One user posts a short sentence in IPA and the next one applies a single phonological, morphological or syntactic change until that sentence becomes completely unrecognizable, i.e. it could not be considered related to the first one.
I am wondering if non-English phrases should be posted as not everyone here is aware of grammar of langugas other than English. I hesitate if I should psot the first one in Polish or English but choose Polish.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards each other in a spirit of brotherhood.
Otto Kretschmer wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020 19:18
Let's see if it will stick.
One user posts a short sentence in IPA and the next one applies a single phonological, morphological or syntactic change until that sentence becomes completely unrecognizable, i.e. it could not be considered related to the first one.
I am wondering if non-English phrases should be posted as not everyone here is aware of grammar of langugas other than English. I hesitate if I should psot the first one in Polish or English but choose Polish.
We used to have a game like this, back a while. I think it was deleted during the server crisis earlier. (Also I believe the preference is now that more than one change happen to the sentence, to prevent clogging). Generally we provided a romanization, a gloss, and an IPA transcription.
<human beings-óll they-are bórn free ǽnd equal in dignity ǽnd rights. They-are endowed with reason ǽnd conscience and they-should act towards other-each in spirit-a of brotherhood.>
human beings-all they-are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They-are endowed with reason and conscience and they-should act towórds other-each in spirit-a of brotherhood.
Rule 1: Determiners are postappended to the noun head
Rule 2: /æ/ breaks to /ɛə̯/ in various scenarios (behind m, n, d, g, v, ð, z, l codas), marked with an <ǽ>
Rule 3: Personal pronouns are preappended to all finite verb froms, while explicit pronouns are deleted where implicit marking suffices
Rule 4: /ɔ/ breaks to /ɔ̯ɑ/in various scenarios (behind ŋ, d, g, ð, r, l), marked with ó
Human beings-all they-are born free and equal dignity and rights=in. They-are endowed reason and conscience=with and they-should act other-each=towards spirit-a brotherhood=of=in.
Rule 1: Determiners are postappended to the noun head
Rule 2: /æ/ breaks to /ɛə̯/ in various scenarios (behind m, n, d, g, v, ð, z, l codas), marked with an <ǽ>
Rule 3: Personal pronouns are preappended to all finite verb froms, while explicit pronouns are deleted where implicit marking suffices
Rule 4: /ɔ/ breaks to /ɔ̯ɑ/in various scenarios (behind ŋ, d, g, ð, r, l), marked with ó
Rule 5: Prepositions become enclitics
Rule 6: Final obstruent devoicing
Rule 7: Vowels are lengthened in open, stressed syllables
translation - "wherever the king looked, there were plates of iron connected to bars which were covered with chalk and blood"
Typically we work with English sentences so that it's maximally accessible. We also generally only change the sentence once the sentence becomes clearly unrecognizable. Perhaps when that happens, you can provide this sentence, preferably with glosses.
<Hyumàn bîings-óll thé-år bórn frî ǽnt îquàl dignàtî-in ǽnt raits-in within. Thé-år endaut rîsàn-in ǽnd cånshàns-in with ǽnt thé-shut ækt ùthàr-îch-tàwórts spiràt-à-in brùthàrhut ùv.>
Human beings-all they-are born free and equal dignity=in and rights=in within. They-are endowed reason=in and conscience=in with and they-should act other-each=in towards spirit-a=in brotherhood of.
Rule 1: Determiners are postappended to the noun head
Rule 2: /æ/ breaks to /ɛə̯/ in various scenarios (behind m, n, d, g, v, ð, z, l codas), marked with an <ǽ>
Rule 3: Personal pronouns are preappended to all finite verb froms, while explicit pronouns are deleted where implicit marking suffices
Rule 4: /ɔ/ breaks to /ɔ̯ɑ/in various scenarios (behind ŋ, d, g, ð, r, l), marked with ó
Rule 5: Prepositions become enclitics
Rule 6: Final obstruent devoicing
Rule 7: Vowels are lengthened in open, stressed syllables
Rule 8: the "in" /ɪn/ enclitic becomes used as a prepositional case marker, it's original use being taken by postposition "within" /wɪðɪn/; most other enclitics become postpositions. Rule 6 devoicing still applies (ie /fordʌv/ -> /fort ʌv/)
Rule 9: Significant spelling reform results in words more closely matching their pronunciation, except the allophonic lengthening in Rule 7.
