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===Consonants===
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===Phonotactics===
The structure of the Fuómî́ syllable is CV(F), where V includes dipthongs and the category of final consonants F includes only /n/, /ɹ/ and /ʔ/. /w/ and /j/ do not occur in initial position before the ascending dipthongs /i̯ə/ and /u̯ɔ/.
==Grammar==
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The [[Morèi script]] has been used to write the Moraisic languages since 1727 CE, adsfdjkljdjk
Fuómî́ can also be written in the [[Jozunian script]], for reasons
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!Consonant
!Roman
!Jozunian
!Vowel
!Roman
!Jozunian
|-
| m
| m
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| a
| a
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|-
| n, [ŋ]
| n
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| ə
| e
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|-
| pʰ
| p
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| i
| i
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|-
| p
| b
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| ɔ
| o
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|-
| tʰ
| t
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| u
| u
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|-
| t
| d
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| i̯ə
| ie, ye (word-initial)
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|-
| [tɕʰ]
| q
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| u̯ɔ
| uo wo (word-initial)
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|-
| [tɕ]
| j
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| ei̯
| ei
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|-
| kʰ
| k
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| ai̯
| ai
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|-
| k
| g
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| au̯
| au
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|-
| ʔ
| '
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| ou̯
| eu
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|-
| f
| f
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|-
| s
| s
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|-
| [ɕ]
| x
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|-
| x
| h
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|-
| ɹ
| r
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|-
| j
| y
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|-
| w
| w
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|}
In addition, the following diacritics are used to mark tone:
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[[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Morèi]]
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Revision as of 11:05, 17 March 2023
Fuómî́ | |
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Fuómî́' | |
Pronunciation | /fu̯ɔ˨˩miʔ˦˥/ |
Native to | a lot |
Morei
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Early form | Old Fuómî́
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Morèi script, Jozunian script | |
Official status | |
Regulated by | me |
Fuómî́ is the most widely spoken Morèi language, spoken natively in the central states such as Kû́tế, Dáutâ and Wàitên, and throughout the wider region as a lingua franca. It is notable among the Morèi languages for having developed a rich tonal system.
History
Varieties
Phonology
The following tables show the consonants, vowels and tones of Fuómî́ in the standardised Dáutâ dialect:
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m | n | [ŋ] | |||
Stop | aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | [tɕʰ] | kʰ | |
unaspirated | p | t | [tɕ] | k | ʔ | |
Fricative | f | s | [ɕ] | x | ||
Approximant | ɹ | j | w |
[ŋ] is an allophone of /n/ before velar consonants; [tɕʰ] of /tʰ/ and /kʰ/, [tɕ] of /t/ and [ɕ] of /s/ and /h/ before /i/ or /j/.
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | ||
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Close | i | u | ||
Mid | ə | ɔ | ||
Open | a |
In addition there are the ascending dipthongs /i̯ə/ and /u̯ɔ/ and the descending dipthongs /ei̯/, /ai̯/, /au̯/ and /ou̯/. Sequences of /ə/, /i/, /i̯ə/ or /ei̯/ followed by /ɹ/ are realised as [ɚ]; such sequences with all other vowels and dipthongs as [a˞].
Tones
Tone number | Description | Tone letter | Example word | IPA | Meaning |
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1 | Low | ˧ | ge | /kə˧/ | (prepositional marker) |
2 | High | ˥ | tâ' | /tʰaʔ˥/ | "citadel" |
3 | Low falling | ˨˩ | gèun | /kou̯n˨˩/ | "kill" |
4 | High falling | ˥˩ | kầi | /kʰai̯˥˩/ | "marriage" |
5 | Low rising | ˩˨ | géu' | /kou̯ʔ˩˨/ | "sorghum" |
6 | High rising | ˦˥ | Kû́' | /kʰuʔ˦˥/ | (a river) |
7 | Falling-rising | ˧˨˦ | kěu' | /kʰou̯ʔ˧˨˦/ | "asphalt" |
Tone sandhi
lol, lmao
Phonotactics
The structure of the Fuómî́ syllable is CV(F), where V includes dipthongs and the category of final consonants F includes only /n/, /ɹ/ and /ʔ/. /w/ and /j/ do not occur in initial position before the ascending dipthongs /i̯ə/ and /u̯ɔ/.
Grammar
Vocabulary
Writing systems
The Morèi script has been used to write the Moraisic languages since 1727 CE, adsfdjkljdjk
Fuómî́ can also be written in the Jozunian script, for reasons . The following table shows the correspondences between Dáutâ Fuómî́ sounds and the Roman and Jozunian orthographies.
Consonant | Roman | Jozunian | Vowel | Roman | Jozunian |
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m | m | a | a | ||
n, [ŋ] | n | ə | e | ||
pʰ | p | i | i | ||
p | b | ɔ | o | ||
tʰ | t | u | u | ||
t | d | i̯ə | ie, ye (word-initial) | ||
[tɕʰ] | q | u̯ɔ | uo wo (word-initial) | ||
[tɕ] | j | ei̯ | ei | ||
kʰ | k | ai̯ | ai | ||
k | g | au̯ | au | ||
ʔ | ' | ou̯ | eu | ||
f | f | ||||
s | s | ||||
[ɕ] | x | ||||
x | h | ||||
ɹ | r | ||||
j | y | ||||
w | w |
In addition, the following diacritics are used to mark tone:
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