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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (natively /qǃɑːj/, English ''kye'') is a Riaŋ-Zrâtt language of Aem-Zmaə /ʔaem ɲʘaə/ inspired by Khmer and Khoisan languages.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a language inspired by Khmer, Dinka, Tamil, and Arabic.


''Uol Zkamm Trây'' /ʔuəŋ kǀam qǃɑːj/ 'I am Trây'
/m n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ/
/p t̪ t ʈ c k ʔ/
/j ʋ ɰ/
/l̪ l ɭ r ɻ/
Old vowels: /i iː e eː ɛ ɛː a aː ɔ ɔː o oː u uː/
Old word-level phonation: modal, breathy


Final ''l'' is /ŋ/, final ''r'' is /ɐ̯/
Modern language shows a vowel split by register:
/i iː e eː ɛ ɛː a aː ɔ ɔː o oː u uː/
-> Modal /ɪ̈ əːi ɜ eːi æ aːe ɑ ɑː o aːo ʌ əːu/
-> Breathy /i iː e̝ e̝ː ɛ ɛː ɛə̯ iːə̯ ɔ ɔː o̝ o̝ː ʉ ʉː/

Revision as of 13:01, 9 December 2024

Mwail/Alliance is a language inspired by Khmer, Dinka, Tamil, and Arabic.

/m n̪ n ɳ ɲ ŋ/ /p t̪ t ʈ c k ʔ/ /j ʋ ɰ/ /l̪ l ɭ r ɻ/ Old vowels: /i iː e eː ɛ ɛː a aː ɔ ɔː o oː u uː/ Old word-level phonation: modal, breathy

Modern language shows a vowel split by register: /i iː e eː ɛ ɛː a aː ɔ ɔː o oː u uː/ -> Modal /ɪ̈ əːi ɜ eːi æ aːe ɑ ɑː o aːo ʌ əːu/ -> Breathy /i iː e̝ e̝ː ɛ ɛː ɛə̯ iːə̯ ɔ ɔː o̝ o̝ː ʉ ʉː/