Rule 10: A chained front vowel shift shifts ɔɑ̯ > ɔa̯, forcing ɑ > æ > ɛ > ɪ > ɪi̯, {ɑː,æː} > ɛː > ɪː > iː, and iː -> iːjə -> iːcə, and ɛə -> ɛjə > ɛːcə
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 05 Jan 2021 14:53
by Otto Kretschmer
Would a separate thread gor npn English phrases be a good idea?
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 05 Jan 2021 17:56
by qwed117
No, I think this should be fine. If we really want to use a language other than English, we would simply need glosses. Regardless, we don't start anew until *after* the sentence is clearly distinct.
It is assumed that the value of /r/ has remained as the normal English [ɹʷ].
əC > C̩ when C is nasal or resonant
Former "and" [ɛcn̩t] is reduced to [n̩t] with the exception of one per sentence. [ɛc] <ǽ> is used as a copula after this, referencing the initial subject. [ɪi̯ˈɾɪi̯s] (from "it is") or [ðeːˈæɹʷ] is also added in some of these cases, for later subjects.
Approximants fortite initially or in stressed syllable onset: w ɹʷ > b <b>, j > dʒ <j>, l > d <d>. Deletion of /h/ if a cluster results, and geminates simplify.
Some spelling changes to reflect this. /ʌ/ is now spelled <ò>.
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 11 Jan 2021 16:30
by zyma
I've reintroduced the gloss. Hopefully everything lines up properly between the text, gloss, and transcription. I've also put all the previous "rules" under a spoiler.
<Hjumàn bîings-óll; ǽ thé-år bórn fbî ǽnt îquàl dignàtî-in ǽnt baits-in bithin. Ǽ thé-år endaut bîsàn-in ǽnd cånshàns-in bith ǽnt thé-shut ækt òthàr-îch-in tàbórts spiràt-à-in bithin; ǽ it-is bòthàrhut-in òv.>
Human beings-all; COP they-are born free and equal dignity=in and rights=in within. COP they-are endowed reason=in and conscience=in with and they-should act other-each=in towards spirit-a=in within; COP it-is brotherhood=in of.
Rule 1: Determiners are postappended to the noun head
Rule 2: /æ/ breaks to /ɛə̯/ in various scenarios (behind m, n, d, g, v, ð, z, l codas), marked with an <ǽ>
Rule 3: Personal pronouns are preappended to all finite verb froms, while explicit pronouns are deleted where implicit marking suffices
Rule 4: /ɔ/ breaks to /ɔ̯ɑ/in various scenarios (behind ŋ, d, g, ð, r, l), marked with ó
Rule 5: Prepositions become enclitics
Rule 6: Final obstruent devoicing
Rule 7: Vowels are lengthened in open, stressed syllables
Rule 8: the "in" /ɪn/ enclitic becomes used as a prepositional case marker, it's original use being taken by postposition "within" /wɪðɪn/; most other enclitics become postpositions. Rule 6 devoicing still applies (ie /fordʌv/ -> /fort ʌv/)
Rule 9: Significant spelling reform results in words more closely matching their pronunciation, except the allophonic lengthening in Rule 7.
Rule 10: A chained front vowel shift shifts ɔɑ̯ > ɔa̯, forcing ɑ > æ > ɛ > ɪ > ɪi̯, {ɑː,æː} > ɛː > ɪː > iː, and iː -> iːjə -> iːcə, and ɛə -> ɛjə > ɛːcə
Rule 11: It is assumed that the value of /r/ has remained as the normal English [ɹʷ].
Rule 12: əC > C̩ when C is nasal or resonant
Rule 13: Former "and" [ɛcn̩t] is reduced to [n̩t] with the exception of one per sentence. [ɛc] <ǽ> is used as a copula after this, referencing the initial subject. [ɪi̯ˈɾɪi̯s] (from "it is") or [ðeːˈæɹʷ] is also added in some of these cases, for later subjects.
Rule 14: Approximants fortite initially or in stressed syllable onset: w ɹʷ > b <b>, j > dʒ <j>, l > d <d>. Deletion of /h/ if a cluster results, and geminates simplify.
Rule 15: Some spelling changes to reflect this. /ʌ/ is now spelled <ò>.
Rule 16: [b] becomes [w] when preceded by another obstruent in the onset of a syllable, and [c] assimilates to a following obstruent in voicing and POA.
