Kjaxono language: Difference between revisions
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=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
Kjaxono's consonant inventory of 41 phonemes is typical of other | Kjaxono's consonant inventory of 41 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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! rowspan="2" |[[W:Glottal consonant|Glottal]] | ! rowspan="2" |[[W:Glottal consonant|Glottal]] | ||
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! | !<small>plain</small> | ||
! | !<small>[[W:Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalized]]</small> | ||
! | !<small>plain</small> | ||
! | !<small>[[W:Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalized]]</small> | ||
! | !<small>plain</small> | ||
! | !<small>[[W:Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalized]]</small> | ||
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! colspan="2" |Nasal | ! colspan="2" |Nasal | ||
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! rowspan="2" |Plosive | ! rowspan="2" |Plosive | ||
!<small>voiceless</small> | !<small>[[W:Voicelessness|voiceless]]</small> | ||
|'''p''' | |'''p''' | ||
/p/ | /p/ | ||
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/[[W:Glottal stop|ʔ]]/ | /[[W:Glottal stop|ʔ]]/ | ||
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!<small>voiced</small> | !<small>[[W:Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | ||
|'''b''' | |'''b''' | ||
/b/ | /b/ | ||
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! rowspan="2" |Affricate | ! rowspan="2" |Affricate | ||
!<small>voiceless</small> | !<small>[[W:Voicelessness|voiceless]]</small> | ||
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!<small>voiced</small> | !<small>[[W:Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | ||
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! rowspan="2" |Fricative | ! rowspan="2" |Fricative | ||
!voiceless | !<small>[[W:Voicelessness|voiceless]]</small> | ||
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/[[W:Voiceless glottal fricative|h]]/ | /[[W:Voiceless glottal fricative|h]]/ | ||
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!<small>voiced</small> | !<small>[[W:Voice (phonetics)|voiced]]</small> | ||
|'''bh''' | |'''bh''' | ||
/β/ | /β/ | ||
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* /s/ and /sʲ/ are pronounced word finally as dento-alveolars, /s̟/ and /s̟ʲ/, or even as dentals /s̪/ /s̪ʲ/. | * /s/ and /sʲ/ are pronounced word finally as dento-alveolars, /s̟/ and /s̟ʲ/, or even as dentals /s̪/ /s̪ʲ/. | ||
* /x/ is usually pronounced as /ɣ/ when between front vowels (i.e /i(:)/, /æ/, and /e:/). | * /x/ is usually pronounced as /ɣ/ when between front vowels (i.e /i(:)/, /æ/, and /e:/). | ||
* In some speakers, /χ/ has merged with /x/. In addition, /k͡x/ and /k͡xʲ/ have merged with /q͡χ/. | |||
* In the northernmost dialects of Kjaxono, voiced consonants inbetween vowels have become aspirated and voiced, and in some local dialects even into ejectives. In the dialects with ejectives, these have not affected affricates. | |||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||