DPL1 [DWLO]
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DPL1
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DPL1-- [e]*
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Language type
Proto-Conlang
Species
Human/humanoid
About DPL1
This is one of the 15 proto-languages of my world. This particular language, known only as Dwarf Proto-Lang 1 or DPL1, was spoken by a paleolithic hunter gatherer dwarven ethnicity that inhabited a tropical rainforest.
This ethnic group existed long after dwarves lost their horns, but they still painted horned gods in their caves. Their language was not the only one spoken in the area, but was the only one who's language descendant continued to be spoken into the modern age.
This ethnic group existed long after dwarves lost their horns, but they still painted horned gods in their caves. Their language was not the only one spoken in the area, but was the only one who's language descendant continued to be spoken into the modern age.
Sample of DPL1Can't find any yet.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | |||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | [p]1 [pʰ]2 | b | tʼ | kʼ | g | |||||||||||||||||
| Fricative | f | θ | ð | s sʼ | z | ʃ ʃʼ | ç | ʝ | χ | ʁ | ħ | ʕ | h | |||||||||
| Affricate | [t͡s]3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lateral fricative | ɬ | ɮ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j [j̥]4 | [ʍ]5 | w | |||||||||||||||||||
- _Ejective, allophone of /b/
- b/p/Ejective_, allophone of /b/
- t'/ts'/#_, allophone of /tʼ/
- Glides become voiceless after liquids, allophone of /j/
- Glides become voiceless after liquids, allophone of /w/
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
| Close | i | [ɨ]1 | u | |||
| Close-mid | e | o | ||||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | ||||
| Near-open | [æ]2 | |||||
| Open | a | [ɑ]3 | ||||
- ɛ/ɨ/{ʃ,ʃʼ}, allophone of /ɛ/
- a/æ/_N, allophone of /a/
- allophone of /a/
Syllable Structure(C)(C)V(C) syllable structure. Sound sonority is strictly followed.
Stress informationDPL1 has simple primary stress. It always falls on the first syllable with few exceptions.
Secondary stress is more complicated. The stress wants to be as far away from the primary stress as possible, but also wants to be on the as heavy a syllable as possible. If all syllables are equal, then secondary stress will be final. Two syllable words lack secondary stress, and three syllable words will always have the secondary stress on the fine syllable, as the two stresses can never touch.
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ˈa.ka.ˌma - ma and ka are equal, so secondary stress is final.
ˈa.k'a.ˌma - k'a is heavier than ma, but ma still holds the secondary stress as primary and secondary stress can never touch.
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What makes a syllable "heavy" or "soft" depends on what consonants it has. single vowels are the lightest syllable, and (C)(C')V(C) are the heaviest. Ejectives are always heavier than unejective consonants.
Secondary stress is more complicated. The stress wants to be as far away from the primary stress as possible, but also wants to be on the as heavy a syllable as possible. If all syllables are equal, then secondary stress will be final. Two syllable words lack secondary stress, and three syllable words will always have the secondary stress on the fine syllable, as the two stresses can never touch.
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ˈa.ka.ˌma - ma and ka are equal, so secondary stress is final.
ˈa.k'a.ˌma - k'a is heavier than ma, but ma still holds the secondary stress as primary and secondary stress can never touch.
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What makes a syllable "heavy" or "soft" depends on what consonants it has. single vowels are the lightest syllable, and (C)(C')V(C) are the heaviest. Ejectives are always heavier than unejective consonants.
OtherAllophony:
ɔ/o/_#
u/w/_V
a/u/_[h,ħ]u
a/æ/_N
ɛ/ɨ/[ʃ,ʃʼ]_
V/V̥/E_E
a/ɑ/E_ , _E
k'/k/_#
b/p/_E
t'/ts'/#_
C/Cʰ/E(V)_
w/w̥/_[l,ɬ,ɮ]
j/ j̊/_[l,ɬ,ɮ]
b/p'/E_
g/k'/E_
E = Ejective
ɔ/o/_#
u/w/_V
a/u/_[h,ħ]u
a/æ/_N
ɛ/ɨ/[ʃ,ʃʼ]_
V/V̥/E_E
a/ɑ/E_ , _E
k'/k/_#
b/p/_E
t'/ts'/#_
C/Cʰ/E(V)_
w/w̥/_[l,ɬ,ɮ]
j/ j̊/_[l,ɬ,ɮ]
b/p'/E_
g/k'/E_
E = Ejective
Orthography
Below is the orthography for DPL1. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 DPL1Orthography [edit] | |||||||||
| Aa/a/, [æ]1, [ɑ] | Bb/b/ | Çç/ç/ | Ee/e/ | Ff/f/ | Gg/g/ | Hh/h/ | Ii/i/ | Jj/j/, [j̥]2 | K' k'/kʼ/ |
| Kʼ kʼ/kʼ/ | Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | Oo/o/ | Pp[pʰ]3, [p]4 | Ss/s/ | Sʼ sʼ/sʼ/ | T' t'[t͡s]5 | Tʼ tʼ/tʼ/ |
| Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Zz/z/ | Ðð/ð/ | Ħħ/ħ/ | Ɔɔ/ɔ/ | Ɛɛ/ɛ/, [ɨ]6 | Ʃ' ʃ'/ʃʼ/ | ƩH ʃh/ʃ/ | Ɬɬ/ɬ/ |
| ɮ/ɮ/ | ʁ/ʁ/ | ʍ[ʍ]7 | ʕ/ʕ/ | Ʝʝ/ʝ/ | Θθ/θ/ | Χχ/χ/ | |||
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | |||||||||
- a/æ/_N
- Glides become voiceless after liquids
- b/p/Ejective_
- _Ejective
- t'/ts'/#_
- ɛ/ɨ/{ʃ,ʃʼ}
- Glides become voiceless after liquids
