Fuómî́ language
| Fuómî́ | |
|---|---|
| Fuómî́' | |
| Pronunciation | /fwɔ˨˩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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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
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 of ajsdkdfhjdkjkh. The following table shows the correspondences between Dáutâ Fuómî́ phonemes and the Roman and Jozunian orthographies.
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In addition, the following diacritics are used to mark tone:
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