Soleani language

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spoken in Solea

Phonology

Allophony

Devoicing of word-initial fricatives

With the exception of those in the velar and uvular places of articulation, the fricatives in Soleani /v z ʝ/ are not voiced word-initially [f s ç].

Lenition of verb endings

Verbs in Soleani typically end in a consonant. With some exception, verbs ending in a stop /p t̪ d̪ k g ʔ/ lenite to [v θ ð x ɣ χ] when conjugated. For example, the verb palek [palɛk] ('to think'), conjugates to paleka [palɛxa] in the sentence "paleka gel" ('they think'). This verb-ending sound change applies somewhat irregularly to /l/ and /z/, which become the voiceless and voiced lateral fricatives [ɬ] and [ɮ], respectively. Aspirated stops /pʰ t̪ʰ kʰ ʔʰ/ deaspirate. Note that none of these sound changes are reflected in the orthography.

Orthography

letters of the (latinized) soleani alphabet in their proper ordering in kapunaki

kapunaki	latin letter	pronunciation
	p	p
	t	t̪
	k	k
	th	ʔ
	d	d̪
	g	g
	q	ǀ
	l	l
	n	n̪
	ŋ	ŋ
	r	ɾ, ɾʷ, rʷ
	ɰ	ɰ
	v	v, f
	z	z, s
	j	ʝ, ç
	h	x
	gh	ɣ
	kh	χ
	š	ɬ
	a	a, æ
	á	aː
	e	ɛ
	é	ɛː
	i	i, ɪ
	í	iː
	o	ɤ, ɒ
	ó	ɤː
	u	u, ʌ
	ú	uː
	ai	ai
	ei	ɛi
	oi	ɤi
	ǎ	aʶ
	ǐ	iʶ
	ǔ	uʶ

other weird orthography things

' - aspiration (appears only word-finally)
'' - syntax used for double/long digraphs (thth -> th'')
ą - ogonek marked on the vowel to indicate non-standard stress of the syllable