Naeng
Naeng /ʈʼə́ⁿsìʔʊ́ɬ/ is a language spoken by the Naeng people in Hussmauch.
Numbers
- 0: 'iid /ʔìⁿt/
- 1: ŋẁł /ŋə̀ɬˑ/
- 2: vikh /vìxˑ/
- 3: tl'áádr /tɬʼɐ́ⁿʈ/
- 4: xrẃwix /ɮ˞ə́wìɬ/
- 5: ziŋúúdl /zìŋʊ́ⁿtɬ/
- 6: wúkhwn /wʊ́xˑǹ̩/
- 7; lenráá /ʁʷˁèɳɐ́ⁿ/
- 8: ŋet' /ŋètʼ/
- 9: rúk' /ɭʊ́kʼ/
- 10: 'ẃvaagh /ʔə́vɐ̀ⁿx/
Phonology
Based on the idea of "uncanny valley Tigall", with inspiration from Athabaskan.
Consonants
43 consonants.
m n nr ŋ lŋ b d dl dx dxr g ġ ' p t tł tr tłr k q p' t' tl' tr tr' k' q' f s sr łh łr kh qh h v z zr x xr gh w r y l
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Lab.-phar. uvular | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | lateral | central | lateral | |||||||
| Nasal | m m | n n | nr ɳ | ŋ ŋ | lŋ ɴʷˁ | |||||
| Stop | lenis | b p | d t | dl tɬ | dr ʈ | dlr ʈꞎ | g k | ġ qʷˁ | ' ʔ | |
| aspirated | p pʰ | t tʰ | tl tɬʰ | tr ʈʰ | tlr ʈꞎʰ | k kʰ | q qʷˁʰ | |||
| ejective | p' pʼ | t' tʼ | tl' tɬʼ | tr' ʈʼ | trl' ʈꞎʼ | k' kʼ | q' qʷˁʼ | |||
| Fricative | fortis | f fˑ | s sˑ | ł ɬˑ | sr ʂˑ | łr ꞎˑ | kh xˑ | qh χʷˁˑ | h h | |
| lenis | v v | z z | x ɮ | zr ʐ | xr ɮ˞ | gh ɣ | ||||
| Approximant | r ɽ~ɭ | y j | l ʁʷˁ | |||||||
Use interpunct · to separate digraphs
- Notes
/ə/ followed by /m n ɳ ŋ ɭ/ are pronounced as syllabic consonants (similar to Tigall): [m̩ n̩ ɳ̩ ŋ̍ ɭ̩].
Vowels
Naeng has 5 oral and 5 nasal vowels.
i u e ẁ a ii uu ee ẁẁ aa /i ʊ e ə ɐ iⁿ ʊⁿ eⁿ əⁿ ɐⁿ/ (IPA superscript indicates nasal vowels)
Tones
Every syllable may have either high tone or low tone. High tone is marked with an acute accent (high tone /ə́/ is transcribed as ẃ).
Phonotactics
Only V, CV, CVC allowed. Allowed syllable-final consonants: m n ɳ ŋ b d dɮ ɖ ɖɮʵ ɡ ʔ pʼ tʼ tɬʼ ʈʼ ʈɬʵʼ kʼ qʷˁ’ f s ʂ ɬ ɬʵ x w ɭ j