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}}'''KWMs''' /ʷʘ͡ǂs/ is a language spoke in the islands of [[Juya Gwaña]]. It was inspired by the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkSo0WIVNcw&pp=ygUYbGltYmVyd2lzayBodXNoIGxhbmd1YWdl Hush language] and comes from the [[Deep Dimensional]] linguistic anomaly, alongside [[Zaekuu]].
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'''KWMs''' /ʷʘ͡ǂs/, or in English /kwʊms/, is a language spoke in the islands of [[Juya Gwaña]]. It was inspired by the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkSo0WIVNcw&pp=ygUYbGltYmVyd2lzayBodXNoIGxhbmd1YWdl Hush language] and comes from the [[Deep Dimensional]] linguistic anomaly, alongside [[Zaekuu]].


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
KWMs only has consonants, all but one (/ʞ/) of which use nasal velaric airflow<ref>Nasal velaric airflow denotes articulation where the dorsum is pressed against the velum throughout the articulation. In such articulations, the air required to produce a sound is limited to what is in front of the dorsum. The nasalization allows for constant breath in and out the nose throughout speech.</ref> and are softly articulated. Any phonemes that are able to be coarticulated can do so to produce new phonemes. When this happens, the romanization reflects this by capitalizing all the graphemes of the coarticulated sound.  
KWMs only has consonants, all but one (/ʞ/) of which use nasal velaric airstream<ref>Nasal velaric airstream is an articulation where the dorsum is pressed against the velum throughout the articulation. In such articulations, the air required to produce a sound is limited to what is in front of the dorsum. The nasalization allows for constant breath in and out the nose throughout speech.</ref> and are softly articulated. Any phonemes that are able to be coarticulated can do so to produce new phonemes. When this happens, the romanization reflects this by capitalizing all the graphemes of the coarticulated sound.  
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! colspan="2" |Labial
! colspan="2" |Labial
! rowspan="2" |Dental
! rowspan="2" |Dental
! colspan="2" |Alveolar
! rowspan="2" |Alveolar
! rowspan="2" |Retroflex
! rowspan="2" |Retroflex
! rowspan="2" |Palatal
! rowspan="2" |Palatal
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!Flat
!Flat
!Prerounded<ref>Prerounded consonants begin labial protrusion before the consonant is made. During its articulation, the lips begin to return to their normal position, but they are protruded for long enough to make the interior of the lips the place of articulation instead of the edges.</ref>
!Prerounded<ref>Prerounded consonants begin labial protrusion before the consonant is made. During its articulation, the lips begin to return to their normal position, but they are protruded for long enough to make the interior of the lips the place of articulation instead of the edges.</ref>
![[w:Alveolar_click#Percussive_alveolar_clicks|Slapped]]
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! colspan="2" |Trill
! colspan="2" |Trill
|ʙ̥ <wb>
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|s<ref>/s/ can only appear word-finally.</ref> <nowiki><s></nowiki>
|s<ref>/s/ can only appear word-finally.</ref> <nowiki><s></nowiki>
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|↓ʷf<ref name=":0">/ʷf/ and /↓ʷf/ are primarily distinguishable in coarticulations, but sometimes /ʷf/ will have an incidental whistled articulation, making it sound slightly sharper than /↓ʷf/.</ref> <v>
|↓ʷf<ref name=":0">/ʷf/ and /↓ʷf/ are primarily distinguishable in coarticulations, but sometimes /ʷf/ will have an incidental whistled articulation, making it sound slightly sharper than /↓ʷf/.</ref> <v>
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|↓p<ref>While an unusual notation, ⟨↓p⟩ is used here to represent the abrupt bilabial click due to there being few alternatives.</ref> <nowiki><b></nowiki>
|↓p<ref>While an unusual notation, ⟨↓p⟩ is used here to represent the abrupt bilabial click due to there being few alternatives.</ref> <nowiki><b></nowiki>
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| rowspan="2" |ʇ<ref name=":1">⟨ʇ⟩ and ⟨ʖ⟩ are alternative ways of writing the dental ⟨ǀ⟩ and lateral ⟨ǁ⟩ clicks used to avoid confusion with the [[w:Prosodic_unit|minor ⟨|⟩ and major ⟨‖⟩ prosodic breaks]], or in this language, to distinguish a single lateral click from two dental clicks in a row.</ref><ref>/ʇ/ is in free variation between the dental, alveolar, postalveolar, and retroflex places of articulation.</ref> <x>
|[[w:Alveolar_click#Percussive_alveolar_clicks|ǃ¡]] <l>
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| colspan="2" |ǃ<ref>/!/ is in free variation between alveolar, postalveolar, and retroflex places of articulation.</ref> <c>
|ǂ <k>
|ǂ <k>
|ʞ<ref>During the hold of /ʞ/, it too has a voiceless velar nasal articulation. The velar click is the only consonant that interrupts the constant velar closure present in the language.</ref><ref>/ʞ/ is back-released, meaning its efflux place of articulation is more forward in the mouth than the velar closure. The default position is bilabial, but it can change depending on nearby sounds in order to make pronunciation easier and allow for coarticulations.</ref> <wk>
|ʞ<ref>During the hold of /ʞ/, it too has a voiceless velar nasal articulation. The velar click is the only consonant that interrupts the constant velar closure present in the language.</ref><ref>/ʞ/ is back-released, meaning its efflux place of articulation is more forward in the mouth than the velar closure. The default position is bilabial, but it can change depending on nearby sounds in order to make pronunciation easier and allow for coarticulations.</ref> <wk>
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|ʘ <m>
|ʘ <m>
|ʷʘ <wm>
|ʷʘ <wm>
|ʇ<ref name=":1">⟨ʇ⟩ and ⟨ʖ⟩ are alternative ways of writing the dental ⟨ǀ⟩ and lateral ⟨ǁ⟩ clicks used to avoid confusion with the [[w:Prosodic_unit|minor ⟨|⟩ and major ⟨‖⟩ prosodic breaks]], or in this language, two dental clicks in a row and a single lateral click.</ref> <x>
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| colspan="3" |ʖ<ref name=":1" /><ref>/ʖ/ may be pronounced as any place of articulation between alveolar and palatal in order to make pronunciation easier and allow for coarticulations.</ref> <j>
| colspan="3" |ʖ<ref name=":1" /><ref>/ʖ/ may be pronounced as any place of articulation between alveolar and palatal in order to make pronunciation easier and allow for coarticulations.</ref> <j>
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! colspan="2" |[[w:Airstream_mechanism#Percussive_consonants|Percussive]]
! colspan="2" |[[w:Airstream_mechanism#Percussive_consonants|Percussive]]
|ʬ<ref>Due to this language's /ʬ/ being articulated so close to the source of airstream (the velar closure), it may have an egressive or ingressive plosive release upon the parting of the lips, notated ⟨ʬꜛᵖ⟩ and ⟨ʬꜜᵖ⟩, respectively.</ref> <nowiki><p></nowiki>
|ʬ<ref>Due to this language's /ʬ/ being articulated so close to the source of airstream (the velar closure), it may have an egressive or ingressive plosive release upon the parting of the lips, notated ⟨ʬᵖ⟩. No reference is made to the airstream direction due to them being nearly impossible to retroactively distinguish.</ref> <nowiki><p></nowiki>
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Latest revision as of 01:54, 15 January 2025

