Mountain Dwarvish
Pulmonic Consonants
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Bi-
labial
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Labio-
dental
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Alveolar
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Post-
alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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Other
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Plosive
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p “p”
b “b”
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t “t”
d “d”
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c “ky”
Ɉ “gy”
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k “k”
g “g”
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Palatalized Plosive
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pj “py”
bj “by”
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tj “ty”
dj “dy”
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Nasal
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m “m”
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n “n”
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ɲ “ny”
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Palatalized Nasal
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mj “my”
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Trill
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r “rr”
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Fricative
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f “f”
v“v”
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Ɵ “tt”
ð “dd”
s “s”
z “z”
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ʃ “ss”
ʒ “zz”
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x~ɣ “x”
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h “h”
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Palatalized Fricative
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fj “fy”
vj “vy”
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sj “sy”
zj “zy”
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hj “hy”
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Lateral Fricative
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(ɬ) “ll”
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Approximate
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(ɹ) ‘r’
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j “y”
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Lateral Approximate
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l “l, r, ll”
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Affricates
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Non-Palatal
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tʃ “q”
dʒ “j”
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tɬ “tl”
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Palatal
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tʃj “qy”
dʒj “jy”
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Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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High
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i “i”
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ɨ “ï”
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u “u”
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Middle
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e “e”
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ǝ “ë”
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o “o”
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Low
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ɛ “ea” æ “ae”
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a “a”
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Diphthongs
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oi “oy” ai “ay”
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Syllable Structure:
(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)
ex. strondl
No gemination in allowed in Mountain Dwarvish, though it was allowed in proto-dwarvish.
This has led to the creation of several new phonemes, which can be seen below.
Always resistant to change, however, Mountain Dwarvish writes the words the same as in
proto-dwarvish.
This has led to the creation of several new phonemes, which can be seen below.
Always resistant to change, however, Mountain Dwarvish writes the words the same as in
proto-dwarvish.
Palatalized consonants before /i/ and /e/. For /m/, before /ɨ/, as /ɨ/ comes from a break with *i
*i > ɨ /m_
ɨ/_#
else > i
*ae> æ
*ea> ɛ
*s> ʃ/s_
else >s
*z> ʒ/z_
else >z
*t> Ɵ/t_
else >t
*d> ð/d_
else >d
*n> ɲ/_i
ɲ/_e
else >n
*ǝ> Ø/C1_C1
Ø/_#
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