Toli
Toli (endonym: Toli /tɔli/) is a language spoken and official in Aprux Mexyrhat and FERRA, writen in Toli script. Its distinctive features are vowel rhythm and grammatical voicing of consonants.
Phonology
Vowels
Toli has six phonemic vowels, devided into three pairs of low and high vowels in each pair.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ʏ | u |
| Low | a | ɛ | ɔ |
Vowel Rhythm
Vowels alternate between high and low between syllables, in one word. When affixation or any other word-merging occurs, the vowels may change their state to fit the first vowel in the new word. An example of this would be:
- kirfa "cinnamon"
- xukŭelit "chocolatte"
- apxukŭelitkarfi "(Adjective) chocolatte-cinnamon"
Consonants
Toli has eleven phonemic consonants, all, in gramatical sense, being devoiced.
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |
| Plosive | p | t | k |
| Fricative | f | s, ʂ | x |
| Trill/Lateral | r, l |
In gramatcal sense, these are the voiced counterparts of presented consonants:
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | mg | nd | |
| Plosive | b | d | g |
| Fricative | v | z, ʐ | ɣ |
| Trill/Lateral | rb, lz |