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Revision as of 01:37, 19 May 2006
Clorlimoan is the national language of Clorlimoa. Due to the nation's remote geographic location, Clorlimoan is not related to any other known language in the world.
| Clorlimoan | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Clorlimoa |
| Genetic classification: | Isolate |
Pronunciation
Consonants
| bilabial | labiod. | alveolar | retro./post. | palatal | velar | glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plosive | b (B) p (P) |
d (D) t (T) |
g (G) K (k) |
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| nasal | m (M) | n (N) | ŋ (N) | ||||
| trill | r (R) | ||||||
| fricative | f (F) | s (S) | ʃ/ʂ (LS/RS) | x (H) | h (H) | ||
| approximant | ʋ (V) | j (J) | |||||
| lat. approx. | l (L) |
N is pronounced [ŋ] before G or K.
H is pronounced [h] before a vowel, otherwise [x].
Both LS and RS are pronounced [ʃ] or [ʂ], depending on the dialect.
Vowels
Short vowels
| front | back | |
|---|---|---|
| close | i (I) | u (U) |
| open-mid | ɛ (E) | ɔ (O) |
| open | æ (A) |
Long vowels
| front | back | |
|---|---|---|
| close | i: (II) eɪ (EI) |
u: (UU) oʊ (OU) |
| close-mid | e: (EE) eɪ (EI) |
o: (OO) oʊ (OU) |
| open | a: (AA) aɪ (AI) |
The "long" vowels are pronounced long in some dialects, but diphthongal in others.
