Arbolian [ARBOL]
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Arbolian
Arbol [arbɔl]*
ArbolianArbol [arbɔl]*
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Language type
Artistic Language (Artlang)
Species
Human/humanoid
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Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | [ŋ]1 | |||||||||||||||
| Plosive | b | t | [d]2 | k | [g]3 | |||||||||||||
| Fricative | f [f:] | θ | s | [z]4 | ʃ | [ʒ]5 | [ç]6 | [x]7 | h | |||||||||
| Affricate | t͡s | [d͡z]8 | t͡ʃ | [d͡ʒ]9 | ||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | [l̥]10 | l | ||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||
| Trill | [r̥]11 | r | ||||||||||||||||
- allophone of /n/
- allophone of /t/
- allophone of /k/
- allophone of /s/
- allophone of /ʃ/
- allophone of /j/
- allophonic pronunciation of /hw/
- allophone of /t͡s/
- allophone of /t͡ʃ/
- allophone of /l/
- allophone of /r/
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||
| Close-mid | e e: | |||
| Open-mid | ɛ ɛ: | ɔ ɔ: | ||
| Open | a a: | |||
| Polyphthongs | ɛ͡a: | ɔ͡a: | ɔ͡ɛ: | ɛ͡ɔ: | a͡ɔ: | a͡ɛ: |
Syllable StructureCV(C)(C)
CV:(C)
Syllables are weighed by morae. The simplest syllable, CV, consists of one mora. Slightly more complex syllables such as CVC and CV: syllables consist of two morae. Complex syllables such as CVCC and CV:C consist of three morae. Syllables with
CV:(C)
Syllables are weighed by morae. The simplest syllable, CV, consists of one mora. Slightly more complex syllables such as CVC and CV: syllables consist of two morae. Complex syllables such as CVCC and CV:C consist of three morae. Syllables with
Stress informationStress falls on the syllable with the antepenultimate mora. Content words must possess at least two morae, and in such minimal words, stress falls on the first syllable.
OtherVowels harmonize for height.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Arbolian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 ArbolianOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
| Aa/a/ | Bb/b/ | Ch ch/t͡ʃ/ | Dd[d] | Dz dz[d͡z] | Ee/e/, /ɛ/ | Éé/e/ | Ff/f/ | Gg//, [g] | Hh/h/, [x]1 |
| Ii/i/ | Jj[d͡ʒ] | Kk/k/ | Ll/l/, [l̥] | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/, [ŋ] | Oo/ɔ/ | Rr/r/, [r̥] | Ss/s/ | Sh sh/ʃ/ |
| Tt/t/ | Th th/θ/ | Ts ts/t͡s/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Yy/j/, [ç] | Zz[z] | Zh zh[ʒ] | ||
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | |||||||||
- allophonic pronunciation of /hw/
