Quebric phonology
For my first proper Tumblr blog post I thought I’d post the phoneme inventory for Quebric. The phonemes are written between slashes and the orthography is written in square brackets.
Consonants
Plosives: /p/ [p], /t/ [t], /k/ [c], /b/ [b], /d/ [d], /g/ [g].
Fricatives: /f/ [f] [ph], /θ/ [th], /s/ [s], /x/ [ch], /h/ [h], /ɬ/ [lh], /v/ [v], /ð/ [dh].
Approximants: /r̥/ [rh], /r/ [r], /w/ [w], /j/ [i], /l/ [l].
Nasals: /m/ [m], /n/ [n], /ŋ/ [ng], /m̥/ [mh], /n̥/ [nh], /ŋ̊/ [ngh].
The cluster /kw/ is written as [qu] and not the expected [cw]. The cluster [ph] only appears when /p/ undergoes aspirate mutation,radical /f/ is always [f], never [ph]. The phonemes /m̥/ [mh], /n̥/ [nh], /ŋ̊/ [ngh] only appear as a result of the nasal mutation.
Vowels and diphthongs
/a/ [a], /ɑ/ [á], /aɪ/ [ai] initially and medially, [ae] finally, /aʊ/ [au].
/ε/ [e], /e/ [é], /εɪ/ [ei], /εʊ/ [eu].
/ɪ/ [i], /i/ [í] except finally [i] finally. (Note that before vowels [i] has the value /j/)
/ɒ/ [o], /ɔ/ [ó], /ɒi/ [oi] initially and medially, [oe] finally, /ɒʊ/ [ou].
/ʊ/ [u], /u/ [ú], /ʊi/ [ui]
/ə/ [y]
Notes
Something to note about the letter [h]: the letter [h] often has the value of /h/ but is sometimes used in conjunction with other letters to make a new letter, for example [t] + [h] = [th]; [d] + [h] = [dh], so [h] isn’t always pronounced.
The following are considered to be single letters in Quebric: ch, dh, ng, lh, ph, rh, th, qu.