Phonology
Linguist Blair Rudes attempted to reconstitute the phonology of Quiripi, using the extant documentation, comparison with related Algonquian languages, as "reconstructing forward" from Proto-Algonquian. In Rudes' analysis, Quiripi contained the following consonant phonemes:
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | tʃ | k | |
| Fricative | s | (ʃ)* | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Rhotic | r | ||||
| Semivowel | w | j |
| ^ /ʃ/ was a distinct phoneme only in the mainland dialect; in Unquachog it had merged with /s/ |
Quiripi's vowel system as reconstituted by Rudes was similar to that of the other Southern New England Algonquian languages. It consisted of two short vowels /a/ and /ə/, and four long vowels /aː/, /iː/, /uː/, and /ʌ̃/.
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