Proto-Choogo

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Proto-Choogo
Spoken in:
Conworld:
Total speakers:
Genealogical classification:
Proto-Choogo
Basic word order:
Morphological type: synthetic
Morphosyntactic alignment:
Writing system:
Created by:
Qwynegold

Proto-Choogo is an a posteriori language based on Japanese. It is the parent language of Shochakbẽ, Teekaabẽ, Ũlyuubẽ, Tosamabẽ, Linkōbẽ, Akabẽ, Tôbẽ, Seebẽ and Yōbẽ.

Phonology

Consonants

Below are approximate tables of the Proto-Choogo's phoneme and allophone inventory.

Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-alv. Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasals /m/ /n/ [ŋ]
<m> <n> <n>
Plosives [p] /b/ /t/ /d/ [ɟ] /k/ /ɡ/
<pp> <b> <t> <d> <j> <k> <g>
Fricatives /f/ /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ [ç] /h/
<f> <s> <z> <sh> <h(y)> <h>
Affricates /ts/ /tʃ/ /dʲʒ/
<ts> <ch> <j>
Approximants /j/
<j>
Lateral Approximant /l/
<l>

Vowels


Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High /i/ [ɯ] /u/
<i> <u> <u>
Near-high [ɪ] [ʊ]
<i> <u>
High-mid /e/ [ɤ] /o/
<e> <o> <o>
Mid
Low-mid [ɛ]
<e>
Near-low
Low /ä/ [ɑ]
<a> <a>

Proto-Choogo has phonemic length for all vowels and the consonants m, n, t, s, ʃ, ts and . Both /bː/ and /hː/ are realized as [pː]. Nasalization contrast also exists for all vowels.

The syllable structure is (C)V(V)(V)(V)(C).