Rule 17: The enclitic <-in> is now used on noun phrases followed by the postposition <òv>. Noun phrases marked with <-in> but not followed by a postposition are now followed by <bithin>.
Rule 18: [n̩ ɹ̩ʷ ɫ̩] become [ə̃ ɵ ɵ], and [ɪi̯ ɔ̯a aɪ̯ aʊ̯] become [əɪ̯ wa æɪ̯ ɒʊ̯].
Human beings-all n'of; COP they-are born free and equal dignity=in and rights=in within. COP they-are endowed reason=in and conscience=in with and they-should act other-each=in towards spirit-a=in within; COP it-is brotherhood=in n'of.
1. òv becomes nòv, and quasi-genitive -s becomes -ns, when not representing a proper genitive. nòv is added when there's no quasi-genitive form as well, when the meaning would indicate it should.
For example: (X's Y) as in Y belonging to X gets òv or -s, while (X's Y) as in Y associated with X gets nòv or -ns.
2. i̯ u̯ are reanalyzed as coda /j w/. Glides combine with following and preceding consonants:
/j/ + /n ŋ t d ts dz tʃ dʒ k g θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h ɾ/ > /ɲ ɲ ts dz tɕ dʑ tɕ dʑ tɕ dʑ s z ɕ ʑ ɕ ʑ ɕ j/
/ɹʷ/ + /n ŋ t d ts dz tʃ dʒ k g θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h ɾ/ > /ɳʷ ŋʷ ʈʂʷ ɖʐʷ ʈʂʷ ɖʐʷ ʈʂʷ ɖʐʷ kʷ gʷ ʂʷ ʐʷ ʂʷ ʐʷ ʂʷ ʐʷ ʂʷ ɾ/
/w/ + /ŋ tʃ dʒ k g ʃ ʒ h ɾ/ > /ŋʷ ʈʂʷ ɖʐʷ kʷ gʷ ʂʷ ʐʷ xʷ w/
/l/ + /n ŋ t d ts dz tʃ dʒ k g f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h ɾ/ > /n ŋ tɬ dɮ tɬ dɮ tɬ dɮ kʟ̝̥ gʟ̝ ɬ ɮ ɬ ɮ ɬ ɮ ɬ ɮ ɬ ɾ/
3. /c/ merges into /tɕ/ and remaining /tʃ dʒ/ become /tɕ dʑ/ if before a front vowel or /ʈʂʷ ɖʐʷ/ before a back vowel. /ə̃/ from /n̩/ counts as front, but /ə̃/ from /ŋ̩/ and /ʊ̃/ from /m̩/ count as back.
4. Vowel regularization: /æ ʌ ɒ ɵ ɪ ʊ/ > /a ə ɔ o ɨ u/
5. Adjacent vowels become separated by one of /h ɕ xʷ/ depending on their value.
New phonology:
/m n ɳʷ ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/
/p b t d ts dz tɬ dɮ ʈʂʷ ɖʐʷ tɕ dʑ k g kʷ gʷ kʟ̝̥ gʟ̝ ʔ/
/f v θ ð s z ɬ ɮ ʂʷ ʐʷ ɕ ʑ xʷ h/
/w ɹʷ ɾ l j/
/i i: ɨ ɨ: u u:/
/e e: ə ə: o o:/
/ɛ ɛ: a a: ɔ ɔ:/
/ə̃ ʊ̃/
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 25 Jan 2021 01:42
by ɶʙ ɞʛ
1. <;> becomes <fnord> /fnwaɖʐʷ/, as the symbol becomes viewed as outdated
2. Verbs move to the end of segments, before only pre/postpositions.
3. /ɳʷ/ merges into /ŋʷ/; all word-final /m n/ also merge into /ŋ/.
Human beings-all n'of fnord COP born free and equal dignity=in and rights=in they-are within. COP endowed reason=in and conscience=in they-are with, and they-should other-each=in towards spirit-a=in act within fnord COP brotherhood=in it-is n'of.
