The CBB

/m mː n nː ŋ ŋː ɴ ɴː/ <m M n N ŋ Ŋ g G> /p pː t k kː q qː/ <p P t k K q Q> /t͡sː/ <Z> /f̬ː v s sː ɬ̬ː x̬ː ɣ χˬː ʁ/ <F v s S Ɬ X ğ X̌ ř> /l j/ <l j> /i iː uː/ <i ī ū> /eː o/ <ē o> /ɛ/ <æ> /aː ɑ/ <ā å> /aːj äj/ <āj äj> Next: /b t/ /s/ /i u a/ /b/ > [ʙ̆] /C_V /baa i tbu tbabbia sbabba bbubu i | tbubbus...

/p b t̪ d k ɡ ʔ/ <p b t d k g > /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ñ ŋ> /f v s h ɦ/ <f v s h h> /r/ <r> /w j/ <w y> /i u e ə a/ <i u e o a> /ʔ/ is unwritten /tambrafin ɲifam grə a faŋgraf || mətvraŋgin ɲifa gam awi baɦdarmi || nimgen ərumner bratrə gamvrenmi erimtrebad || warik kuvrenmas ɲimi/ Tambrafin ñifam gro a faŋ...

Some absolutely hideous Vimā verb stems: +---------+----------+----------------+ |Present | Future | Meaning | +---------+----------+----------------+ | fədaš | fənəš | ‘hunt’ | | fədərta | fənəθə | ‘die’ | | fəpə | fkəf | ‘drink’ | | fəšæ | fkər | ‘argue’ | | fəša | fkər | ‘fall down’ | | fəšō | fk...

/s/ is laminodental before other consonants. /s/ is apicoalveolar when it is not followed by another consonant. The sequence /ss/ is also possible. It is pronounced as a long laminodental sibilant. There is thus a contrast between [s and [s̪:]. sâm [sa̰m] 'a young person' s-sâm [s̪:a̰m] 'the young ...

Thinking about this family for somewhere on Kokhene Protolang: ɸ t~ɾ s k ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ʔ w j i ĩ ʉ ʉ̃ u ũ e ẽ ɵ ɵ̃ ɛ ɛ̃ ɔ ɔ̃ a ã /ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ʔ/ > [m n ɲ ŋ] /_V[+nasal], _$ /t/ > [ɾ] /(C,V)_ Like lots of Papuan languages *ɸ t~ɾ s k pattern as a voiceless series corresponding to "voiced" *ᵐb ⁿd ⁿ...

/p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ k͡p k͡pʰ ʔ/ <b p d t g k v q '> /f s ʃ h/ <f s sh h> /t͡s t͡sʰ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ/ <z c zh ch> /m n ŋ ŋ͡m/ <m n ŋ ɱ> /l j w/ <l y w> /r/ <r> /i iː u uː/ <i ī u ū> /ɪ ʊ/ <ĭ ŭ> /eː oː/ <ē ō> /ɛ ɛː ɔː/ <ĕ e o> /a/ <a> Next: /p ʔ/ /s ʕ/ /n/ /ⱱ ɾ/ /i u ɪ ʊ ɛ ɔ a/ /i˥ i˩ i˥˩/ /pʊ˥˩ ʔⱱɔ˩ ⱱɪ˩ sa˩ ɾɛ˥˩...

Visiem pieaugušiem kailžaungliemežiem iztrūkst jebkāda veida čaula. /ʋisi̯em pi̯eau̯xuʂi̯em kai̯ɭɽau̯nxɭi̯emeɽi̯em ið̞tʁuːkst jeɸkaːθa ʋei̯θa ʈau̯ɭa/ [ʋiˈʑi̯ɛ̃m pʰi̯eˌʔæʊ̯.ɣʊˈʝi̯ɛ̃m ˌkʰɑɪ̯ʟ.ɽæ̃ʊ̯̃ŋˌxʎ̥i̯ɛ̃mɛˈɟ̆i̯ɛ̃m ið̞ˈt̠ʁ̥ɯ̽ʊ̯kst jɛɸˈkʰɑæ̯.ðɐ ˈʋœɪ̯.ðɐ ˈʈʰæʊ̯.ɭɐ] vis=iem pieaug-uš=iem kailžaun-gli...

