Aoma
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Aoma together with Rinap form the main languages of Herookuan family deriving from the ancestral Rinapri (< ancestral language of our ancestors).
Phonology
Very similar to Rinapian ones
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ | |||||
| Fricative | f v | θ ð | z s | ʃ ʒ | x | h | |||
| Approximant | ɹ | j | |||||||
| Trill | r | ||||||||
| Lateral app. | l |
Consonants k, l, m, n, p, ɹ, r, s and t all have a geminated version which are mostly found in two-syllable verb infinite forms. The double-consonants have special marks in written Mihkanor so glottal stop is indicated by writing the consonants separately. Notice: pp [p:ʰ], tt [tθ]
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i y | u |
| Near-Close | ɪ | ʊ |
| Close-Mid | e ø | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ œ | ʌ ɔ |
| Near-open | æ | |
| Open | a | ɑ |