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the wood-bug. It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 12 May 2021 18:31
by jimydog000
Phonology:
/m n/ <m n>
/pʰ~pɸ tʰ~ts kʰ~kx/ <p t k>
/b d ɖʐ g/ <b d j g>
/s z/ <s z>
/l j ʕ/ <l y h>
/i y ʊ ə ɔ æ ɐ/ <i u ŭ ĕ o e a>
/əi əy əɤ æi ɒæ oy/ <ĕi ĕu ĕŭ ei óe ou>
/kʰæi̯pɸmɒæ̯kx m̩ɖʐoy̯lʕ sɔ ʕm̩tʰəɤ̯ bɒæ̯bɒæ̯ sɔ ənsɖʐoy̯lʕ/
<Keip-móek m-joulh so hmtĕŭ bóebóe so ĕns-joulh>
AUG-INESS PRED-insect COP concern title-title COP wood-insect
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the wood-bug."
/i ənspʰəy̯s imɒæ̯kxtʰʊlʕi g | nʕɐjæi̯g m̩skʰɔlz sɔ ənskʰæi̯pʰəmtskx g | zʕɔm g/
<i ĕns-pĕus i-móek-tŭlhi g | Nhayei-g m-skolz so ĕns-keip-ĕmtk g | Z-hom g>
NEG wood-preserve INESS-home 3p.s | eat-3p.s PRED-sap COP wood-AUG-plant 3p.s | DEF-poison 3p.s
"It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."
>
{k,kx} → ʔ / _C
ʕ → ʔˤ / _C
Cʕ → Cˤ
Negative marker attaches to a 'dummy' copula.
/kʰæi̯pɸmɒæ̯kx m̩ɖʐoy̯lˤ sɔ ʔˤm̩tʰəɤ̯ bɒæ̯bɒæ̯ sɔ ənsɖʐoy̯lˤ/
<Keip-móek m-joulh so hmtĕŭ bóebóe so ĕns-joulh>
AUG-INESS PRED-insect COP concern title-title COP wood-insect
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the wood-bug."
/iso ənspʰəy̯s mɒæ̯ʔtʰʊlˤi g | nˤɐjæi̯g m̩skʰɔlz sɔ ənskʰæi̯pʰəmtsʔ g | zˤɔm g/
<i-so ĕns-pĕus móek-tŭlhi g | Nhayei-g m-skolz so ĕns-keip-ĕmtk g | Z-hom g>
NEG-COP wood-preserve INESS-home 3p.s | eat-3p.s PRED-sap COP wood-AUG-plant 3p.s | DEF-poison 3p.s
"It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 12 May 2021 20:30
by jimydog000
z → r
s → h
{ts,tʰ} → s
kx → x
kʰ → k
{pʰ,pɸ} → p
g → k
ɖʐ → d
#k# → x̩
{i y ʊ ə ɔ æ ɐ} → i y u ə ɔ ɛ ɐ
{əi əy əɤ æi ɒæ oy} → iː yː oː ɛː ɔː uː
ɐ → ɑ / Cˤ_
nh → hn
/kɛːpmɔːx m̩duːlˤ hɔ ʔˤm̩soː bɔːbɔː hɔ əhnduːlˤ/
<Keip-móek m-joulh so hmtĕŭ bóebóe so ĕns-joulh>
AUG-INESS PRED-insect COP concern title-title COP wood-insect
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the wood-bug."
/iho əhnpyːh mɔːʔsulˤi x̩ | nˤɑjɛːk m̩hkɔlr hɔ əhnkɛːpəmsʔ x̩ | rˤɔm x̩/
<i-so ĕns-pĕus móek-tŭlhi g | Nhayei-g m-skolz so ĕns-keip-ĕmtk g | Z-hom g>
NEG-COP wood-preserve INESS-home 3p.s | eat-3p.s PRED-sap COP wood-AUG-plant 3p.s | DEF-poison 3p.s
"It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 14 May 2021 18:55
by ɶʙ ɞʛ
1. The discovery of a related, smaller species leads this species to be named the "greater wood-bug", adding a prefix /kɛːp/ to /əhnduːlˤ/.
2. x̩ > ɯ.
3. When /ɯ/ is adjacent to its referenced word, and that word is a noun, an infix /tɔ:k/ is added between them.
4. Nasal assimilation; following this, m̩ n̩ ŋ̩̩ > õ ɛ̃ ɯ̃.
5. ʔˤ > ʡ, and /ʡ/ is now written <q>.
6. /lr/ sequences are separated by an epenthetic /ɛ/.
