Phonology of Mosici
Mosici has the following sounds:
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Plosive | p | t | k | |
| Fricative | ɸ β | s z | ɕ ʑ | ʀ |
| Approximant | w | l | j | (w) |
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i y | u |
| Close-Mid | e ø | o |
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ |
| Open | a |
Written Mosici
Mosici uses the Nahan script. Here are the letters, their translitteration in the Latin alphabet and their base value:
| Letter | Latin translit. | Value |
|---|---|---|
| p | p | p |
| o | o | o |
| l | l | l |
| h | h | Silent, lengthen a preceeding vowel |
| i | i | e, j (before a vowel) |
| a | a | a |
| r | r | ʀ |
| t | t | t |
| c | c | k |
| n | n | n |
| e | e | ɛ |
| z | z | z |
| v | v | β |
| m | m | m |
| f | f | ɸ |
| u | u | w |
| s | s | s |
There are also accented versions of the vowels:
| Letter | Latin translit. | Value |
|---|---|---|
| á | á | ɔ |
| é | é | i |
| í | í | i |
| ó | ó | u |
And a handful of multigraphs:
| Letter | Latin translit. | Value |
|---|---|---|
| si | si | ɕ |
| zi | zi | ʑ |
| ai | ai | ɛ |
| aí | aí | e |
| ao | ao | ɔ |
| aó | aó | o |
| oi | oi | ø |
| oí | oí | y |
| ei | ei | i |
| eí | eí | i |
Finaly a vowel followed by a nasal is nasalized, and a coda n is not pronounced aside from the nasalisation.
Punctuation marks
A middle dot ( , ) is equivalent to a comma, a double dot ( . ) is equivalent to a period. An hyphen ( - ) is used to affix grammar particles
Some examples.
- nahánc an-cirta nahánc an-cirta /naːɔ̃k ãkeʀta/ (The Nahan script)
- mosécéc an-ila mosécéc an-ila /mosikik ãnela/ (The Mosici language)
- ansi i oílisi ansi i olisi /ãɕ i yleɕ/ (here and now)
Exercise
Translitterate and give the pronounciation of the following phrases (copy pasting the text in a different font is cheating)
- an-ilat volnaref (I know the language)
- sinea oílivia, na-iosnelos (In the fullness of time, it will be done)
These will be corrected in the next part.