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*<sup>N</sup> - eclipsis | *<sup>N</sup> - eclipsis | ||
*<sup>h</sup> - h-prothesis | *<sup>h</sup> - h-prothesis | ||
==Orthography== | |||
Like other modern Talmic languages, Tigal is written in the Talmic cursive script, which is written from left to right. Some letters are not used in Tigal. Also ''v'' is not used except in loanwords. | |||
[[File:Talmic cursive script.png|thumbnail|Tigal script]] | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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|+ '''Tigal consonants''' | |+ '''Tigal consonants''' | ||
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!colspan="2"| !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Velar !! Uvular !! Glottal | !colspan="2"| !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar !! Uvular !! Glottal | ||
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!colspan="2"|Nasal | !colspan="2"|Nasal | ||
| '''m''' m | | '''m''' m | ||
|colspan="2"| '''n''' n~ɳ | |colspan="2"| '''n''' n~ɳ | ||
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|colspan="2"| '''ŋ''' ŋ~ɴ || | |colspan="2"| '''ŋ''' ŋ~ɴ || | ||
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| '''b''' p | | '''b''' p | ||
|colspan="2"| '''d''' t~ʈ | |colspan="2"| '''d''' t~ʈ | ||
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|colspan="2"| '''g''' k~q || ʔ | |colspan="2"| '''g''' k~q || ʔ | ||
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| '''p''' pʰ | | '''p''' pʰ | ||
|colspan="2"| '''t''' tʰ~ʈʰ | |colspan="2"| '''t''' tʰ~ʈʰ | ||
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|colspan="2"| '''c''' kʰ~qʰ || | |colspan="2"| '''c''' kʰ~qʰ || | ||
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!<small>voiceless</small> | !<small>voiceless</small> | ||
| '''f''' f | | '''f''' f | ||
|colspan="2"| ɬ~ꞎ || ç~x || || | |colspan="2"| ɬ~ꞎ | ||
|colspan="2"| ç~x || || | |||
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!<small>voiced</small> | !<small>voiced</small> | ||
| v | | v | ||
|colspan="2"| ɮ~ɮ˞ || j~ɣ || || | |colspan="2"| ɮ~ɮ˞ | ||
|colspan="2"| j~ɣ || || | |||
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!rowspan="2"|Non-spirant | !rowspan="2"|Non-spirant | ||
!<small>voiceless</small> | !<small>voiceless</small> | ||
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|colspan="2"| '''s''' s~ʂ || || || h | |colspan="2"| '''s''' s~ʂ || || || || h | ||
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!<small>voiced</small> | !<small>voiced</small> | ||
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|colspan="2"| '''z''' z~ʐ || || || | |colspan="2"| '''z''' z~ʐ || || || || | ||
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!colspan="2"| Liquid | !colspan="2"| Liquid | ||
| || || '''r''' ɽ~ɺ˞~ɭ || || '''l''' ʀ~ʟ || | | || || '''r''' ɽ~ɺ˞~ɭ || || || '''l''' ʀ~ʟ || | ||
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!colspan="2"| Approximant | !colspan="2"| Approximant | ||
| w || || || || || | | w || || || j || || || | ||
|} | |} | ||