Wiktionary:About Kamassian

This page deals with the specific issues of Kamassian entries on Wiktionary.

Orthography
The orthography used for Kamassian on Wiktionary is based on that designed by A. Pivovarov in his Kamassian-Russian dictionary, taking into account Kamassian phonology as described by G. Klumpp (2016):
 * Non-initial reduced vowels are written with ә
 * No distinction is made between a central mid vowel and ӧ


 * Aspiration is indicated by means of an <х> after the aspirated consonant.
 * The fricatives β and ɣ are written as б and г respectively
 * What Klumpp analyses as "palatalised" consonants are written with a following glide й.
 * Word final -ʔC clusters are written following the allophone -ʔ (< *-t) or -ʔm (< *-p).