Naeng

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Naeng /ʈʼətʼɔhɛ́/ is a language spoken by the Naeng people in Hussmauch. It is inspired by Naquian, Welsh and Hmong.

Numbers

  • 1: if /hì/
  • 2: qe /qɛ/

Phonology

Consonants

48 consonants.

Naeng consonants
Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral
Nasal plain m m n rn ɳ ng ŋ
glottalized mh nh n̪ʼ rnh ɳʼ ngh ŋʼ
Stop tenuis p p t r ʈ ć c c k q q h ʔ
aspirated b d t̪ʰ dr ʈʰ ǵ g gq
ejective ph th t̪ʼ rh ʈʼ ćh ch qh
Fricative f f z ll ɬ̪ s ʂ x ɕ h
Affricate tenuis tz t̪s̻ tl t̪ɬ̪ ts ʈʂ tx
aspirated dz t̪sʰ dl t̪ɬ̪ʰ ds ʈʂʰ dx tɕʰ
ejective tzh t̪s̻ʼ tlh t̪ɬ̪ʼ tsh ʈʂʼ txh tɕʼ
Approximant w w l l rl ɭ y j

Vowels

Naeng has 7 oral and 7 nasal vowels.

i w u e y o a /i ɨ u ɛ ə ɔ a/, î ŵ û ê ŷ ô â /ĩ ɨ̃ ũ ɛ̃ ə̃ ɔ̃ ã/

Diphthongs:

ai aw au ew yw /ai aɨ au eu əɨ/

Tones:

  • unmarked: mid
  • -d: high
  • -f: low

Phonotactics

Only V and CV are allowed as syllables.