Ibben

Ibben is an island nation consisting of the major islands of Ib and Far Ib, plus a number of minor islands, all situated in the Shivering Sea.

Proto-Phonology

Consonants

  Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
Stops p/b   t/d c/ɟ k/ɡ q/ɢ
Fricatives f/v θ/ð s/z ç/ʝ x/ɣ χ/ʁ
Nasals m   n ɲ ŋ ɴ
Approximants     l j w ʀ

Vowels

  Front Central Back
Close i    
Close-Mid     o
Open-Mid   ǝ  
Open   a  

Note: For the sake of simplicity, the following changes have been made to the usual phonetic descriptions of various IPA characters:

  • “Labial” is used as a cover term for bilabial and labio-dental.
  • [ǝ] has been placed in the Open Mid row.
  • To shorten the tables, “Approximant” is used as a cover term for approximants, glides, taps, and trills.
  • Where a consonant or pair of consonants appears in two columns, it means that place distinction is unimportant for the phoneme(s) in question.