Chutlan or Cuwt:ltan (Chutlan: Cuwt:ltan [tsʰúβt.ɬàn]) is a language spoken by indigenous people of southern Shingtsun, in and around the Cuwt:ltan Nation.
Phonology
Vowels
Monophthongs
|
Front |
Back
|
| low |
high |
falling |
low |
high |
falling
|
| Closed
|
Oral |
ì |
í |
îː |
ù |
ú |
ûː
|
| Nasalized |
ĩ̀ |
ĩ́ |
|
ũ̀ |
ṹ |
|
| Mid
|
Oral |
ɛ̀ |
ɛ́ |
ɛ̂ː |
ɤ̀ |
ɤ́ |
ɤ̂ː
|
| Nasalized |
ɛ̃̀ |
ɛ̃́ |
|
ɤ̃̀ |
ɤ̃́ |
|
| Open
|
Oral |
|
|
|
à |
á |
âː
|
| Nasalized |
|
|
|
ɑ̃̀ |
ɑ̃́ |
|
Diphthongs
|
|
Unrounded
|
Rounded
|
| Rising
|
Falling
|
Rising
|
Falling
|
| Closed
|
ɤ̌i
|
ɤ̂i
|
œ̌u
|
œ̂u
|
| Open
|
ǎi
|
âi
|
ɒ̌o
|
ɒ̂o
|
Consonants
|
|
Labial
|
Alveolar
|
Retroflex-Palatal
|
Palatal
|
Velar
|
Uvular-Glottal
|
| Normal
|
Lateral
|
Sibilant
|
| Nasal
|
m
|
n
|
ⁿl
|
ⁿz
|
ɳ~ɲ
|
|
ŋ
|
|
| Plosives
|
Lenis
|
p
|
t
|
tˡ
|
ts
|
ʈ~c
|
|
g
|
ʔ
|
| Fortis
|
pʰ
|
tʰ
|
tɬʰ
|
tsʰ
|
ʈʰ~cʰ
|
|
k
|
|
| Fricatives,
Approximants
|
Unvoiced
|
ɸ
|
|
ɬ
|
s
|
ʂ~ɕ
|
ç
|
|
χ
|
| Voiced
|
β
|
|
l
|
z
|
ʐ~ʑ
|
ʝ
|
|
ʁ
|
Orthography
| Letter |
IPA |
Letter |
IPA |
Letter |
IPA
|
| A a |
à |
H h |
χ |
Oi oi |
ɤ̌i
|
| A: a: |
á |
Ƨ ȝ |
ʁ |
Ōi ōi |
ɤ̂i
|
| Ą ą |
ɑ̃̀ |
I i |
ì |
P p |
pʰ
|
| Ą: ą: |
ɑ̃́ |
I: i: |
í |
S s |
s
|
| Ā ā |
âː |
Į į |
ĩ̀ |
Š š |
ʂ~ɕ
|
| Ai ai |
ǎi |
Į: į: |
ĩ́ |
T t |
tʰ
|
| Āi āi |
âi |
Į: į: |
ĩ́ |
Tl tl |
tɬʰ
|
| Ao ao |
ɒ̌o |
Ī ī |
îː |
Ty ty |
ʈ~c
|
| Āo āo |
ɒ̂o |
K k |
k |
U u |
ù
|
| B b |
p |
L l |
l |
U: u: |
ú
|
| C c |
tsʰ |
Lt lt |
ɬ |
Ų ų |
ũ̀
|
| D d
|
t
|
M m
|
m
|
Ų: ų:
|
ṹ
|
| Dl dl
|
tˡ
|
N n
|
n
|
Ū ū
|
ûː
|
| Dy dy
|
ʈ~c
|
Ng ng
|
ŋ
|
W w
|
β
|
| E e
|
ɛ̀
|
Nl nl
|
ⁿl
|
Wt wt
|
ɸ
|
| E: e:
|
ɛ́
|
Ny ny
|
ɳ~ɲ
|
X x
|
ç
|
| Ę ę
|
ɛ̃̀
|
Nz nz
|
ⁿz
|
Y y
|
ʝ
|
| Ę: ę:
|
ɛ̃́
|
O o
|
ɤ̀
|
Z z
|
z
|
| Ē ē
|
ɛ̂ː
|
O: o:
|
ɤ́
|
Zc zc
|
ts
|
| Eu eu
|
œ̌u
|
Ǫ ǫ
|
ɤ̃̀
|
∆ ı
|
ʔ
|
| Ēu ēu
|
œ̂u
|
Ǫ: ǫ:
|
ɤ̃́
|
|
|
| G g
|
g
|
Ō ō
|
ɤ̂ː
|
|
|