Spoiler:
After scrapping and remaking this conlang for the grand total of seven times, I believe I've finally arrived at something that pleases me. This means it's time to present it! (and to hope I don't scrap it all again)
Adunî is the native language of Adunê, a kingdom on the southwest of Tûdav. It is part of the same language family as Lohdan and it has not only been greatly influenced by Lohdan, but it has also influenced Lohdan. As such, you may notice many similarities between these two languages.
As always, I'm open to suggestions, comments and questions.
Phonology
Consonants
/p b t d k g/ <p b t d k g>
/m n/ <m n>
/f θ s z ʃ ʒ/ <ph th s~ss* z sh j>
/ʀ/ <h>
/ɾ/ <r>
/j/ <j>
/l/ <l>
*/s/ is written as <ss> between vowels in the romanization to make it easier to read. However, <s> and <ss> are represented by the same glyph in the native script.
Vowels
/i u ɛ ɔ ɑ/ <i u e o a>
/i: u: ɛ: ɔ: ɑ:/ <î û ê ô â>
Diphtongs
All Vj and jV diphtongs are allowed.
About /j/ <y>
When between two vowels, /j/ is considered a consonant. When it isn't between two vowels, it is considered a vowel forming a diphtong.
Examples:
The <y> in "Adûnîyi" /ɑ.du:.'ni:.ji/is treated as a consonant, while the <y> in "kabiryi" /kɑ.'bi.ɾji/ is treated as a vowel forming a diphtong with the following <i>.
Allophony
These are the allophones that occur in "standard" Adunî, which is the variety spoken in the capital of Adunê.
/ɾ/ is read as [r] word-initially and when it's the last phoneme of a consonantal cluster. Examples: roza ['rɔzɑ] ("sword"), azra ['ɑzrɑ] ("sea")
When /j/ comes immediately after a consonant, the consonant is palatalized instead. Example: kabiryi [kɑ'biɾʲi] ("foal")
Phonotactics
- Words cannot end nor begin with a consonantal cluster;
- Words cannot end in /u/ nor in Vj diphtongs;
- If a word ends in a consonant, it may only be one of these: /t d k m n ɾ l/;
- Other than the diphtongs stated above, no vowel clusters are allowed;
- The following consonantal clusters are allowed in the middle of a word:
sp, st, zd, sk, zg,
rp, rb, rt, rd, rk, rg,
pr, tr, dr, kr, gr, zr,
tph, tth.
Stress
Stress is based on syllable length, and follows the rules below:
- If the penultimate syllable is long, the word is a paroxytone. Example: atphârid /ɑt.'fɑ:.ɾid/ ("mane")
- If the above doesn't apply and the last syllable is long, the word is an oxytone. Example: Adunî /ɑ.du.'ni:/
- If the above doesn't apply and the antepenultimate syllable is long, the word is a proparoxytone. Example: atphâride /ɑt.'fɑ:.ɾi.dɛ/ (an inflected form of "atphârid")
- If the above doesn't apply, the word is a paroxytone. Example: lorik /'lɔ.ɾik/ ("horse rider")