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That's the word for it. Thank you for the links.
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Don't forget ablaut, umlaut etc
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In English, ablaut is used to distinguish tenses in some words, or plurals.

And consonants are mutated distinguishing nouns and verbs.

Examples:

sing - sang - sung
/siŋ/ - /sæŋ/ - /sʌŋ/

mouse (singular) - mice (plural)
/maʊs/ - /maɪs/

breath (n) - breathe (v) (voicing of consonant)

/brɛθ/ - /briːð/
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Which language is this?

ލޭގެ ތެރެއަށްދޫކުރާ ހޯރމޯން އެކެވެ. މިއީ އަމިނޯ އެސިޑް ތައިރޯސީން

I saw it on Wikipedia under available translations. I am really liking the script. Which language?
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Dhivehi. How did you miss the screen tip?
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MrKrov wrote:Dhivehi. How did you miss the screen tip?
Thanks!
I wasn't really paying attention to it. I just clicked it to go look more at it.
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Is there any good reason why the IPA doesn't show the palatal ejective? I notice Krov is using said phoneme in a lang, but I don't know of any natlangs that use it and am unsure if there is a reason why it would not be in the IPA. any help?
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Found you one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nez_Perce_language

You may as well ask why there's no retroflex one or a dental one, or any fricative ones even tho those exist too.
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I suppose I may get more luck here, is it more likely for /T/ (and its voiced counterpart) to come from a split with /s/ or a conditional lenition of /t/?
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From /t/ would most likely depend if the other plosives are leniting. Otherwise, from /s/ and ɡet yourself a new /s/ from whereever.
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MrKrov wrote:Found you one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nez_Perce_language

You may as well ask why there's no retroflex one or a dental one, or any fricative ones even tho those exist too.
Thanks Krov. Can you direct me to where I can find some of the other natlangs that have the ejectives you mention?
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Thanks a ton.
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At one time, I found a website with audio samples of ~40 languages. Now I don't remember what it was called, just that the speakers were telling a story.

Does anyone know of any website like that?
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Hmmm, I only know about a website with recordings in 5930 languages....

sorry.

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http://globalrecordings.net/

(It's some Christian missionary site, regardless of what you think of proselytizing Christians, they still have recordings in loads and loads and loads of languages.)
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Is there any language distinguishing plain vowels, long vowels, pharyngealized short vowels and pharyngealized long vowels?
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Wanderer wrote:Hmmm, I only know about a website with recordings in 5930 languages....

sorry.

:mrgreen:

http://globalrecordings.net/

(It's some Christian missionary site, regardless of what you think of proselytizing Christians, they still have recordings in loads and loads and loads of languages.)
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Thanks. Also, using UPSID I could find a couple references about such a distinction.
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