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8: ŋet' /ŋètʼ/  
8: ŋet' /ŋètʼ/  
9: rúk' /ɭʊ́kʼ/  
9: rúk' /ɭʊ́kʼ/  
10: 'ẃvaagh /ʔə́vɐ̀ⁿx/  
10: 'ẃvaagh /ʔə́vɐ̀ⁿx/


==Phonology==
==Phonology==

Revision as of 23:48, 9 June 2016

Naeng /ʈʼə́ⁿsìʔʊ́ɬ/ is a language spoken by the Naeng people in Hussmauch.

Numbers

0: 'iid /ʔìⁿt/ 1: ŋẁł /ŋə̀ɬˑ/ 2: vikh /vìxˑ/ 3: tl'áádr /tɬʼɐ́ⁿʈ/ 4: xrẃwix /ɮ˞ə́wìɬ/ 5: ziŋúúdl /zìŋʊ́ⁿtɬ/ 6: wúkhwn /wʊ́xˑn̩/ 7; lenráá /ʁʷˁèɳɐ́ⁿ/ 8: ŋet' /ŋètʼ/ 9: rúk' /ɭʊ́kʼ/ 10: 'ẃvaagh /ʔə́vɐ̀ⁿx/

Phonology

Based on the idea of "uncanny valley Tigall", with inspiration from Athabaskan.

Consonants

43 consonants.

m n n b d dl dx dxr g ġ ' p t tł tr tłr k q p' t' tl' tr tr' k' q' f s sr łh łr kh qh h v z zr x xr gh w r y l /m n ɳ ŋ ɴʷˁ p~b t~d tɬ~dɮ ʈ~ɖ ʈꞎ~ɖɮ˞ k~ɡ qʷˁ~ɢʷˁ ʔ pʰ tʰ tꞎʰ ʈʰ ʈꞎʰ kʰ qʷˁʰ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈꞎʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ fˑ sˑ ʂˑ ɬˑ ꞎˑ xˑ χʷˁˑ h v z ʐ ɮ ɮ˞ ɣ w ɭ j ʁʷˁ/

Notes

/ə/ followed by /m n ɳ ŋ ɭ/ are pronounced as syllabic consonants (similar to Tigall): [m̩ n̩ ɳ̩ ŋ̍ ɭ̩].

Vowels

Naeng has 5 oral and 5 nasal vowels.

i u e ẁ a ii uu ee ẁẁ aa /i ʊ e ə ɐ iⁿ ʊⁿ eⁿ əⁿ ɐⁿ/ (IPA superscript indicates nasal vowels)

Tones

Every syllable may have either high tone or low tone. High tone is marked with an acute accent (high tone /ə́/ is transcribed as ).

Phonotactics

Only V, CV, CVC allowed. Allowed syllable-final consonants: m n ɳ ŋ b d dɮ ɖ ɖɮʵ ɡ ʔ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈɬʵʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ f s ʂ ɬ ɬʵ x w ɭ j