Naeng

Naeng /ʈʼə́ⁿsìʔʊ́ɬ/ is a language spoken by the Naeng people in Hussmauch.

Numbers

• 0: 'iid /ʔìⁿt/
• 1: ŋẁł /ŋə̀ɬˑ/
• 2: vikh /vìxˑ/
• 3: tl'áádr /tɬʼɐ́ⁿʈ/
• 4: xrẃwix /ɮ˞ə́wìɬ/
• 5: ziŋúúdl /zìŋʊ́ⁿtɬ/
• 6: wúkhwn /wʊ́xˑǹ̩/
• 7; lenráá /ʁʷˁèɳɐ́ⁿ/
• 8: ŋet' /ŋètʼ/
• 9: rúk' /ɭʊ́kʼ/
• 10: 'ẃvaagh /ʔə́vɐ̀ⁿx/

Phonology

Based on the idea of "uncanny valley Tigall", with inspiration from Athabaskan.

Consonants

43 consonants.

m n nr ŋ lŋ b d dl dx dxr g ġ ' p t tł tr tłr k q p' t' tl' tr tr' k' q' f s sr łh łr kh qh h v z zr x xr gh w r y l

Gelorian consonants

		Labial	Alveolar		Retroflex		Palatal	Velar	Lab.-phar. uvular	Glottal
			central	lateral	central	lateral
Nasal		m m	n n		nr ɳ			ŋ ŋ	lŋ ɴʷˁ
Stop	lenis	b p	d t	dl tɬ	dr ʈ	dlr ʈꞎ		g k	ġ qʷˁ	' ʔ
	aspirated	p pʰ	t tʰ	tl tɬʰ	tr ʈʰ	tlr ʈꞎʰ		k kʰ	q qʷˁʰ
	ejective	p' pʼ	t' tʼ	tl' tɬʼ	tr' ʈʼ	trl' ʈꞎʼ		k' kʼ	q' qʷˁʼ
Fricative	fortis	f fˑ	s sˑ	ł ɬˑ	sr ʂ	łr ꞎ		kh x	qh χʷˁ	h h
	lenis	v v	z z	x ɮ	zr ʐ	xr ɮ˞		gh ɣ
Approximant					r ɽ~ɭ		y j		l ʁʷˁ

Use interpunct · to separate digraphs

Notes

/ə/ followed by /m n ɳ ŋ ɭ/ are pronounced as syllabic consonants (similar to Tigall): [m̩ n̩ ɳ̩ ŋ̍ ɭ̩].

Vowels

Naeng has 5 oral and 5 nasal vowels.

i u e ẁ a ii uu ee ẁẁ aa /i ʊ e ə ɐ iⁿ ʊⁿ eⁿ əⁿ ɐⁿ/ (IPA superscript indicates nasal vowels)

Tones

Every syllable may have either high tone or low tone. High tone is marked with an acute accent (high tone /ə́/ is transcribed as ẃ).

Phonotactics

Only V, CV, CVC allowed. Allowed syllable-final consonants: m n ɳ ŋ b d dɮ ɖ ɖɮʵ ɡ ʔ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈɬʵʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ f s ʂ ɬ ɬʵ x w ɭ j