Naquian

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Naquian (inn hvetlak ṇákvinn) is a language of Bjeheond (in Angai) inspired by Nahuatl and Old Norse. It is a major source of loanwords in Anbirese.

ná = I

vér = you

kvém = 1

tlos = 2

nasi = 3

tlopi = 4

tzalir = 5

álotzur = wave

kvakartotl = narrow

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
central lateral central lateral plain labialized
Nasal plain m /m/ n /n/ rn /ɳ/
glottalized hm /mˀ/ hn /nˀ/ hrn /ɳˀ/
Plosive p /p/ t /t/ rt /ʈ/ k /k/ kv /kʷ/ h /ʔ/
Affricate tz /ts/ tl /tɬ/ ts /ʈʂ/ rtl /ʈꞎ/ tx /tʃ/
Fricative z /s/ s /ʂ/ x /ʃ/
Approximant plain l /l/ r /ɻ/ rl /ɭ/ j /j/ v /w/
glottalized hl /lˀ/ hr /ɻˀ/ hrl /ɭˀ/ hj /jˀ/ hv /wˀ/

Vowels

i í e é a á o ó u ú