Babamwek
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| Babamwek | |
|---|---|
| ⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ papãṃik | |
| Pronunciation | pɐpɐ̃mʷik |
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Date | 2025 |
| Native to | Gabbab |
| Ethnicity | Manti people(Mantis species) |
Greenhopper
| |
| Babamwikũ | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Gabbab, United Federation |
Recognised minority language in | United Federation |
Babamwek(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ papãṃik [pɐpɐ̃mʷik]) is a Mantidien Greenhopper language spoken by the sentient Manti people descended from the European mantis(Mantis religiosa). It is written primarily with the Babamwikũ alphabet, and is an official language of the Gabbab communes of the United Federation.
Phonology
Orthography
The Babamwek script, called Babamwikũ(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ7ʼ papãṃikũ)
Consonants
| Babamwikũ | ⁼ | ⁼⁼ | | | || | Z | ZZ | Ż | ŻŻ | ° | °° | □ | ■ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanisation | p | pp | t | d | k | kk | g | gg | ‘ | ‘‘ | m | ṃ |
| IPA | /p/ | /pʲ/ | /t/ | /d/ | /k/ | /c/ | /g/ | /ɟ/ | /ʔ/ | /ʔʲ/ | /m/ | /mʷ/ |
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p pʲ | t | c | k | ʔ ʔʲ |
| voiced | d | ɟ | g | |||
| Nasal | m mʷ | n nʷ | ɲ | (ŋ) | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | s | ɕ | x | ||
| voiced | z | ʑ | ||||
| Approximant | w | l | j | |||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i ĩ | u ũ | |
| Open-mid | ɔ ɔ̃ | ||
| Open | ɐ ɐ̃ | ||
/i/ can be pronounced as far back as /ɨ/, though in general /ĩ/ remains in the area of /ĩ~ɪ̝̃/.