The BG Language Creation Guide
#5: Phonological Variation
Just Show me Your Data
Examine these combinations to see if they are allophones of the same phoneme or if they are allophones of different phonemes. If they are allophones of the same phoneme (in complementary distribution), find their distribution.
Please also determine the Liqupan maximum sylable.
- {s} voiceless alveolar fricative
- {S} voiceless alveopalatal fricative
- {s} voiceless alveolar fricative
- {h} voiceless glottal fricative
- {c} voiceless palatal stop
- {k} voiceless velar stop
- {q} voiceless uvular stop
- [l] voiceless alveolar lateral
- [w] voiced labiovelar glide
- [y] voiced palatal glide
Data
{kasiqu} (season of) spring
{yali} long
{Siq} good
{lisa} to be or to move like a river
{aqu} friend
{Susu} water
{micisa} to walk
{liaq} moss
{lala} cold
{wali} bottle
{kasusu} sky
{liha} to be wise
{dusi} tent
{waya} all
{ciq} seed
{Samu} forest
{lali} a sheep
{cisusu} ice
{kaka} earth
{cidapu} book
Updated 3/27/2010