Kallestiyes Phonology
Phonemes
Consonants
| Lab. | Dental | Alv. | Postalv. | Palat. | Velar | Glottal | |
| Plosives | p b | t d | k g | ||||
| Nasals | m | n | [ŋ] ng | ||||
| Fricatives | [θ] f
[ð] v |
s z | [ʃ] hs
[ʒ] r |
[ʍ] rw | h | ||
| Liquids | l | [j] y | w |
Vowels
| Short | Long | |
| High | i | |
| Mid | e | |
| Low | a | [aː] aa |
Diphthongs
Diphthongs are: ai; ia; ei; aai; ea; ae; aae
Phonotactics
- Syllabic Structure : (C)(C)V(C)(C)
- The onset are: all the consonants; Nucleus: all the vowels; Coda: all except [j], [ʍ], [w]
- Cluster coda are the usual simple clusters as : [ks], [sk], [gz], [ks], [ts], [st], [ŋg]. [w] is allowed before [n], [k] and [s]
- ll [l] - tt [t] - gg [g] - nn [n] - mm [m]
The Kallestiyes uses the following syllabic structure: (C)(C)V(C)(C) with C for consonants and V for vowels. The onset can be all the consonants previously shown, the nucleus is made with any vowels and the coda must be a consonant as well but not [j], [ʍ] or [w].
As a reminder, in the Kallestiyes sylabic structure, the first (C)(C) is optionnal and is the onset, V is the nucleus and must present and the last (C)(C) is the coda which is also optionnal.