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The Shiväisith language has 17 consonants, 8 vowels with two lengths and 2 glides.
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Hen Linge has 17 consonants, 8 vowels with two lengths and 2 glides.


== Standard Romanization ==
== Standard Romanization ==
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| a
| a
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| '''b'''
| b
| '''b'''ath
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! colspan="2" | Nasal
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| m [m] ||  || n [n] || || (n [ŋ]) ||  
| m ||  || n || || (n [ŋ]) ||  
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! rowspan="2" | Plosive
! rowspan="2" | Plosive
! <small>voiceless</small>
! <small>voiceless</small>
| p [p] ||  || t [t] ||  || k [k] ||  |  
| p ||  || t ||  || k ||  |  
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|-
! <small>voiced</small>
! <small>voiced</small>
| b [b] ||  || d [d] ||  || g [g] ||  |  
| b ||  || d ||  || g ||  |  
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|-
! rowspan="2" | Fricative
! rowspan="2" | Fricative
! <small>voiceless</small>
! <small>voiceless</small>
| f [f] || th [θ] || s [s] || sh [ʃ]  ||  || h [h]
| f || th [θ] || s || sh [ʃ]  ||  || h
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|-
! <small>voiced</small>
! <small>voiced</small>
| v [v] ||  || z [z] ||  ||  ||  
| v ||  || z ||  ||  ||  
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|-
! colspan="2" | Lateral
! colspan="2" | Approximant
| || || l [l] ||  ||  ||  |  
| w || || l || y [j] ||  ||  |  
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! colspan="2" | Rhotic
! colspan="2" | Tap
|  ||  || r [ɾ] ||  ||  ||  |  
|  ||  || r [ɾ] ||  ||  ||  |  
|}
|}


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
Shiväisith has 8 phonetically distinct vowels which occur in two thematic contexts:
Hen Linge has 8 phonetically distinct vowels:


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! Close
! Close
| i [i]
| i
| y [ɨ]
| y [ɨ]
| u [u]
| u
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! Mid
! Mid
| ei [e], e [ɛ]
| ei [e], e [ɛ], ö [ø]
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| ö [ø], o [o]
| o
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! Open
! Open
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| a [a]
| a
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 9 November 2023

Hen Linge Language Navigation: Home, Phonology, Grammar, Vocabulary, Orthography, Dialogue

Hen Linge has 17 consonants, 8 vowels with two lengths and 2 glides.

Standard Romanization

Letter IPA English example Notes
a a father
b b bath
d d dog
e ɛ bet
ei e bait
f f food
g ɡ good
h h ham
i i beet
k k skill
l l left
m m man
n n no Assimilates to a following velar consonant.
o o moat
ö ø Like e pronounced with rounded lips.
p p span
r ɾ Like the t in batte.
s s see
sh ʃ sheep
t t stop
th θ think
u u rude
v v voice
w w wet
y j/ɨ young/chicken. Pronounced as a glide before a vowel; otherwise pronounced as a vowel.
z z zone

Phonetics

Hen Linge has a front rounded vowel that shows up from time to time and a central unrounded vowel, but is otherwise fairly plain in terms of its phonology.

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n (n [ŋ])
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Fricative voiceless f th [θ] s sh [ʃ] h
voiced v z
Approximant w l y [j]
Tap r [ɾ]

Vowels

Hen Linge has 8 phonetically distinct vowels:

Front Mid Back
Close i y [ɨ] u
Mid ei [e], e [ɛ], ö [ø] o
Open a

Diphthongs

Hen Linge has the dipthongs ai, ie, io, and öi [øy]. The former diphthong ei is now simply [e] and contrasts with plain e [ɛ].