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| '''i''' /i~e/ | | '''i''' /i~e/ | ||
| '''ie''' /iː/ | | '''ie''' /iː/ | ||
| | | '''ü''' /ÿ/ | ||
| | | '''üh''' /ÿː/ | ||
| '''u''' /u~o/ | | '''u''' /u~o/ | ||
| '''uh''' /uː/ | | '''uh''' /uː/ | ||
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There are | There are three diphthongs, /ai ay au/ (written '''ei eu au'''). | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
Revision as of 23:04, 11 July 2016
Meizarri [maiɟarːe] (from mei 'speech, word' + zarri 'land') is a language spoken in the Arctic in Hussmauch.
Numbers
Phonology
Based on Australian/Tamil.
Consonants
| Labial | Dental/Alv. | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n̪/ | ṇ /ɳ/ | nj /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |
| Plosive | p /p/ | t /t̪/ | ṭ /ʈ/ | z /c~tɕ/ | k /k/ | |
| Trill | r /r~ɾ/ | ṛ /ɽ/ | ||||
| Approximant | central | w /ʋ/ | ḻ /ɹ~ɻ/ | j /j/ | ||
| lateral | l /l̪/ | ḷ /ɭ/ | lj /ʎ/ | |||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /i~e/ | ie /iː/ | ü /ÿ/ | üh /ÿː/ | u /u~o/ | uh /uː/ |
| Open | a /a/ | ah /aː/ | ||||
There are three diphthongs, /ai ay au/ (written ei eu au).
Grammar
Head-initial Tamil
Pronouns
ei - 1st person