The CBB

ⱱ̟ > w, resulting w: > w ŋj kj xj qj wj lj > ɲ t͡ɕ ɕ kj ɥ ʎ ŋɥ kɥ xɥ qɥ lɥ > ɲɥ t͡ɕɥ ɕɥ kw ʎɥ {m n ɳ ɲ ŋ l}{ɸ s ʂ ɕ x h} clusters gain an epenthetic stop Resulting 4 consonant clusters simplify, with the old fricative being dropped j ɥ > ∅ w after retroflexes Vowel lengths split from 2 to 3, with th...

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[ʃɤ̃ŋˈd͡ʒɒːvo] > [ʂŋɜ̃ˈd͡ʐɜɔ̯vɜ]

Neonnaut wrote: ↑12 Jan 2025 21:18 If you simply have the conjunction as an affix, it can create something I quite like where you have to wait until the end of the list to get the case of the noun. e.g: cat.and mouse.and dog.ERG see cheese.

That sounds fun.

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[ʃĩːːˈʃøː] > [ç̃ẽːj̃ˈʒøː]

Thank you for your feedback! I've asked for clarification on some of your comments below, but if you meant for those statements to be a bit ambiguous, let me know. [:)] It looks like you got the main level grouping correct: 1-3/4-6/7-10/11-12/13-15. I never assumed a separate second level in develo...

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[ʃẽɲɛ̃ˈʃeɫ] > [ʃẽ̯ĩə̯̃ˈʃeu̯]

/m n ɲ ŋ ɴ/ /p b p' ɓ t d t' ɗ c ɟ c' ʄ k g k' ɠ q ɢ q' ʛ ʔ ʔ' ʔ↓/ /f v fʰ v↓ s z sʰ z↓ ɕ ʑ ɕʰ ʑ↓ x ɣ xʰ ɣ↓ χ ʁ χʰ ʁ↓ h h↓/ /t͡s d͡z t͡s' ɗ͡z/ /w w̥ w̰ l l̥ l̰ r r̥ r̰ j j̊ j̰ ʟ ʟ̥ ʟ̰/ / i ʉ u ʊ ə æ ɒ/ /mi fʰæɲχɒʟ ʄlut'jæmχɒʟ ɕʰərən duʔ'əmsil̰ k'æʔ↓əz↓in mir̥ɕɒn ʄluɕʉɴʛɒ χʰiŋərən v↓æsjʊŋi fʰæɲmʉt͡s...

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[cẽɲæˈɕi̯er] > [t͡ɕẽɲæ̃ˈɕi̯eg͡ʟ]

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[ŋijaˈsʲiːɾu] > [gĩjaˈs̪ʲiːr̼]

Another proposal:

The words for “and” and “or” should default to /ma/ and /ɢa/ but should harmonize in some way with what they’re grammatically tied to and sometimes reduce to prefixes or suffixes. Maybe some related conjunctions should also work this way.

(1a) [t͡siˈɕeps] : (1b) [t͡syʎ̝̊ˈɲ̊uːm] (2a) [t͡ɕilˈʁef] : (2b) [t͡ɕyθˈθov] (3a) [ˈt͡ɕɛssɛts] : (3b) [ˈt͡ɕœstoɱv] < (1-3a) [t͡ɕiɬˈxeps] : (1-3b) [t͡ɕyʎ̝̊ˈɲ̊oɱv] (4a) [t͡ɕɪsˈqʰɐmʏr] : (4b) [t͡ɕɪsˈtoʊ̯bʏ̃] (5a) [ˈt͡ɕeɸəmoz] : (5b) [ˈt͡ɕessəmmõ] (6a) [silˈʀæmur] : (6b) [sin̥ˈn̥ɑʙũ] < (4-6a) [t͡ɕɪlˈχæm...

/p t ʈ k/ p t ct k /f θ s ɕ x h/ f z s sc x h /t͡ɕ/ c /m n ŋ/ m n g /l ɻ j ɥ w/ l rh y ẅ w /r/ r /i y u/ i ü u /e o/ e o /ə/ ă /a/ a /V˧ V˥ V˩ V˧˥ V˧˩/ 0 1 9 01 09 /m n ɲ ŋ ɴ/ /p b p' ɓ t d t' ɗ c ɟ c' ʄ k g k' ɠ q ɢ q' ʛ ʔ ʔ' ʔ↓/ /f v fʰ v↓ s z sʰ z↓ ɕ ʑ ɕʰ ʑ↓ x ɣ xʰ ɣ↓ χ ʁ χʰ ʁ↓ h h↓/ /t͡s d͡z t͡s...

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[jereˈliɹu] > [ileˈɹiru]

3-way metathesis, anyone?

a à â æ b c ç d e é è ê ë f g h i î ï j k l m n o ô œ p q r s t u ù û ü v w x y ÿ z a ɔ a: aɪ̯ b t͡s t͡ʃ d e ɪ ɛ e: ɤ ɸ g h i i: ɯ j k l m n o o: oɪ̯ p q ɾ s t u ʊ u: y β w ʃ ʊɪ̯ ɪʊ̯ z /m n/ m n /p b t d t͡s t͡ʃ k g q/ p b t d c ç k g q /ɸ β s z ʃ h/ f v s z x h /l ɾ j w/ l r j w /i i: y ɯ u u:/ i î...

/p b t d k g ʔ/ p b t d k g '
/f s ɕ ħ h/ f s ç x h
/t͡s t͡ɕ/ z c
/ʋ l j/ v l j
/r/ r

/i iː y yː u uː/ i ÿ y ẅ u w
/e eː ø øː o oː/ e ë ø œ o 8
/a aː/ a æ

/n̼ n ŋ/
/t̼ t̼ː~t̼' t tː~t' k kː~k' qː~q' ʔ/
/θ̼ χ h/
/ɾ̼ r̼ r̼̊/
/l ʟ ð̼̞͡ɰ/
/i ɯ u̼ e ɤ o̼ a ɒ̼/

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[jɑʒeˈʃivø] > [jɤr̠eˈɬiɹʷ]

[quote=WizardOfWar post_id=338657 time=<a href="tel:1734371007">1734371007</a> user_id=5054] [quote=HolyHandGrenade! post_id=338567 time=<a href="tel:1734014887">1734014887</a> user_id=5036] Junaidïdi Ästeitsi Ämerïkalo [junaiðɪˈði əsˈteits əmeɹɪˈkalo] (Ämerïkalo is ablative) yu...

I'd suggest all consonant clusters should max out at 4, with restrictions following sonority hierarchy, so that *βɢtm, *θkʃʁ, *ʃkth̪͆ would be allowed but *qʃk and *h̪͆ɴɬq wouldn't. Maybe if a cluster of more than 4 or one that violates sonority hierarchy is created, one or more of the consonants be...

Arayaz wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024 14:40

HolyHandGrenade! wrote: ↑20 Dec 2024 14:08 What about diphthongs?

Probably they can emerge from vowel hiatus.

Maybe also this, since plenty of languages already do something similar:

β > ʉ̯ V_C
ʁ > ɐ̯ V_C

Some might produce monophthongs instead:
oβ > u:
aʁ > a:
əʁ > ɜ:

I’ll nominate /t/ as well in case no one else does.