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(Created page with "{{privatelang}} '''Nenta–Caligan''' (IPA: [{{IPA|ˌnɛntakəˈligən}}]) is a primary language family whose languages are primarily spoken in Quillan. Kanvas are a species of cat-like anthropomorphic beings unique to Spectradom, the world in which this language family is placed, and the languages in the family reflect that in some ways. ==Included languages== * Proto-Nenta ** Classical Nenta *** Old Rokadong...") |
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Most Nenta–Caligan languages today have two or three stop series, which is dependent on the branch of the family: for example, [[Classical Nenta]] has only voiced and unvoiced consonants, while Tatrayan has voiced, unvoiced, and ejective stops, and Sãdenyan has aspirated, unaspirated, and ejective consonants. | Most Nenta–Caligan languages today have two or three stop series, which is dependent on the branch of the family: for example, [[Classical Nenta]] has only voiced and unvoiced consonants, while Tatrayan has voiced, unvoiced, and ejective stops, and Sãdenyan has aspirated, unaspirated, and ejective consonants. | ||
Nasal consonants appear to be very stable in Nenta–Caligan broadly, with all languages in the family having three or more nasal phonemes. The High Kanafan language [[Saygenan]] is the record holder for the highest number of nasal phonemes, with eight. Even Inspoll Creole retained /ɲ/, which is unusual for a language which is creolized with only one language that historically had the phoneme. | |||
==Proto-Nenta–Caligan== | ==Proto-Nenta–Caligan== | ||