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Revision as of 03:13, 10 June 2016

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

Gelorian consonants
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Lab.-phar. uvular Glottal
central lateral central lateral
Nasal m m n n nr ɳ ŋ ŋ ɴʷˁ
Stop lenis b p d t dl dr ʈ dlr ʈꞎ g k ġ qʷˁ ' ʔ
aspirated p t tl tɬʰ tr ʈʰ tlr ʈꞎʰ k q qʷˁʰ
ejective p' t' tl' tɬʼ tr' ʈʼ trl' ʈꞎʼ k' q' qʷˁʼ
Fricative fortis f s ł ɬˑ sr ʂ łr kh x qh χʷˁ 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 ).

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