Lakovic

Kurmian (an dhàoigh Cuatham)

Phonology

Consonants

The slender consonants are coarticulated, even becoming clicks in the case of stops.

Lakovic initials

		Labial		Coronal		Coarticulated		Velar		Glottal
		broad	slender	broad	slender	broad	slender	broad	slender
Nasal	voiceless	/m̊/	/ŋ̊ʘ/	/n̊/	/ŋ̊ǀ/	/ŋ̊!/	/ŋ̊ǂ/	/ŋ̊/	/ɲ̊/
	voiceless	/m/	/ŋʘ/	/n/	/ŋǀ/	/ŋ!/	/ŋǂ/	/ŋ/	/ɲ/
Stop	tenuis	/p/	/ʘ/	/t/	/ǀ/	/!/	/ǂ/	/k/	/c/	/ʔ/
	aspirated	/pʰ/	/ʘʰ/	/tʰ/	/ǀʰ/	/!ʰ/	/ǂʰ/	/kʰ/	/cʰ/
	voiced	/b/	/gʘ/	/d/	/gǀ/	/g!/	/gǂ/	/g/	/ɟ/
Fricative	voiceless	/f/	/fç/	/s/	/sç/	/ɧ/	/ʂ/	/x/	/ç/	/h/
	voiced			/z/	/zj/	/ɧ̬/	/ʐ/	/ɣ/	/j/
Trill				/r/	/r̝/
Approximant		/w/	/ɥ/	/l/	/ʎ/

seimhiu
/p, ʘ/ > /f(ʲ)/
/pʰ, ʘʰ/ > /f(ʲ)/
/b, gʘ, m, ŋʘ/ > /w, ɥ/
/t, |/ > /h/
/d, g|/ > /ɣ, j/
/tʰ, |ʰ/ > /h/
/!, ǂ, !ʰ, ǂʰ/ > /ɧ, ɧʲ/
/g|, gǂ/ > voiced sj
/k, c, kʰ, cʰ/ > /x, ç/
/g, gʲ/ > /ɣ, j/
/s, sʲ/ > /x, ç/

uru:
/p, ʘ/ > /b gʘ/ > /m, ŋʘ/
/pʰ ʘʰ/ > /m̊ ŋ̊ʘ/
/t, |/ > /d, g|/ > /n, ŋ|/
/tʰ, |ʰ/ > /nʰ, ŋʰ|/
/!, ǂ/ > /g!, gǂ/ > /ŋ!, ŋǂ/
/!ʰ, ǂʰ/ > /ŋʰ!, ŋʰǂ/
/k, c/ >/g, gʲ/ > /ŋ, ŋʲ/
/s, sʲ/ > /z, zʲ/ (spelled ns)

Grammar

masculine declension:

singular:
an: nominative
an-S: accusative
an-H: genitive

plural:
on-S: nominative
on-N: accusative
on-S: genitive

feminine declension:

singular:
an-S: nominative (*ire*)
an-S: accusative
an-N: genitive

plural:
ár: nominative
ár-N: accusative
ár-S: genitive