Flei/Old draft

Ciêng is a tonal Ashanic language spoken in Tumhan, inspired by English, Vietnamese and Welsh. ("What if Vietnamese were rhotic?")

Numbers: thuôn, rhã, xiêu, mửa, mợr, tảy, pũr, sệp, loi, thão

whếp = light

whì = dust

Rhìa rít mì Whền Whết Mer = I live in Whehli (means something different with different tones)

Phonology

Consonants

m n ng /m n ŋ/

p t tr tl c qu /p t tʂ tl k kw ʔ/ (/ʔ/ not written)

ph th ch wh /f θ χ χw/

x s rh ll h /s ʃ ʂ (Welsh ll) h/

tx ts /ts tʃ/

r l d /r l j/

Vowels

ă a â e ê i o ô ơ u ư ao eo êu aư ai oi ôi ia iêu ua uôi ăr ar er ir or ur ơr /a ɑ: ɜ ɛ e~ɪ~ɛɪ i~ɪj ɔ o~ʊ~oʊ ə~ɵ~əʏ u: ɨ: aʊ ɛʊ eʊ aʏ aɪ ɔɪ oɪ iə iəw uə uəj + rhotic vowels/

Tones

6 tones of Viet