Anyael: Phonology

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Vowels | Consonants | Syllable Structure | TL;DR Anyael Phonology

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Vowels of Anyael

Anyael Vowels IPA    English English Example i i free, liberty u u boot, lute ɪ ih bit, kitty o oh row, vogue ɛ ɛh bet, pirouette ʌ uh plus, cuss æ ah cat, matte ɒ aw caught, law

Diphthongs IPA    English English Example æɛ ae Anyael, Israel æi ai mine, buy æo ao howl, dao ɛi ei rein, day iu iu Europe, review oi oi soil, toy ou ou low, foe ui ui squeeze, oui

If you're unfamiliar with IPA, go here.

With the exception of a diphthong and a single vowel, you can never have more than two adjacent vowels in a word.

Between the Vowels:

• Glottal Stop (') vowels: a full glottal stop between the two vowels. Example In English: uh-oh (both vowels end in a glottal stop, and you hear them both distinctly)
   
• W-Approximant (^w) vowels: a voiced labio-velar approximant (IPA: w, English: "w") sound between the two vowels (usually "u" and something else, though not necessarily). Example In English: aqua
   
• Y-Approximant (^y) vowels: a hard palatal approximant (IPA: j, English: "y") sound between the two vowels. Example In English: rodeo

The two approximants, each a "part-time vowel", can come before individual vowels to alter the pronunciation. An example would be a simple u, like in lute, versus the ^ju found in cute. Or, the a in alpaca versus the ^wa in aqua.

When they come between two vowels, they will only appear in certain situations. The Y-approximant will only come between two vowels if one of them is i (ee). The W-approximant will only come between two vowels if one of them is u (oo).

Otherwise, when they appear between all other vowels, it will be as entirely separate consonants, and the vowels will no longer be considered adjacent.



Consonants in Anyael

Anyael Consonants

Place     Manner >>	Stop	Fricative	Affricate	Approximant	Nasal
Labial	p   b			w	m
Labial-Dental		f    v
Dental		th*
Alveolar	t   d	s    z		r    l	n
Alveolar-Palatal		sh   zh	ch    j	y
Velar	k   g
Glottal		h*

Italicized consonants are voiced versions of their pairs.

^* = while only one th is shown, it can actually be voiced or unvoiced. The h was marked out because it falls a bit outside of this dichotomy - for our purposes, this letter being aspirated, it is inherently unvoiced.

You can have up to two consonants in a row in Anyael, but that's about it. Inside a word, this generally means a simple CVC syllable structure. That said, this does allow for certain consonant clusters to start and end words in Anyael.

Initial Consonant Clusters:

• Fricatives + Alveolar Approximants
  
• Velar Stops + Alveolar Approximants
  
• Labial Stops + Alveolar Approximants
  
• Unvoiced Alveolar Fricative + Unvoiced Stops

Exceptions/Unallowed Clusters:

• Glottal Fricative + Approximants
  
• Dental Fricative + Approximant
  
• Alveolar-Palatal Fricatives + Approximants
  
• Voice Alveolar Fricative + Stops

After This, the CVC rule must be maintained for all but the ending so that you don't get more than two in a row. And once you reach the end of the word...

Ending Consonant Clusters:

• Alveolar Approximant + Non-Approximant
  
• Alveolar Nasal + Non-Labial Stop
  
• Alveolar Nasal + Fricatives
  
• Unvoiced Alveolar Fricative + Unvoiced Stops

Exceptions/Unallowed Clusters:

• Alveolar Nasal + Alveolar-Palatal Fricatives
  
• Alveolar Nasal + Glottal Fricative
  
• Alveolar Nasal + Alveolar-Palatal Fricatives

You can use any consonant on it's own, as well, and in any part of the word, with the exception that you can't end words with a Glottal Fricative or a Non-Alveolar Approximant.



Syllable Structure

Anyael follows a generalized CVC rule for syllables, but that is incredibly broad and basic. The reality is a bit more like this:

C = Consonant c = extra consonant in a cluster V = Vowel v = second vowel in a diphthong

Initial Syllables	Middle Syllables	Ending Syllables
(C)[c]V[v](C)	(C)V[v](C)	(C)V[v](C)[c]
CV CVC VC V CcV CcVv CcVvC VvC Vv	CV CVC VC V CVv CVvC Vv VvC	CVvCc CVvC CVCc CVC VCc VvCc VvC Vv V

The Teel-Deer Version of Anyael Phonology

Vowels

Vowels: i, u, ɪ, o, ɛ, ʌ, æ, ɒ
Diphthongs: æɛ, æi, æo, ɛi, iu, oi, ui

You can never have more than two adjacent vowels in a word. If you don't have another consonant between them, you can have a glottal stop. If you don't have that, you get part-time-vowel approximants instead:

Y(^j) and W(^w) Approximants acting as part-time-vowels can come before any vowel (except Y before 'i' or W before 'u') directly after a consonant to alter it's pronunciation. They can also go between two vowels - the Y can go if one of the two is 'i', and the W if one of the two is 'u'. In 'iu', Y goes in the middle, and in 'ui', W goes in the middle. Between other vowels, they get written as entirely separate consonants, and the vowels they fall between are no longer adjacent vowels.

Consonants

Consonants: p, b, t, d, k, g, f, v, th, s, z, sh, zh, h, ch, j, w, r, l, y, m, n.

You can never have more than two in a row. This means you can get pairs, or clusters, of consonants starting or ending a word, but otherwise you must follow a (C)V(C) pattern internally to make sure you never get more than two.

At the beginning of a word, you can have pairs of (f/v/s/z + w/r/l/y), (p/b/k/g + w/r/l/y), (s + p/t/k), or you can have a single consonant, or no consonant at all.

At the end of a word, you can have pairs of (r/l + p/b/t/d/k/g/f/v/th/s/z/sh/zh/ch/j/m/n, (n + t/d/k/g/f/v/th/s/z), and (s + p/t/k). You can't end words with w, y, or h. You can end in a single consonant or no consonant at all.

Syllable Structure

There's a generalized CVC pattern, but the validity of that depends on the position of the syllable in the word:

Initial Syllables: (C)[c]V[v](C)
Middle Syllables: (C)V[v](C)
Final Syllables: (C)V[v](C)[c]

C = Consonant, c = extra consonant in a cluster, V = Vowel, v = second vowel in a diphthong