Fenzran

Overview Fenzran is an a-priori Conlang I have started- it's my first one and in its early stages, so it may be very subject to change. :) =Setting= I will update this part later (As soon as I have the facts right in my head!).

=Phonology= There are 27 consonants in Fenzran (2 semivowels) and 11 vowels. Also, there are no plosive sounds in Fenzran.

Consonants

p = [ɸ] Voiceless bilabial fricative (Like the Japanese 'f')

f = Same as English

v = Same as English

th = [θ] Voiceless dental fricative (Same as English- Unvoiced, like in "Think")

dh = [ð] Voiced dental fricative (English 'th' in "the")

s = Same as English

z = Same as English

t = [ɬ] Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative

d = [ɮ] Voiced alveolar lateral fricative

sh = Same as English

zh = [ʒ] Voiced postalveolar fricative (Like the French 'J' sound or how the 's' sounds in the English word "pleasure")

c = [ç] Voiceless palatal fricative (Like the 'h' in "human" and even more like the 'ch' in the German "Ich")

ch = [ʝ] Voiced palatal fricative

k = [x] Voiceless velar fricative (Like the 'ch' in "loch" [as in "Loch Ness])

g = [ɣ] Voiced velar fricative

ll = Voiceless velar lateral fricative (Think of the 'k' sound above, but with the sound escaping over the sides of your tongue at the place where it touches the roof of your mouth... if that's any help :D... which it isn't, I know...)

lh = Voiced velar lateral fricative

h = Same as English

m = Same as English

n = Same as English

nj = [ɲ] Palatal nasal (Like the Spanish 'ñ' sound)

nh = [ŋ] Velar nasal (Like 'ng' in the English "sing" or "king")

w = Same as English

y = Same as English

l = Same as English

r = [ʋ] Labiodental approximant (Almost exactly like the English 'r' sound in "red" and "road". Try saying the English 'r' without moving your tongue [Captain Helpful is here to save the day again... sort of!])

rh = [r] Alveolar trill (Like the 'rr' in the Spanish "Perro"- a rolled 'r' sound) [Note: the uvular trill (the French 'r' sound) is an allophone and may also be used)

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