Naeng
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Naeng /ʈʼətʼɔhɛ́/ is a language spoken by the Naeng people in Hussmauch. It is inspired by Naquian, Welsh and Hmong.
Numbers
- 1: if /hì/
- 2: qe /qɛ/ (Expected reflex: qhe)
- 3: qa /qa/
- 4: mai /mai/
- 5: paid /pái/
- 6: ytlef /ətɬɛ̀/
- 7: tshytw /tʂʼətɨ/
- 8: phâd /pʼą̂/
- 9: txhau /tsʼau/
- 10: qâti /qą́ti/
- 11: chwtxheu /kʼɨtsʼeu/
- 12: txheu /tsʼeu/
Phonology
Consonants
48 consonants.
Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
central | lateral | ||||||||
Nasal | plain | m m | n n̪ | rn ɳ | ng ŋ | ||||
glottalized | mh mʼ | nh n̪ʼ | rnh ɳʼ | ngh ŋʼ | |||||
Stop | tenuis | p p | t t̪ | r ʈ | ć c | c k | q q | h ʔ | |
aspirated | b pʰ | d t̪ʰ | dr ʈʰ | ǵ cʰ | g kʰ | gq qʰ | |||
ejective | ph pʼ | th t̪ʼ | rh ʈʼ | ćh cʼ | ch kʼ | qh qʼ | |||
Fricative | ff f | z s̻ | ll ɬ̪ | s ʂ | x ɕ | h | |||
Affricate | tenuis | tz t̪s̻ | tl t̪ɬ̪ | ts ʈʂ | tx tɕ | ||||
aspirated | dz t̪sʰ | dl t̪ɬ̪ʰ | ds ʈʂʰ | dx tɕʰ | |||||
ejective | tzh t̪s̻ʼ | tlh t̪ɬ̪ʼ | tsh ʈʂʼ | txh tɕʼ | |||||
Approximant | w w | l l | rl ɭ | y j |
Vowels
Naeng has 7 oral and 7 nasal vowels.
i w u e y o a /i ɨ u ɛ ə ɔ a/, î ŵ û ê ŷ ô â /ĩ ɨ̃ ũ ɛ̃ ə̃ ɔ̃ ã/
Diphthongs:
ai aw au ew yw /ai aɨ au eu əɨ/
Tones:
- unmarked: mid
- -d: high
- -f: low
Phonotactics
Only V and CV are allowed as syllables.