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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Adamic can have as many as 24 [[w:Consonant|consonants]] and 12 [[w:Vowel|vowels]], with 2 [[w:Allophone|allophonic]] [[w:Tone (linguistics)|tones]] depending on the position of [[w:Stress(linguistics)|stress]]. Its syllable structure supports up to 3 sounds in a [[w:Consonant cluster|consonant cluster]] intervocalically and 2 elsewhere as [[w:Syllable#Onset|onset]] or [[w:Syllable#Coda|coda]] (EX: ''qfál'' "saying", ''akrpú'' "I destroy", and ''ka’n'' "year"), but does not accept [[w:Triphthong|triphthongs]]. | Adamic can have as many as 24 [[w:Consonant|consonants]] and 12 [[w:Vowel|vowels]], with 2 [[w:Allophone|allophonic]] [[w:Tone (linguistics)|tones]] depending on the position of [[w:Stress(linguistics)|stress]]. Its syllable structure supports up to 3 sounds in a [[w:Consonant cluster|consonant cluster]] intervocalically and 2 elsewhere as [[w:Syllable#Onset|onset]] or [[w:Syllable#Coda|coda]] (EX: ''qfál'' "saying", ''akrpú'' "I destroy", and ''ka’n'' "year"), but does not accept [[w:Triphthong|triphthongs]]. Its most remarkable phonetic and phonological features include the presence of: | ||
*[[w:Emphatic consonant|emphatic consonants]]. | |||
*a simple vowel system composed of ''i'', ''u'', and ''a'', with [[w:Vowel length|phonemic length]]. | |||
*systematic sound transitions dictated by a [[Adamic Code#Coloration Table|coloration table]]. | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Adamic has 18 consonants disregarding emphatics. From those [...] | Adamic has 18 consonants disregarding emphatics. From those [...] | ||