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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (natively ''jạrˀ Æ'' [jɑ̈˨˩˨ˀ ʔe˧˧], lit. 'Æ sound'; in English /ɛ/ ''eh'') is an [[Verse:Angai|Angai]]an monosyllabic tonal analytic language inspired by Danish and Vietnamese (and the name is inspired by the real-world E language). It belongs to the Rieng-Chrâtt language family.
'''{{SUBPAGENAME}}''' (natively ''jạrq Æ'' [jɑ̈˨˩˨ˀ ʔe˧˧], lit. 'Æ sound'; in English /ɛ/ ''eh'') is a [[Verse:Tricin|Trician]] monosyllabic tonal analytic language inspired by Danish and Vietnamese. It belongs to the Rieng-Chrâtt language family. It is spoken in the country of ''Ta{{cdb}}j Vŭ{{tilde}}r'' (lit. the northern land).


{{PAGENAME}} natively uses a initial-and-rime orthography developed from a fanqie system.
{{SUBPAGENAME}} used to be written in a native logography, but today it uses an initial-and-rime orthography developed from a fanqie system; the newer orthography is natively named after Lád Ăr Tå{{acute}}vq, who published a large volume of poetry using the system.


== Todo ==
== Todo ==
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</poem>
</poem>


''Ýr můj můj! Mæ̣rˀ dræ̊̀v blỏv blúˀ!'' 'Don't be so greedy! You have enough!'
''Ýr můj můj (můj mæ̉m)! Mæ̣rq dræ̊̀ blỏv blúq!'' 'Don't be so greedy! You have enough!'


== Diachronics sketch ==
== Diachronics sketch ==
Old Æ -ång/k -ong/k -ůng/k -> Modern Æ -æ̊m/-øm/-ym/
Old Æ -ång/k -ong/k -ůng/k -> Modern Æ -æ̊m/vq -øm/vq -ym/vq


== Broad phonology ==
== Broad phonology ==
=== Initials ===
=== Initials ===
'''b d bl gl g f s fl sl t h m n ng l r v j 0''' /p t pl tɬ k f s fl ɬ ts h m n ŋ l ʁ v j ʔ/
'''b d bl gl gj g f s fl sl t hj h m n nj ng l lj r v j 0''' /p t pl tɬ c k f s fl ɬ ts ç h m n {{ñ}} ŋ l ʎ ʁ v j~z ʔ/
 
=== Medials ===
-r- /ʁ/ Since this lowers the vowel, the exact phonetic values of rV combinations must be learned. Tentatively only allowed after b d g f s t h m n ng v.


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
Æ has 13 nuclei: i y ŭ u ů e ø o æ æ̊ ă a å /i y ɨ ɨ: u e ø o ɛ œ æ æ: ɔ/
Æ has 13 nuclei: i y ŭ u ů e ø o æ æ̊ ă a å /i y ɨ ɨ{{long}} u e ø o ɛ œ æ æ{{long}} ɔ/


=== Finals ===
=== Finals ===
-0 -j -v -d -r -n -m -ˀ ------/-0 -j -w -ð -ɐ̯ -ŋ -ŋ͡m -ʔ -jʔ -wʔ -ðʔ -ɐ̯ʔ -ŋʔ -ŋ͡mʔ/
-0 -j -v -d -r -n -m -q -jq -vq -dq -rq -nq -mq /-0 -j -w -ð -ɐ̯ -ŋ -wŋ͡m -ʔ -jʔ -wʔ -ðʔ -ɐ̯ʔ -ŋʔ -wŋ͡mʔ/
==== Origins of finals ====
==== Origins of finals ====
* -0 comes from older -0 (tone A), -ʔ (tone B), -h (tone C), -k (tone D)
* -0 comes from older -0 (tone A), -ʔ (tone B), -h (tone C), -k (tone D)
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8 tones, 2 of which have stød
8 tones, 2 of which have stød
==== Tone box ====
==== Tone box ====
Vietnamese tone diacritics are used to indicate the abstract etymological origin of the tone (The precise tone values are TBD)
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!
!
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|-
|-
!Modal initial
!Modal initial
|a
|a (Hanoi ''ngang'')
(Hanoi nonentering ''sắc'')
|ả
|ả (Hanoi ''hỏi'')
|áˀ
|áq (High tone with stød)
|-
|-
!Breathy initial
!Breathy initial
(Hanoi ''huyền'')
|ạ
|ạ (Saigon ''nặng'')
(Hanoi ''ngã'')
|ạˀ
|ạq (Low tone with stød)
|}
|}


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=== Initials ===
=== Initials ===
Initials are close to their broad transcriptions in Standard Æ.
Initials are close to their broad transcriptions in Standard Æ.
One major dialect has r- = (true pharyngeal) [ħ], Cr = [Cʰ]
=== Rimes with no -r- medial ===
=== Rimes with no -r- medial ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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=== Polar questions ===
=== Polar questions ===
Yes-no questions either use the A-not-A form or put the appropriate negative word at the end.
Yes-no questions either use the A-not-A form or put the appropriate negative word at the end.
:''Mæ{{cdb}}húd med blảj Æ?'' / ''Mæ{{cdb}}húd blảj Æ med?''  
:''Mæ{{cdb}}rq húd med blảj Æ?'' / ''Mæ{{cdb}}rq húd blảj Æ med?''  
: 2 COP NEG.COP human Æ / 2 COP human Æ NEG.COP
: 2 COP NEG.COP human Æ / 2 COP human Æ NEG.COP
: Are you Æ?
: Are you Æ?