | ||
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|+Consonant phonemes of Kjaxono | |+Consonant phonemes of Kjaxono | ||
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! colspan="2" |[[W:Bilabial|Bilabial]] | ! colspan="2" |[[W:Bilabial|Bilabial]] | ||
! colspan="2" |[[W:Alveolar|Alveolar]] | ! colspan="2" |[[W:Alveolar|Alveolar]] | ||
! rowspan="2" |[[W:Postalveolar consonant|Post-alveolar]] | |||
! colspan="2" |[[W:Velar|Velar]] | ! colspan="2" |[[W:Velar|Velar]] | ||
! rowspan="2" |[[W:Uvular|Uvular]] | ! rowspan="2" |[[W:Uvular|Uvular]] | ||
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|'''nj''' | |'''nj''' | ||
/nʲ/ | /nʲ/ | ||
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|'''ŋ''' | |'''ŋ''' | ||
/ŋ/ | /ŋ/ | ||
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! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="3" |Plosive | ||
!<small>[[W:Voicelessness|voiceless]]</small> | !<small>[[W:Voicelessness|voiceless]]</small> | ||
|'''p''' | |'''p''' | ||
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|'''tj''' | |'''tj''' | ||
/tʲ/ | /tʲ/ | ||
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|'''k''' | |'''k''' | ||
/k/ | /k/ | ||
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|'''q''' | |'''q''' | ||
/[[W:Voiceless uvular plosive|q]]/ | /[[W:Voiceless uvular plosive|q]]/ | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" |'''<nowiki/>'''' | ||
/[[W:Glottal stop|ʔ]]/ | /[[W:Glottal stop|ʔ]]/ | ||
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!<small>[[W:Aspirated consonant|aspirated]]</small> | |||
|'''ṕ''' | |||
/pʰ/ | |||
|'''ṕj''' | |||
/pʲʰ/ | |||
|'''t́''' | |||
/tʰ/ | |||
|'''t́j''' | |||
/tʲʰ/ | |||
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|'''ḱ''' | |||
/kʰ/ | |||
|'''ḱj''' | |||
/kʲʰ/ | |||
|'''q́''' | |||
/qʰ/ | |||
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!<small>[[W:Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | !<small>[[W:Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | ||
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|'''d''' | |'''d''' | ||
/d/ | /d/ | ||
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|'''g''' | |'''g''' | ||
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|'''cj''' | |'''cj''' | ||
/t͡sʲ/ | /t͡sʲ/ | ||
|'''tš''' | |||
/t͡ʃ/ | |||
|'''x''' | |'''x''' | ||
/k͡x/ | /k͡x/ | ||
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|'''żj''' | |'''żj''' | ||
/d͡zʲ/ | /d͡zʲ/ | ||
| | |'''dž''' | ||
| | /d͡ʒ/ | ||
| | |'''ǧ''' | ||
/ɡɣ/ | |||
|'''ǧj''' | |||
/ɡɣʲ/ | |||
|'''q̌x''' | |||
/ɢʁ/ | |||
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! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="3" |Fricative | ||
!<small>[[W:Voicelessness|voiceless]]</small> | !<small>[[W:Voicelessness|voiceless]]</small> | ||
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|'''sj''' | |'''sj''' | ||
/sʲ/ | /sʲ/ | ||
|'''š''' | |||
/ʃ/ | |||
|'''x̌''' | |'''x̌''' | ||
/x/ | /x/ | ||
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|'''h''' | |'''h''' | ||
/[[W:Voiceless glottal fricative|h]]/ | /[[W:Voiceless glottal fricative|h]]/ | ||
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!<small>[[W:Nasalization|nasalized]]</small> | |||
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|'''ś''' | |||
/s̃/ | |||
|'''śj''' | |||
/s̃ʲ/ | |||
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!<small>[[W:Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | !<small>[[W:Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | ||
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|'''zj''' | |'''zj''' | ||
/zʲ/ | /zʲ/ | ||
|'''ž''' | |||
/ʒ/ | |||
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|'''j''' | |'''j''' | ||
/ʎ/ | /ʎ/ | ||
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== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
Kjaxono uses a modified form of the Mallian alphabet called the ''malqtksa̖.'' | |||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
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In Kjaxono, only pronouns are inherently given a gender. There are three genders used: ''Kjarelen'', used for Kjarelen species individuals, ''Non-kjarelen'', used for non-kjarelen species individuals, aswell as non sapient animals and animate phenomena and objects, such as rain, cities, and so on, and ''inanimate'', used for inanimate objects. Pronouns in Kjaxono are not differentiated via sex; one differentiates the sex of the noun replaced via said noun's sex being added after the pronoun. Consider the following phrase: | In Kjaxono, only pronouns are inherently given a gender. There are three genders used: ''Kjarelen'', used for Kjarelen species individuals, ''Non-kjarelen'', used for non-kjarelen species individuals, aswell as non sapient animals and animate phenomena and objects, such as rain, cities, and so on, and ''inanimate'', used for inanimate objects. Pronouns in Kjaxono are not differentiated via sex; one differentiates the sex of the noun replaced via said noun's sex being added after the pronoun. Consider the following phrase: | ||
=== Nouns === | === Nouns === | ||