Nalupitipulan
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Numbers
Phonology
Based on Australian/Tamil.
Consonants
| Labial | Dental/Alv. | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n̪/ | ṇ /ɳ/ | nj /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |
| Plosive | p /p/ | t /t̪/ | ṭ /ʈ/ | z /c~tɕ/ | k /k/ | |
| Trill | r /r~ɾ/ | ṛ /ɽ/ | ||||
| Approximant | central | w /ʋ/ | ḻ /ɹ~ɻ/ | j /j/ | ||
| lateral | l /l̪/ | ḷ /ɭ/ | lj /ʎ/ | |||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /i/ | ie /iː/ | u /u/ | uh /uː/ | ||
| Open | a /a/ | ah /aː/ | ||||
There are two diphthongs, /ai au/ (written ei au).
Grammar
Head-initial Tamil? Clitic complex?