Naquian
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Naquian (inn hvetlak ṇákvinn) is a language of Bjeheond (in Angai) inspired by Nahuatl and Old Norse. It is a major source of loanwords in Anbirese.
ná = I
vér = you
kvém = 1
tlos = 2
nasi = 3
tlopi = 4
tzalir = 5
álotzur = wave
kvakartotl = narrow
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | lateral | central | lateral | plain | labialized | |||||
| Nasal | plain | m /m/ | n /n/ | rn /ɳ/ | ||||||
| glottalized | hm /mˀ/ | hn /nˀ/ | hrn /ɳˀ/ | |||||||
| Plosive | p /p/ | t /t/ | rt /ʈ/ | k /k/ | kv /kʷ/ | h /ʔ/ | ||||
| Affricate | tz /ts/ | tl /tɬ/ | ts /ʈʂ/ | rtl /ʈꞎ/ | tx /tʃ/ | |||||
| Fricative | z /s/ | s /ʂ/ | x /ʃ/ | |||||||
| Approximant | plain | l /l/ | r /ɻ/ | rl /ɭ/ | j /j/ | v /w/ | ||||
| glottalized | hl /lˀ/ | hr /ɻˀ/ | hrl /ɭˀ/ | hj /jˀ/ | hv /wˀ/ | |||||
Vowels
i í e é a á o ó u ú