Neck Thai
| Neck Thai | |
|---|---|
| Nékthijʔ dòai | |
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| Pronunciation | [/nék.tʰɛ̌j ɗɔ̀ːj/] |
| Created by | IlL |
| Setting | Hussmauch |
| Native speakers | 50 million (2200 v.C.) |
Tie–Dye
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Neck Thai (native name Nék-thijʔ dòai /nék.tʰăj ɗɔ̀ːj/) is a Tie-Dye language with over 50 million speakers. It is the official language of Neckthailand (Nékthijmien)
Phonology
Consonants
Initials
| Labial | Alveolar | Click | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | nǃx /ŋǃ/ | ng /ŋ/ | ||||
| Plosive | plain | p /p/ | t /t/ | ǃx /ǃ/ | tj /tɕ/ | k /k/ | /ʔ/ | |
| aspirated | ph /pʰ/ | th /tʰ/ | ǃxh /ǃʰ/ | tjh /tɕʰ/ | kh /kʰ/ | |||
| implosive | b /ɓ~b/ | d /ɗ~d/ | ||||||
| Fricative | v /f/ | z /s/ | g, sch /x/ | h /h/ | ||||
| Trill/App. | w /w/ | j /j/ | ||||||
| Liquid | l /l/ | r /ʀ~ʁ/ | ||||||
Allowed initial clusters: pl, pr, phl, phr, vl, vr, tr, ǃxr, kl, kr, kw, khl, khr, khw
Many speakers in the capital Houwá Thing Vîer merge the pairs /pʀ pʰʀ/, /kʀ kʰʀ/. /ǃʀ/ is often pronounced as [ǃ]. Some dialects merge /ʀ-/ and /ŋ-/ into a nasalized uvular flap /ʀ̆ⁿ/ or approximant /ʁ̃/ and also simplify all Cr clusters to C.
Finals
| Labial | Alveolar | Dorsal | Laryngeal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m [m] | n, l [n] | ng, r [ŋ] | ||
| Plosive | p [p̚] | t [t̚] | k [k̚] | ' [ʔ] | |
| App. | (uw [w]) | (i [j]) | |||
Vowels
Monophthongs
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /i/ | ie /iː/ | u /ʉ/ | uu /ʉː/ | oe /uː/ | |
| Close-mid | e /e/ | ee /eː/ | eo /ɵ/ | eu /ɵː/ | o /o/ | oo /oː/ |
| Open-mid | æ /ɛ/ | ae /ɛː/ | ọ /ɔ/ | oa /ɔː/ | ||
| Open | a /ɐ/ | aa /aː/ | ||||
Diphthongs
| Long | Short | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Neckthai | IPA | Neckthai | IPA |
| aai | /aːj/ | ij | /aj/ |
| aauw | /aːw/ | ouw, ou | /aw/ |
| ia | /iːa/ | ia' | /ia/ |
| – | – | ieuw | /iw/ |
| oea | /uːa/ | oea' | /ua/ |
| oei | /uːj/ | – | – |
| eeuw | /eːw/ | euw | /ew/ |
| aeuw | /ɛːw/ | – | – |
| ua | /ʉːa/ | ua' | /ʉa/ |
| eui | /ɵːj/ | ui | /ɵj/ |
| oai | /ɔːj/ | – | – |
| ooi | /oːj/ | oi | /oj/ |
Triphthongs
| Neckthai | IPA |
|---|---|
| iauw | /iaw/ |
| oeai | /uaj/ |
| uai | /ʉaj/ |
Tones
Standard Neckthai uses 5 tones.
- Mid: raa /ʀāː/ [ʀaː˧] 'easy'
- Low: ràa /ʀàː/ [ʀaː˨˩] 'loud'
- Falling: râa /ʀâː/ [ʀaː˥˩˩] 'fruit'
- High: ráa /ʀáː/ [ʀaː˥] 'white'
- Rising: raaʔ /ʀǎː/ [ʀaː˨˩˦] 'vase'
Orthography
Grammar
Pronouns
- I: khôet
- thou: òer
- we: ngàe
Loanwords
Many Neck Thai words are Wiebian loanwords which come from all stages of Wiebian, Ancient Wiebian to modern lects.
Loanwords from Ancient Wiebian:
- hét 'queen, lady' (< Ancient Wiebian Heste /ˈhɛstə/ 'wife')