Current phonology:
/m n ŋ/ <m~n>
/p b t d k ʡ ʔ/ <p b t j~d k q k>
/s x h/ <s~t k~g s>
/l r j/ <l z y>
/ⓒˤ/ <h>
/kɛːpmɔːx ɛ̃duːlˤ hɔ ʡɛ̃soː bɔːbɔː hɔ kɛːpəhɛ̃duːlˤ/
<Keip-móek m-joulh so qmtĕŭ bóebóe so keip-ĕns-joulh>
AUG-INESS PRED-insect COP concern title-title COP AUG-wood-insect
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the greater wood-bug."
/ihɔ əhõpyːh mɔːʔsulˤi ɯ | nˤɑjɛːk hɯ̃kɔlɛr hɔ əhɯ̃̃kɛːpənsʔ ɯ | rˤɔntɔ:kɯ/
<i-so ĕns-pĕus móek-tŭlhi g | Nhayei-g m-skolz so ĕns-keip-ĕmtk g | Z-hom-toek-g>
NEG-COP wood-preserve INESS-home 3p.s | eat-3p.s PRED-sap COP wood-AUG-plant 3p.s | DEF-poison-have-3p.s
"It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 15 May 2021 00:22
by eldin raigmore
If you die when it bites you, it’s venomous.
If you die when you bite it, it’s poisonous.
Which one is meant?
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 15 May 2021 04:15
by qwed117
eldin raigmore wrote: ↑15 May 2021 00:22
If you die when it bites you, it’s venomous.
If you die when you bite it, it’s poisonous.
Which one is meant?
Should you be in an encounter with it we shall let you know
1. A stress system develops with primarily ultimate stress, except in words with short final vowels
2. Stressed syllables begin with allophonic aspirates and glottalization
3. Epiglottals trigger retraction of /{i y} ɯ u/ > /{ɪ ʏ} ɯ̽ ʊ/ > /ɛ ə ɔ/, regardless of length in adjacent syllables
4. /ɔ:/ is lowered to /a~ɑ/
5. The numeral /i:ta/ 'one' becomes used as a indefinite article
Current phonology:
/m n ŋ/ <m~n>
/p~pʰ b t~tʰ d k~kʰ ʡ ʔ/ <p b t j~d k q k>
/s x h/ <s~t k~g s>
/l r j/ <l z y>
/ⓒˤ/ <h>
/(ˀ)/ <>
/i:ta kɛːpˈmˀax ɛ̃ˈdˀalˤ hɔ ʡɛ̃ˈsʰoː baˈbˀa hɔ kɛːpəhɛ̃ˈdˀalˤ/
<Ěitóe keip-móek m-jóelh so qmtĕŭ bóebóe so keip-ĕns-jóelh>
INDEF AUG-INESS PRED-insect COP concern title-title COP AUG-wood-insect
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the greater wood-bug."
/ˈihɔ əhõˈpʰyːh maʔˈsʰɔlˤɛ ɯ | nˤɑˈjˀɛːk hɯ̃kɔˈlˀɛr hɔ əhɯ̃̃kɛːˈpʰənsʔ ɯ | rˤɔnˈtʰakɯ/
<i-so ĕns-pĕus móek-tŭlhi g | Nhóeyei-g m-skolz so ĕns-keip-ĕmtk g | Z-hom-tóek-g>
NEG-COP wood-preserve INESS-home 3p.s | eat-3p.s PRED-sap COP wood-AUG-plant 3p.s | DEF-poison-have-3p.s
"It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 17 May 2021 07:42
by ɶʙ ɞʛ
1. Object nouns are now placed before their respective verbs.
2. Words ending in /l r/ gain an epenthetic vowel after that, /ɛ/ normally or /a/ if pharyngealized.
3. /ʕ lˤ rˤ/ merge as /ʁ/, and /ʡ/ > /q/.
4. /bˀ dˀ jˀ mˀ nˀ ŋˀ lˀ rˀ ʁˀ/ > /b͡p d͡t jd m͡b n͡d ŋ͡g l͡d d ɢ͡q/.
