Níevzi
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| Nivian Níevzi | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation: | /'ɲevzi/ |
| Spoken in: | Pirsirus |
| Region: | Eastern Europe |
| Total speakers: | |
| Ranking: | |
| Language family: | language isolate |
| Writing system: | Latin |
| Official status | |
| Official language in: | |
| Regulated by: | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| SIL | |
| See also: Language – Lists of languages | |
Background
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Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | f v | θ ð | s v t͡s | ʃ ʒ | χ ʁ | h | |||
| Approximant | ɹ | j | ||||||||
| Flap or tap | ⱱ | |||||||||
| Lateral fric. | ɬ | |||||||||
| Lateral app. | l |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |||
| Near-close | ɪ | ||||
| Close-mid | e | o | |||
| Mid | ə | ||||
| Open-mid | ɛ œ | ||||
| Near-open | æ | ɐ | |||
| Open |
Phonotactics
There are three types of consonant clusters allowed in the Níevzi language. These occurances are the ONLY time two cononants can be consecutive in the same syllable.
- xi /ʃ/ - This cluster can only be used in the beginning of a syllable, but not a word.
- csh /ɬ/ - This cluster can only be used at the beginning of a word.
- zs /t͡s/ - This cluster can be used anywhere in a word or syllable.
Orthography
| Letters | Name | Pronunciation | Further informations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ææ | al | /æ/ | - |
| Aa | a | /a/ | - |
| Ää | av | /ɔ/ | - |
| Åå | å | /e/ | - |
| Bb | bå | /b/ | - |
| Çç | çå | /θ/ | - |
| Ċċ | ċå | /ð/ | - |
| Dd | då | /d/ | - |
| Ee | e | /ɛ/ | - |
| Ęę | íå | // | - |
| Ëë | íë | /œ/ | - |
| Ėė | ë | /œ/ | A very short "ë" sound. It is mainly used to separate two consecutive consonants |
| Ff | få | /f/ | - |
| Gg | ga | /g/ | - |
| Hh | ha | /h/ | Exception: It will be pronounced like /χ/ (vl uvular fricative), when it an "a" follows it. |
| Ii | i | /i/ | - |
| Íí | ía | /j/ | Used *only* before a vowel to add a short "y" sound to it. |
| Îî | î | ī | - |
| Ʒʒ | ʒa | /ʒ/ | - |
| Kk | ek | /k/ | - |
| Mm | em | /m/ | - |
| Nn | en | /n/ | - |
| Oo | o | /o/ | - |
| Øø | ío | // | - |
| Pp | på | /p/ | - |
| Rr | rå | /r/ | - |
| Tt | ta | /t/ | - |
| Uu | u | /u/ | - |
| Ùù | íù | /ə/ | - |
| Vv | vå | /ⱱ/ | Exception: It is pronounced like /v/ when it ends a word. |
| Ww | wå | /w/ | - |
| Xx | ax | /k͡s/ | - |
| Yy | yv | // | - |
| Zz | za | /z/ | - |