Soleani
This article is about the Soleani language, for information about the people of Solea see Soleani people
Soleani is a Southern Amalthean language spoken by the Soleani people of the Zolekh Valley, and surrounding areas, in Solea. Its standard dialect is the official language of the Socialist Autarky of Solea. The Soleani language is written in the kapunaki script, which is also used by other languages in Solea. The language is closely related to Atholani, Atwapani, and other neighboring languages.
Phonology
Consonants
The consonant inventory of Soleani contains 23 distinct phonemes.
| Consonants | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
| Nasals | ||||||||
| Stops | Plosives | |||||||
| Aspirated | ||||||||
| Fricatives | ||||||||
| Approximants | ||||||||
| Fricative trill | ||||||||
| Lateral fricative | ||||||||
| Click | ||||||||
Nasals assimilate allophonically when preceding or following a stop. This will usually be reflected in the orthography except in cases where /n/ or /ŋ/ assimilate with /p/ to become [m]. Fricatives, excepting those which are velar and uvular, devoice word-initially.
Vowels
The vowel system of Soleani consists of 5 short, and 5 long vowels, along with 3 diphthongs /ai ɛi ɤi/, and 3 uvularized vowels /aʶ iʶ uʶ/.
| Vowels | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | ||||||
| Close-mid | ||||||
| Open-mid | ||||||
| Open | ||||||
The short vowels /a i ɤ u/ are allophonically realized as [æ ɪ ɒ ʌ] when in a syllable followed by a coda. Note that /ɛ/ does not undergo this change.
