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==Phonology==
The '''Keric languages''' are a small language family native to Mwail British Isles.
===Consonants===
 
{| class="greentable lightgreenbg" style="text-align:center;"
== Family tree ==
|+ '''Tigal consonants'''
* Keric
|-
** Ker/Qua
!colspan="2"| !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
** Danishmandi
|-
** Bri
!rowspan="3"|Nasal
** Gloob
!<small>plain</small>
 
| '''m''' m || '''n''' n || || || '''ŋ''' ŋ ||
== Phonology ==
|-
=== Preinitial ===
!<small>geminate</small>
Cə-, N- preinitials
|  || '''nn''' nː || || || '''ŋŋ''' ŋː ||
=== Initials ===
|-
p t ts c k ʔ
!<small>aspirated</small>
b d dz ɟ g
| '''mh''' mʰ ||  || || || ||
pʼ tʼ tsʼ cʼ kʼ
|-
m n ɲ
!rowspan="4"|Stop
ˀm ˀn ˀɲ ˀŋ
!<small>tenuis</small>
ʰm ʰn ʰɲ ʰŋ
| '''p''' p || '''t''' t || || || '''c''' k ||
w j
|-
ˀw ˀj
!<small>aspirated</small>
ʰw ʰj
| '''ph''' pʰ || '''th''' tʰ || || || '''ch''' kʰ ||
θ s ɕ h
|-
 
!<small>voiced</small>
=== Medials ===
| '''b''' b || '''d''' d || || || '''g''' g ||
j? l r
|-
 
!<small>aspirated</small>
=== Nuclei ===
| '''bh''' bʱ || '''dh''' dʱ || || || '''gh''' gʱ ||
i ə u e a o
|-
 
!rowspan="2"|Fricative
Nuclei could be either modal or creaky
!<small>plain</small>
 
| '''f''' f || '''s''' s || || || ||
=== Finals ===
|-
p t k m n ŋ w j r ð
!<small>aspirated</small>
 
| '''fh''' fʰ || '''sh''' sʰ || || || ||
=== Postfinals ===
|-
-ʔ -s
!rowspan="2"| Liquid
!<small>plain</small>
| || '''l''' ɫ || '''r''' r̠ || || ||
|-
!<small>geminate</small>
| || '''ll''' ɫː || '''rr''' r̠ː || || ||
|}
===Vowels===
'''a e i o u á é í ó ú au áu eu éu ai ái oi ói ui úi iu íu aoi aeu'''

Latest revision as of 08:47, 29 June 2025

The Keric languages are a small language family native to Mwail British Isles.

Family tree

  • Keric
    • Ker/Qua
    • Danishmandi
    • Bri
    • Gloob

Phonology

Preinitial

Cə-, N- preinitials

Initials

p t ts c k ʔ b d dz ɟ g pʼ tʼ tsʼ cʼ kʼ m n ɲ ˀm ˀn ˀɲ ˀŋ ʰm ʰn ʰɲ ʰŋ w j ˀw ˀj ʰw ʰj θ s ɕ h

Medials

j? l r

Nuclei

i ə u e a o

Nuclei could be either modal or creaky

Finals

p t k m n ŋ w j r ð

Postfinals

-ʔ -s