Phonology
Here is a simple phonetic inventory. If you’re unfamiliar with any of the symbols, you can look them up at this interactive IPA chart.
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Aveolar | Alveo-palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
Stop | p | t | k | ||||
Fricative | f, v | θ, ð | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | h | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||||
Liquid | l, ɾ |
Vowels
Front | Back | ||
Unrounded | Rounded | ||
Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | I | Y | |
Mid | e | ɔ | |
Open | a |
Phonotactics
Magian syllables consist of a mandatory onset (they must start with a consonant or consonant cluster) and a rhyme where diphthongs are typically not allowed but codas are, with some restrictions. Where c=consonant, v=vowel, and optional sounds are enclosed in parenthesis, the structure of the syllable could be represented as follows:
c (c) v (c)
The first consonant can be any sound from the chart above, the second, if present, can only be a liquid, the vowel is any one vowel sound (again, no diphthongs), and the final optional consonant can be anything other than a stop or /h/.
Stress System
– In Progress