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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' [ʃɛj˨˩ ʔɑː˩˩ mɪː˧˥], or the '''Ami language''', is a divergent [[Thean|Theic]] language (in the [[Trans-Sarnathian languages|Trans-Sarnathian family]]). It is inspired by Navajo.
 
== Todo ==
yaazh⁵⁵ /jɑːɻ˥˥/ = treble harp, which can be used to communicate in a musical form of this language over long distances
 
== Phonology ==
=== Initials ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2"  colspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" | Bilabial
! colspan="3" | Alveolar
! rowspan="2" | Palato-<br />alveolar
! rowspan="2" | Palatal
! colspan="2" | Velar
! rowspan="2" | Glottal
|- style="font-size: x-small;"
! plain
! lateral
! affricate
! plain
! lab.
|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || || || || || ||
|-
! rowspan="2" | Stop
! <small>unaspirated</small>
| '''b''' /p/ || '''d''' /t/ || '''dl''' /tˡ/ || '''dz''' /ts/ || '''j''' /tʃ/ || || '''g''' /k/ || '''gw''' /kʷ/ || (not written) /ʔ/
|-
! <small>aspirated</small>
| '''p''' /pʰ/ || '''t''' /tʰ/ || '''tl''' /tɬʰ/ || '''ts''' /tsʰ/ || '''ch''' /tʃʰ/ || || '''k''' /kʰ/ || '''kw''' /kʷʰ/ ||
|-
! colspan="2" | Continuant
| || '''s''' /s/ || '''l''' /l/ || || '''sh''' /ʃ/ || '''y''' /j/ || '''h''' /x/ || '''w''' /w/ ||
|}
 
=== Nuclei ===
i, e, a, o, u, ii, ee, aa, oo, uu /ɪ ɛ ɑ ɔ ʊ iː eː ɑː oː uː/
 
=== Codas ===
-0 -n -ñ -' -d -l -z -zh -i -i' -w -w' /-0 -n -N -ʔ -t̚ -l -ð{{lowered}} -ɻ -j -jʔ -w -wʔ/
 
/-N/ is realized as nasalization of the preceding vowel
 
Nuclei are lengthened before the zero coda or /-N/; hence short and long vowel + these codas are phonetically long and overlong vowels respectively
 
=== Tones ===

Latest revision as of 17:12, 9 December 2024

Shei²¹A¹¹Mi³⁵ [ʃɛj˨˩ ʔɑː˩˩ mɪː˧˥], or the Ami language, is a divergent Theic language (in the Trans-Sarnathian family). It is inspired by Navajo.

Todo

yaazh⁵⁵ /jɑːɻ˥˥/ = treble harp, which can be used to communicate in a musical form of this language over long distances

Phonology

Initials

Bilabial Alveolar Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lateral affricate plain lab.
Nasal m /m/ n /n/
Stop unaspirated b /p/ d /t/ dl /tˡ/ dz /ts/ j /tʃ/ g /k/ gw /kʷ/ (not written) /ʔ/
aspirated p /pʰ/ t /tʰ/ tl /tɬʰ/ ts /tsʰ/ ch /tʃʰ/ k /kʰ/ kw /kʷʰ/
Continuant s /s/ l /l/ sh /ʃ/ y /j/ h /x/ w /w/

Nuclei

i, e, a, o, u, ii, ee, aa, oo, uu /ɪ ɛ ɑ ɔ ʊ iː eː ɑː oː uː/

Codas

-0 -n -ñ -' -d -l -z -zh -i -i' -w -w' /-0 -n -N -ʔ -t̚ -l -ð̞ -ɻ -j -jʔ -w -wʔ/

/-N/ is realized as nasalization of the preceding vowel

Nuclei are lengthened before the zero coda or /-N/; hence short and long vowel + these codas are phonetically long and overlong vowels respectively

Tones