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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
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|-
|+'''Consonant phonemes'''
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|
!colspan="2" | Labial
!colspan="2" | Dental
!rowspan="2" | Alveolar
!rowspan="2" | Retroflex
!rowspan="2" | Palatal
!rowspan="2" | Velar
!rowspan="2" | Radical
!rowspan="2" | Glottal
|-
! <small>plain</small>
! <small>pal.</small>
! <small>plain</small>
! <small>pal.</small>
|-
!colspan="2"| Nasal
| m || mʲ
| n̪ ||
|
| ɳ
| ɲ
|
|
|
|-
!rowspan="2" | Stop<br/>/Affricate
!<small>tenuis</small>
| p || pʲ
| t̪
| ||
| ʈ
| tɕ
| k
|
| ʔ
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
| b || bʲ
| d ||
|
| ɖ
| d͡ʑ
| g
|
|
|-
!rowspan="2"|Fricative
!<small>voiceless</small>
| f || fʲ
| θ  || θʲ
| s
| ʂ
| ɕ
| x
| ħ
| h
|-
!<small>voiced</small>
| v || vʲ
| ð || ðʲ
| z
|
| ʑ
| ɣ
| ʕ
|
|-
!colspan=2| Trill
| ||
| ||
| rˠ r̝
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan=2| Approximant
| w ||
| ɫ || ʎ
|
| ɻ
| j
|
|
|
|}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===

Revision as of 03:58, 9 November 2015

Nurian is a Talsmic language descending from Themsarian.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Radical Glottal
plain pal. plain pal.
Nasal m ɳ ɲ
Stop
/Affricate
tenuis p ʈ k ʔ
voiced b d ɖ d͡ʑ g
Fricative voiceless f θ θʲ s ʂ ɕ x ħ h
voiced v ð ðʲ z ʑ ɣ ʕ
Trill rˠ r̝
Approximant w ɫ ʎ ɻ j

Vowels

Grammar

Somewhat unusually, Nurian is verb-final with prepositions and modifier-modified order.