/m n ŋ/ <m n j> /p t k/ <p t k> /kʼ ʔ ʔ͡h/ <g q x> /t͡s/<c> /f v vʷ s sʰ h/ <f b v z s h> /l w/ <l w> /ɾ ɺ/ <r d> /i u/ <i u> /e̞ o̞/ <e o> /ä/ <a> /ɪ̟j ɪ̟ȇ̞ ʊ̠w ʊ̠ȏ̞/ <iy ie uw uo> /ɛ̠ȇ̞ ɛ̠ä̯ ɔ̟ä̯ ɔ̟ȏ̞/ <ei ea oa ou> Next: /b t d ʤ k ʔ/ /s h/ /j w/ /i u e o æ a/ /à á/ /wàhàjǽ twá | dèjòsǽ twà | dè ...

Pan-Tumbleweed orthography I have some plans for an orthography which can be used consistently throughout all the Tumbleweed languages with no need for confusion. It's pretty similar to Australianist orthography but with a few divergences. Places of articulation The three basic places of articulati...

Nominal morphology I'm trynna power through proto-Click so as I don't get distracted and procrastinate. This means I won't be going into much depth with anything but hopefully the descendants will be better for it (i.e. they'll actually exist). As in basically all languages nouns display less morph...

Knox Adjacent wrote: ↑27 Feb 2023 20:58 I'm unconvinced the extra laminal-apical distinctions could be anything but voicing.

Just be glad I didn't put an apical uvular in there.

Possible inventory for proto-Northeast Coast Tumbleweed: /p t̪ t̺ ʈ c k kʷ/ *p th t rt ty k kw /pʰ t̪ʰ t̺ʰ ʈʰ cʰ kʰ kʷʰ/ *p‘ th‘ t‘ rt‘ ty‘ k‘ kw‘ /p’ t̪’ t̺’ ʈ’ c’ k’ kʷ’/ *p’ th’ t’ rt’ ty’ k’ kw’ /m n̪ n̺ ɳ ɲ ŋ ŋʷ/ *m nh n rn ny ŋ ŋw /m’ n̪’ n̺’ ɲ’/ *m’ nh’ n’ rn’ /l̺ l̪/ *lh l /l̪’ l̺’ ʎ’/ *lh’ ...

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How about a lang with a *pervasive* apical-laminal contrast? Peripheral Dental Alveolar Palatal api lam api lam api lam api lam Stop /b/ /k/ /d̪͆/ /t̻/ /d̺/ /t̠/ /ɖ/ /c/ Nasal /m/ /ŋ/ /n̪͆/ /n̻/ /n̺/ /n̠/ /ɳ/ /ɲ/ Lateral /ʟ/ /l̪͆/ /l̻/ /l̺/ /l̠/ /ɭ/ /ʎ/ Liquid /ʙ̆/ /ɰ/ /ɾ̪͆/ /ɹ̻/ /ɾ̺/ /ɹ̠/ /ɽ/ /j/ O...

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/mʲ mˠ mˤ n̪ʲ nʲ~ɲ nˠ nˤ ŋ/ <m m m nh n n n ng> /pʲ' pˠ' pˤ' t̪ʲ' t̪͡θʲ' tʲ'~c' t͡s' tˠ' tˤ' k' k͡x'/ <p' p' p' th' z' t' s' t' t' k' x'> /pʲ pˠ pˤ t̪ʲ tʲ~c t͡s tˠ tˤ k ʔ/ <p p p th t z t k h'> /βʲ βˠ βˤ ðʲ s ɣ ħ h/ <v v v d s g q h> /lʲ~ʎ lˠ~ʟ lˤ~ʟ̠ r j/ <l l l r y> /ˤi ˤy ˤɯ ˤu ˤi̞ ˤy̞ ˤɯ̞ ˤu̞ ˤɪ ...

It appears that 2018 me is not as smart as I hoped he would be. I'll have to get round to fixing that some time.

DesEsseintes wrote: ↑24 Feb 2023 14:30 VaptuantaDoi’s überminimalist protolangs gave me this idea:

*n *g *h *r *w *e *i *u

Would be fun.

I am, quite drun right now, but, t5ZI think that inventory is lovely. Five consonants though? That's a bit too much.

You can call me Doi though, i think VaptuantaDoi is a bit long aye

Astronomical context A long time ago (the best part of four years now), I was really into exoplanets and making planetary systems. I discovered recently a table of a ten-planet system which I have appropriated from past myself to use in the present: Body | Species Type Orbit Period T eq. Mass Radiu...

A double post, but so be it. The board's pretty slow at the moment so I'm doing my best to keep things going [:P] You’re doing great! We stan Hooray! In that case, here's three (edit: 4) (double edit: 7) more random phonologies. I sure do love making phonologies I'll never use instead of doing lite...