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+==Introduction==
+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Talmic language]] descended from [[Thensarian]]. The phonology is inspired by Ashkenazi Hebrew and Portuguese (with a touch of English).
+*1-10: cę, têthôr, narge, zôfe, salês, stǫ, rôde, lorethe, farve, ħiôr /ˈkɛ̃, teˈsøʀ, ˈnæʀgə, ˈzøfə, ˈʃælɪʃ, ˈʃtɔ̃, ˈʀødə, lʌˈrɛsə, ˈfæʀvə, χɪˈjøʀ/
+*11-19: cemiôr, ħelôr, nariôr, zôfiôr, ..., fariôr /kɛ̃mɪˈjøʀ, χəˈløʀ, naʀɪˈjøʀ, zøfɪˈjøʀ, ..., fɐʀɪˈjøʀ/
+*20: nese /nɛsə/
+*21: nesicę /nəsɪˈkɛ̃/
+*40: têsôr nese /teˈsøʀ nɛsə/
+*400: tafel /ˈtɐfəl/
+*8000: ôron /ʉˈʀɒn/
+==Historical phonology==
+==Phonology==
+===Consonants===
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;"
+! colspan="2" |
+!  |Labial
+!  |Alveolar
+!  |Palatal
+!  |Velar
+!  |Uvular
+!  |Glottal
+|-
+! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
+| '''m''' /m/
+| '''n''' /n/
+|
+| <span style="color:gray;">'''n''' [ŋ]</span>
+|
+|
+|-
+! rowspan="2" |Plosive
+! |<small>voiceless</small>
+| '''p''' /p/
+| '''t''' /t/
+|
+| '''c''' /k/
+|
+| ('''ȝ''' /ʔ/)<sup>1</sup>
+|-
+! |<small>voiced</small>
+| '''b, v''' /b/
+| '''d''' /d/
+|
+| '''g''' /g/
+|
+|
+|-
+! rowspan="2" style="" |Fricative
+! |<small>voiceless</small>
+| '''f''' /f/
+| '''s''' /s/
+| '''š''' /ʃ/
+|
+| '''ch, ħ''' /χ/
+|rowspan="2" | ('''h''' /h~ɦ/)<sup>1</sup>
+|-
+! |<small>voiced</small>
+|
+| '''z''' /z/
+|
+|
+| '''r''' /ʁ/
+|-
+! colspan="2" |Approximant
+|
+| '''l''' /l/
+| '''j''' /j/
+|
+|
+|
+|}
+:<sup>1</sup> Silent in everyday speech.
+===Vowels===
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-break}}
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
+|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} vowels (oral)'''
+|-
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; "|
+! colspan="2" style="width: 120px; " |Front
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Central
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Back
+|-
+! |<small>unrounded</small>
+! |<small>rounded</small>
+|-
+! style="" |Close
+| '''i, y''' /i/
+|
+| '''u''' /ʉ/
+|
+|-
+! style="" |Near-close
+| [ɪ]
+| [ʏ]
+| [ə]
+|
+|-
+! style="" |Mid
+| '''e, ê''' /e/
+| '''ô''' /ø/
+|
+| '''â, o''' /o/
+|-
+! style="" |Open
+|
+| [ɞ]
+| '''a''' /a/
+|
+|}
+{{col-break}}
+{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
+|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} vowels (nasal)'''
+|-
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; "|
+! colspan="2" style="width: 120px; " |Front
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Central
+! rowspan="2" style="width: 60px; " |Back
+|-
+! |<small>unrounded</small>
+! |<small>rounded</small>
+|-
+! style="" |Close
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+! style="" |Near-close
+| '''in, yn''' /ɪ̃/
+|
+|
+| '''un''' /ʊ̃/
+|-
+! style="" |Mid
+| '''ên''' /ɛ̃/
+| '''ôn''' /œ̃/
+| [ə̃]
+| '''ân, on''' /ɔ̃/
+|-
+! style="" |Open
+|
+|
+| '''an, en''' /ɐ̃/
+|
+|}
+{{col-end}}
+====Vowel reduction====
+Vowels are reduced in unstressed syllables.
+{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style="text-align: center;"
+|-
+!|Phoneme
+!|Reduced
+|-
+|/i/
+|[ɪ]
+|-
+|/y/
+|[ʏ]
+|-
+|/e/
+|[ɪ]
+|-
+|/ø/
+|[ʏ]
+|-
+|/æ/
+|[ə]
+|-
+|/ɔ/
+|[ɞ]
+|-
+|/œ̃/
+|[ə̃]
+|}
+==Orthography==
+{{PAGENAME}} orthography is fairly conservative.
+[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[Category:Talmic languages]]
+[[Category:Pfeuno-K'aitian languages]]