Onkomi [FX1]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
Sample of Onkomi[view] Funara malida ra shinitsar ada. Kanaro wabi dáan wōnedir másidun; kanaro wabi fansirau.
Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.[view all texts]
Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.[view all texts]
Language family relationships
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Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||||
Plosive | p ᵐp | b | t ⁿt | d | k ᵑk | g | ||||||
Fricative | ɸ | [β]1 | s | [z]2 | ʃ | h | ||||||
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | ||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||
Approximant | w | |||||||||||
Flap | ɾ |
- Intervocalically, allophone of /ɸ/
- Intervocalically, allophone of /s/
Vowels | Front | Central | Near- back | Back | ||||
Close | i | u ũ | ||||||
Near-close | [ʊ]1 | |||||||
Close-mid | [o]2 [õ]3 | |||||||
Open-mid | ɛ | ʌ | ɔ ɔ̃ | |||||
Near-open | ɐ | |||||||
Open | a |
Polyphthongs | ai |
- allophone of /u/
- At the start of words, allophone of /ɔ/
- At the start of words, allophone of /ɔ̃/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Onkomi. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
OnkomiOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
Ââ/ɐ/ | Áá/ai/ | Aa/a/ | Bb/b/ | CH ch/t͡ʃ/ | Dd/d/ | Ee/ɛ/ | Ff/ɸ/, [β]1 | Gg/g/ | Hh/h/ | Ii/i/ |
Kk/k/ | Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | NK nk/ᵑk/ | NP np/ᵐp/ | NT nt/ⁿt/ | Oo/ɔ/, [o]2 | Ôô/ʌ/ | Ōō/ɔ̃/, [õ]3 | Pp/p/ |
Rr/ɾ/ | Ss/s/, [z]4 | SH sh/ʃ/ | Tt/t/ | TS ts/t͡s/ | Ūū/ũ/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Ŋŋ/ŋ/ | ||
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |
- Intervocalically.
- At the start of words.
- At the start of words.
- Intervocalically.
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