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*m n ṇ /m n ɳ/ | |||
*p t ṭ k ' /p t ʈ k ʔ/ | *p t ṭ k ' /p t ʈ k ʔ/ | ||
*b d ḍ g /b d ɖ g/ | *b d ḍ g /b d ɖ g/ | ||
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*w z /v z/ | *w z /v z/ | ||
*r l /r l/ | *r l /r l/ | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
a e i o u ā ē ī ō ū /a e i o u a: e: i: o: u:/ | a e i o u ā ē ī ō ū /a e i o u a: e: i: o: u:/ |
Revision as of 01:38, 19 June 2019
Aewedanoan (Aewedanoa /aevedanoa/) is a Quame language inspired by Polynesian languages. It is a minority language of the United States of Bjeheond.
Boe'a taṭāhunē no aewedanoa ulasahea
Vocab
- ena'e = "ditch" < PQ *wjénəqʷs 'water'
- 'awōḍea = "stick" < PQ *kʷ'ondas, *kʷ'onday 'body'
- nāwhi = "world, heavenly body" < PQ *snākʷis 'homeland' (~ Naquian Nāquiz, Anbirese snae 'country')
Phonology
Phonotactics
Only glottal stops are allowed syllable- and word-finally.
Consonants
- m n ṇ /m n ɳ/
- p t ṭ k ' /p t ʈ k ʔ/
- b d ḍ g /b d ɖ g/
- f s x wh h /f s x ʍ h/
- w z /v z/
- r l /r l/
Vowels
a e i o u ā ē ī ō ū /a e i o u a: e: i: o: u:/
Stress
Stress is always penultimate.
Grammar
Aewedanoan grammar is similar to Modern Windermere.
Nouns
Plurals are formed by reduplication, as in Roshterian.
- nāwhi 'heavenly body' > nanāwhi 'heavenly bodies'
- whe Nāwhi = Tricin
Verbs
Verbs do not inflect at all. Preverbal particles are used, as in Windermere.