From Lexicon Leponticum
Probable Phonemic System of Lepontic
Vowels
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| Short
| Long
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| Monophthongs
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| front
| back
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| open/high
| i
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| u
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| mid
| e
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| o
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| close/low
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| a
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| front
| back
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| open/high
| ī
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| ū
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| mid
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| close/low
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| ā
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| Diphthongs
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| front
| back
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| open/high
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| ūi̯
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| mid
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| close/low
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| āi̯
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Consonants
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| labial
| coronal
| dorsal
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| voiceless
| voiced
| voiceless
| voiced
| voiceless
| voiced
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| Plosive
| p
| pp?
| b (β)1
| bb?
| t
| tt
| d (δ)1
| dd?
| k
| kk
| g (γ)1
| gg?
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| Affricate
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| ts
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| Fricative
| φ?
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| s3
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| χ
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| Nasal
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| m
| mm
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| n (ŋ)2
| nn
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| Trill
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| r
| rr
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| Lateral
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| l
| ll
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| Approximant
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| u̯
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| i̯4
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1) possibly intervocalic allophone? 2) allophone before tectals 3) alveolar 4) palatal
- Phonological notation follows other conventions as phonetical, f. ex.:
| phonological
| = phonetical
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| d
| d/ð
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| pp
| pː
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| āi̯
| aːj
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| i̯
| j
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| u̯
| w
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| Eska 1998b
| Joseph Francis Eska, "Tau Gallicum", Studia Celtica 32 (1998), 115-127.
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