KWMs
Language familyDeep Dimensional
Writing systemLatin
Official status
Spoken inJuya Gwaña
Speaker
Number of speakers0
Technical information
UsageInvasive language
Language codeKWM

KWMs /ʷʘ͡ǂs/, or in English /kwʊms/, is a language spoke in the islands of Juya Gwaña. It was inspired by the Hush language and comes from the Deep Dimensional linguistic anomaly, alongside Zaekuu.

Phonology

KWMs only has consonants, all but one (/ʞ/) of which use nasal velaric airstream[1] and are softly articulated. Any phonemes that are able to be coarticulated can do so to produce new phonemes. When this happens, the romanization reflects this by capitalizing all the graphemes of the coarticulated sound.

Labial Dental Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Flat Prerounded[2]
Trill ʙ̥ <wb> r̥ <r> ɽr̥ <wr>
Fricative Egressive ʷf[3] <f> s[4] <s>
Ingressive ↓ʷf[3] <v>
Click Abrupt ↓p[5] <b> ʇ[6][7] <x> ǃ¡ <l> ǂ <k> ʞ[8][9] <wk>
Noisy ʘ <m> ʷʘ <wm> ʖ[6][10] <j>
Percussive ʬ[11] <p> ʭ <t>
  1. Nasal velaric airstream is an articulation where the dorsum is pressed against the velum throughout the articulation. In such articulations, the air required to produce a sound is limited to what is in front of the dorsum. The nasalization allows for constant breath in and out the nose throughout speech.
  2. Prerounded consonants begin labial protrusion before the consonant is made. During its articulation, the lips begin to return to their normal position, but they are protruded for long enough to make the interior of the lips the place of articulation instead of the edges.
  3. 3.0 3.1 /ʷf/ and /↓ʷf/ are primarily distinguishable in coarticulations, but sometimes /ʷf/ will have an incidental whistled articulation, making it sound slightly sharper than /↓ʷf/.
  4. /s/ can only appear word-finally.
  5. While an unusual notation, ⟨↓p⟩ is used here to represent the abrupt bilabial click due to there being few alternatives.
  6. 6.0 6.1 ⟨ʇ⟩ and ⟨ʖ⟩ are alternative ways of writing the dental ⟨ǀ⟩ and lateral ⟨ǁ⟩ clicks used to avoid confusion with the minor ⟨|⟩ and major ⟨‖⟩ prosodic breaks, or in this language, to distinguish a single lateral click from two dental clicks in a row.
  7. /ʇ/ is in free variation between the dental, alveolar, postalveolar, and retroflex places of articulation.
  8. During the hold of /ʞ/, it too has a voiceless velar nasal articulation. The velar click is the only consonant that interrupts the constant velar closure present in the language.
  9. /ʞ/ is back-released, meaning its efflux place of articulation is more forward in the mouth than the velar closure. The default position is bilabial, but it can change depending on nearby sounds in order to make pronunciation easier and allow for coarticulations.
  10. /ʖ/ may be pronounced as any place of articulation between alveolar and palatal in order to make pronunciation easier and allow for coarticulations.
  11. Due to this language's /ʬ/ being articulated so close to the source of airstream (the velar closure), it may have an egressive or ingressive plosive release upon the parting of the lips, notated ⟨ʬᵖ⟩. No reference is made to the airstream direction due to them being nearly impossible to retroactively distinguish.