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