Proto-Choogo

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 inventory. Sounds in parenthesis only exist as allophones.

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 tʃ. 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).