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==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
Omunninyo uses the Hangul alphabet, with a few changes. Namely, ㅃ represents the /β/ sound. | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 23 July 2015
| Omunninyo | |
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| 오먼닌요 | |
| Pronunciation | [[w:Help:IPA|'omʌnɪnjo]] |
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Introduction
Omunninyou, which literally means "the language of our people", is spoken in the island nation of Omunguk, and has borrowed much of its vocabulary from Chinese.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Labio-velar | Alveolar | Alveolo-palatal | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||||||
| Fricative | ɸ β | s | ɕ ʑ | h | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | |||||||
| Trill | r* | ||||||||
| Lateral app. |
* /r/ is pronounced /l/ at the end of syllables.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | u | ||
| Near-close | ɪ | ||
| Close-Mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ||
| Open | a |
Phonotactics
(C)(G)V(C)
where G is a glide (y or w)
Orthography
Omunninyo uses the Hangul alphabet, with a few changes. Namely, ㅃ represents the /β/ sound.