Postby AvisVolans » 2021-07-06, 13:07
Phonology
Ygratian has 26 consonant and 14-15 vowel sounds. 24 consonants and 6 vowels also appear in English (RP). The other 10 are /χ/, /ʁ/ and /y/, /ʏ/, /u/, /e/, /ø/, /o/, /œ/, /ɐ/.
all consonants: p, b, t, d, k, ɡ, ʔ, f, v, s, z, ç, χ, ʁ, h, ts, cç, ɟʝ, m, n, ɲ, ŋ, w, l, j, ʎ
all vowels: i, ɪ, y, ʏ, ʊ, u, e, ø, o, ə, ɛ, œ, ɔ, ɐ, ɑ
Pronunciation
a - [ɐ]
â - [ɑː]
ai - [ɐɪ]; [ɐ] in second syllable
au - [ɐʊ]; [ɔ] in second syllable
b - [b]; voiceless before voiceless consonants and as final sound
c - [ts]
ch - [ç] after e, ê, ei, i, î, oi, ø, y, ŷ and as initial sound; [χ] after a, â, au, eu, o, ô, ou, u and û
d - [d]; voiceless before voiceless consonants and as final sound
dj - [ɟʝ]
e - [ɛ]; [ə] in second syllable and as final sound
ê - [eː]
ei - [ɛɪ]; [i] in second syllable
eu - [ɛʊ]; [œ] in second syllable
f - [f]
g - [g]; voiceless before voiceless consonants and as final sound
h - [h]
i - [i]
î - [iː]
j - [j]
k - [k]
l - [l]
lj - [ʎ]
m - [m]
n - [n]; [ŋ] before k and g; [m] before p and b
nj - [ɲ]
o - [ɔ]
ô - [oː]
oi - [ɔɪ]; [o] in second syllable
ou - [ɔʊ]; [ʊ] in second syllable
p - [p]
q - [ʔ]
r - [ʁ]; voiceless in syllable coda and after voiceless plosives
s - [s]
t - [t]
tj - [cç]
u - [ʊ]
û - [uː]
v - [v]; voiceless before voiceless consonants and as final sound
x - [ks]
y - [ʏ] or [y]
ŷ - [yː]
z - [z]; voiceless before voiceless consonants and as final sound
native
B2
A1
quite good
A1
just a bit