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| Aewedanoan | |
|---|---|
| aewedanoa | |
| Pronunciation | [aevedanoa] |
| Created by | IlL |
Quame
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Early form | Proto-Quame
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | United States of Bjeheond |
Aewedanoan (Aewedanoa /aevedanoa/) is a Quame language inspired by Polynesian languages and Greek. It is a minority language of the United States of Bjeheond.
Boe'a taṭāhunē no aewedanoa ulasahea
Vocab
- ena' = "ditch" < PQ *wjénəqʷs 'water'
- 'awōḍea = "stick" < PQ *kʷ'ondas, *kʷ'onday 'body'
- nāwhi = "world" < PQ *snākʷis 'homeland' (~ Naquian Nāquiz, Anbirese snae 'country')
- earo = tree
- weli = name
- whe = def article (~ Tigol in)
- deheno = little
- wedanoa = language
- ae- = self
- ho'o = river (~ Tigol soch)
Phonology
Phonotactics
Only glottal stops are allowed syllable- and word-finally.
Consonants
- n ṇ /n ɳ/
- p t ṭ k ' /p t ʈ k ʔ/
- b d ḍ g /b~(implosive b)~m d ɖ g/
- f s x wh h /f s x ʍ h/
- w z /v z/
- r l /r l/
wh merges with f for younger speakers.
Vowels
a e i o u ā ē ī ō ū /a e i o u a: e: i: o: u:/
Stress
Stress is always penultimate.
Grammar
Aewedanoan grammar is similar to Modern Windermere.
Nouns
Plurals are formed by reduplication, as in Roshterian.
- nāwhi 'heavenly body' > nāwhi-nāwhi 'heavenly bodies'
- whe Nāwhi = Tricin
Verbs
Verbs do not inflect at all. Preverbal particles are used, as in Windermere.