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'''Ciêng''' /kīəŋ/ is a tonal [[Ashanic languages|Ashanic]] language spoken in Tumhan, inspired by Vietnamese, English and Welsh. ("What if Vietnamese were rhotic?") It is closely related to [[Windermere/Classical|Classical Windermere]] but not a direct descendant of it. | '''Ciêng''' /kīəŋ/ is a tonal [[Ashanic languages|Ashanic]] language spoken in Tumhan, inspired by Vietnamese, English and Welsh. ("What if Vietnamese were rhotic?") It is closely related to [[Windermere/Classical|Classical Windermere]] but not a direct descendant of it. | ||
Numbers: | Numbers: thon, rhã, ziêu, chuôi, mậr, tảy, pũr, sệp, loi, thão | ||
whếp = light | whếp = light | ||
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tlẹ could be cognate to "to refuse", dưan is cognate to Windermere şän | tlẹ could be cognate to "to refuse", dưan is cognate to Windermere şän | ||
chổi = reflexive pronoun | |||
thỏi = learn (~ snoach) | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 1 April 2019
Ciêng /kīəŋ/ is a tonal Ashanic language spoken in Tumhan, inspired by Vietnamese, English and Welsh. ("What if Vietnamese were rhotic?") It is closely related to Classical Windermere but not a direct descendant of it.
Numbers: thon, rhã, ziêu, chuôi, mậr, 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)
lieb "to put" ~ lliệm
dưan tlẹ = to thank in Ciêng?
tlẹ could be cognate to "to refuse", dưan is cognate to Windermere şän
chổi = reflexive pronoun
thỏi = learn (~ snoach)
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/
z s rh ll h /s ʃ ʂ~r̥ (Welsh ll) h/
tz 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/iê iêu ua/uô uôi ăr ar er ir or ur âr /a ɑ: ɜ ɛ e~ɪ~ɛɪ i~ɪj ɔ o~oʊ ɵ~əʏ u: ɨ: aʊ ɛʊ eʊ aʏ aɪ ɔɪ oɪ iə iəw uə uəj + rhotic vowels/
Tones
6 tones of Viet