Farabo

Farabo is a new language I am creating in an attempt to explore some new concepts that I am unfamiliar with.

The native name Farapo is written in the script below

Consonants
The phonemes /f/ and /φ/ are in free variation with each other as are /s/ with /θ/ and /x/ with /h/.

/l/ occurs as an allophone of /ɹ/ where /ɹ/ appears only in syllable onsets following a vowel and /l/ appears everywhere else.

[ʔ] may be found before word initial vowels and between vowels in hiatus.

Phonotactics
All syllables are (C)(C)V(H)(C). H may be anything but a stop. Nasals in H position assimilate to the following C if it is a stop. C maybe not be less sonorous than H if H is present.

The following initial consonant clusters are allowed (in orthography): /ŋ/ cannot occur in syllable onsets
 * st
 * sp
 * sk
 * sl
 * sw
 * sn
 * sm
 * fl
 * fw
 * fj
 * pw
 * pl
 * pj
 * kw
 * kj
 * tw

/x/ is never realized as [h] in codas.

Writing System
There is a writing system for the language. It is a system usually written with a brush on paper. Please note that vowels are placed as diacritics over consonants but they are not required. Also note the phoneme /ɪ/ and its corresponding representation are no longer used in the language.