Ęndehl

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Ęndehl is a colllang by Fenhl, Ienpw III, and ##conlang members TooManyToasters (aka Linguifex) and Uiri.

Phonology

Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-alv. Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive b t d k g q
Fricative β s x χ
Approximants ɹ j ʁ
Trill
Lateral Approximant l
  • before l/ɹ/ʁ, /b/ is realized as [p].
  • the affricate /ts/ is realized as [tʃ].
Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High i u
Near-high
High-mid e o
Mid ə
Low-mid ɛ ɔ
Near-low æ
Low ɑ
  • [æ] and [a] are in free variation.
  • Vowels occur in the usual high tone and a phonemically distinct low tone. /ə/ is toneless and usually pronounced on the same tone as the high-tone vowels.

Syllable structure

The structure of Ęndehl syllables can be described in pseudo-awkwords-code as:

(C(L))V(s/l/N)

with the following parameters:

  • C=any consonant, or any of the affricates [ts/kx]
  • L=l/ɹ/ʁ
  • N=m/n/ŋ
  • V=any vowel

Stress

alternating (iambic/trochaic) stress centered on the penultimate syllable

Orthography

tba

See also