5. Unstressed non-nasal short vowels reduce: /ɯ/ > /∅/, /i ə/ > /ɯ/, /ɛ a/ > /ə/, /y u ɔ/ > /ʉ/.
/m~m͡b n~n͡d ŋ~ŋ͡g/ <m~n>
/p~pʰ b~b͡p t~tʰ d~d͡t k~kʰ q ʔ/ <p b t j~d k q k>
/s x h/ <s~t k~g s>
/l~l͡d r~d j~jd ʁ~ɢ͡q/ <l z y h~lh~zh>
/ⓒˤ/ <h>
/(ˀ)/ <>
/i y ɯ u/ <i u g ŭ>
/ɛ ə ɔ/ <e ĕ o>
/i: y: u:/ <ĕi ĕu ou>
/o:/ <ĕŭ>
/ɛ:/ <ei>
/a/ <óe>
/ɯ̃ õ ɛ̃/ <m~n>
/ˈi:tə kɛːpˈm͡bax ɛ̃ˈd͡taʁə hʉ qɛ̃ˈsʰoː bəˈb͡pa hʉ kɛːpɯhɛ̃ˈd͡taʁə/
<Ěitóe keip-móek m-jóelh so qmtĕŭ bóebóe so keip-ĕns-jóelh>
INDEF AUG-INESS PRED-insect COP concern title-title COP AUG-wood-insect
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the greater wood-bug."
/ˈihʉ ɯhõˈpʰyːh məʔˈsʰɔʁə ∅ | hɯ̃kʉˈl͡dɛrə nˤəjˈdɛːk hʉ ɯhɯ̃̃kɛːˈpʰənsʔ ∅ | ʁʉnˈtʰak/
<i-so ĕns-pĕus móek-tŭlhi g | M-skolz nhóeyei-g so ĕns-keip-ĕmtk g | Z-hom-tóek-g>
NEG-COP wood-preserve INESS-home 3p.s | PRED-sap eat-3p.s COP wood-AUG-plant 3p.s | DEF-poison-have-3p.s
"It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."
Re: phrase modifying game
Posted: 17 May 2021 17:40
by jimydog000
INDEF becomes a suffix after the noun it modifies... How does this work as it is now? INDEF applies not to nouns that are objects?
New affix: ʕɔzɐ- (Adverbaliser) which becomes > qɔrɐ- <qoza>
(technically we still have /ʕ/, the text just only had /ʕC/. But we'll do /ʕ/ > /q/.
h > j / V[+high]_V, V_V[+high]
ɛː > eː
l͡d > ʎ
m͡b n͡d ŋ͡g > ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
b͡p d͡t ɢ͡q > ɓ ɗ ɠ
Phonology:
/m~ᵐb n~ⁿd ŋ~ᵑɡ/ <m~n>
/p~pʰ b~ɓ t~tʰ d~d͡t k~kʰ q ʔ/ <p b t j~d k q k>
/s x h/ <s~t k~g s>
/l~ʎ r~d j~jd ʁ~ɠ/ <l z y-h h~lh~zh>
/ⓒˤ/ <h>
/(ˀ)/ <>
/i y ɯ u/ <i u g ŭ>
/ɛ ə ɔ/ <e ĕ o>
/iː yː uː/ <ĕi ĕu ou>
/eː oː/ <ei ĕŭ>
/a/ <óe>
/ɯ̃ õ ɛ̃/ <m~n>
/qɔrɐkeːpˈᵐbax ɛ̃ˈɗaʁəi:tə jʉ qɛ̃ˈsʰoː , bəˈɓa jʉ keːpɯjɛ̃ˈɗaʁə/
<qoza-keip-móek m-jóelh-ĕitóe so qmtĕŭ , bóebóe so keip-ĕns-jóelh>
ADVERB-AUG-INESS PRED-insect-INDEF COP concern, title-title COP AUG-wood-insect
"Deep within [dense forest] lies an insect of concern, named the greater wood-bug."
/ˈijʉ ɯjõˈpʰyːh məʔˈsʰɔʁə ∅ | jɯ̃kʉˈʎɛrə nˤəjˈdeːk jʉ ɯjɯ̃̃keːˈpʰənsʔ ∅ | ʁʉnˈtʰak/
<i-so ĕns-pĕus móek-tŭlhi g | M-skolz nhóeyei-g so ĕns-keip-ĕmtk g | Z-hom-tóek-g>
NEG-COP wood-preserve INESS-home 3p.s | PRED-sap eat-3p.s COP wood-AUG-plant 3p.s | DEF-poison-have-3p.s
"It is not [found] in processed indoor wood. It eats sap and [lives within] larger trees. It is poisonous."