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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
'''Izîmo''' / | '''Izîmo''' /i.zɪ̆.mo/ is a language of the [[Izomonic Languages]] spoken in the islands of Southeastern Tunisia, The [[Izomonic Languages]] can be classified as Indo-European, although few evidence supports this claim. | ||
==Numbers== | ==Numbers== | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Unique to the Izîmonic Languages, Zimo has voiced Palatalized Palatal Plosives. | Unique to the Izîmonic Languages, Zimo has voiced Palatalized Palatal Plosives. | ||
===Consonants=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! !! Labial !! Dental / Alveolar !! Lab. Dental !! Palatal !! Velar !! Uvular !! Lab. / Vel. / Uvu. patal !! Lab. / Vel. / Aspirated!! Lab. / Vel. / Patal Aspirated!! Glottal | ! !! Labial !! Dental / Alveolar !! Lab. Dental !! Palatal !! Velar !! Uvular !! Lab. / Vel. / Uvu. patal !! Lab. / Vel. / Aspirated!! Lab. / Vel. / Patal Aspirated!! Glottal | ||
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| Nasal || | | Nasal || /m/ m || /n/ n || || /ɲ/ q || || || || || || | ||
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| Voiced Stop || || || || | | Voiced Stop || || || || /ɟ/ j || /g/ g || || /ɟʲ/ jy, /ɡʲ/ gy || /ɟʰ/ jh, /ɡʰ/ gh || /ɟʲʰ/ jyh, /ɡʲʰ/ gyh || | ||
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| Voiceless Stop || | | Voiceless Stop || /p/ p || || || || || /q/ k || /qʲ/ ky || || || | ||
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| Voiced Fricative || | | Voiced Fricative || /β/ b || /ð/ d, /z/ z || || || /x/ x || || || || || | ||
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| Voiceless Fricative || || | | Voiceless Fricative || || /θ/ t || /f/ f || || || || || || || /h/ h | ||
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| Flap / Trill || || || || || || || | | Flap / Trill || || || || || || || /ʀ/ r || || || | ||
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| Lateral || || | | Lateral || || /l/ l || || || /ʎ/ y || | || || || || | ||
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* Izîmo has 9 different Syllabics /l̩ l̩ː l̩̆ m̩ m̩ː m̩̆ n̩ n̩ː n̩̆/ ĺ l̋ l̂ ḿ m̋ m̂ ń n̋ n̂ | |||
===Stress=== | |||
Izîmo has phonetic stress, 3 different stresses; | |||
* Short | |||
* Normal | |||
* Long | |||
===Vowels=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! Front Stress Short !! Front Stress Normal !! Front Stress Long !! Back Stress Short !! Back Stress Normal !! Back Stress Long | |||
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| /ɪ̆/ î || /i/ i || /iː/ í || || || | |||
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| /ɛ̆/ ê || /e/ e || /eː/ é || /ɤ̆/ ô || /o/ o || /oː/ ó | |||
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| /æ̆/ â || /a/ a || /aː/ á || || || | |||
|} | |||
===Phonotactics=== | |||
The language is a (V)CV(CV)(CV) language. | |||