Neck Thai
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| Neck Thai | |
|---|---|
| dòai Nékthijʔ | |
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| Pronunciation | [/ɗɔ̀ːj nék.tʰăj/] |
| Created by | IlL |
| Setting | Hussmauch |
| Native speakers | 20 million (2200 v.C.) |
Neck Thai (native name dòai Nék-thijʔ /ɗɔ̀ːj nék.tʰăj/) is a Tie–Dye language with over 50 million speakers. It is the official language of Neck Thailand (Nékthijmien)
Todo
- Phlét Kwaai = Capital of Neck Thailand
Diachronics
Proto-Tie to Proto-Neckic
Proto-Neckic to Old Neck Thai
Old Neck Thai to Modern Neck Thai
Phonology
Consonants
Initials
| Labial | Alveolar | Coart. | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||||
| Plosive | plain | p /p/ | t /t/ | tj /tɕ/ | k /k/ | /ʔ/ | ||
| aspirated | ph /pʰ/ | th /tʰ/ | tjh /tɕʰ/ | kh /kʰ/ | ||||
| implosive | b /ɓ~b/ | d /ɗ~d/ | ||||||
| Fricative | v /f/ | z /s/ | sch /ɧ/ | g /x/ | h /h/ | |||
| Approximant | w /ʋ/ | l /l/ | j /j/ | |||||
| Liquid | r /r/ | |||||||
Allowed initial clusters: pl, phl, pr, phr, vl, vr, tr, thr, schr, kl, khl, gl, kr, khr, gr, kw, khw
Some dialects pronounce /r/ as a uvular trill [ʀ] - in these dialects, /pʀ pʰʀ/, /tʀ tʰʀ/ and /kʀ kʰʀ/ are merged, and /ǃʀ/ is often pronounced as [ǃ].
Finals
| Labial | Alveolar | Dorsal | Laryngeal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | ng [ŋ] | ||
| Plosive | p [p̚] | t [t̚] | k [k̚] | ' [ʔ] | |
| App. | (uw [w]) | l [l] | (i [j]) | ||
Vowels
Monophthongs
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /i/ | ie /iː/ | u /ʉ/ | uu /ʉː/ | œ /u/ | oe /uː/ |
| Close-mid | e /e/ | ee /eː/ | eo /ə/ | eu /ɵː/ | o /o/ | oo /oː/ |
| Open-mid | æ /ɛ/ | ae /ɛː/ | ọ /ɔ/ | oa /ɔː/ | ||
| Open | a /ɐ/ | aa /aː/ | ||||
Diphthongs
| Long | Short | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck Thai | IPA | Neck Thai | IPA |
| aai | /aːj/ | ij | /aj/ |
| aauw | /aːw/ | ou | /aw/ |
| ia | /iːɐ/ | ia' | /iɐʔ/ |
| ieuw | /iːw/ | – | – |
| oea | /uːɐ/ | oea' | /uɐʔ/ |
| oei | /uːj/ | œi | /uj/ |
| eeuw | /eːw/ | euw | /ew/ |
| aeuw | /ɛːw/ | – | – |
| ua | /ʉːɐ/ | ua' | /ʉɐʔ/ |
| eui | /ɵːj/ | ui | /ɵj/ |
| oai | /ɔːj/ | – | – |
| ooi | /oːj/ | oi | /oj/ |
Triphthongs
| Neck Thai | IPA |
|---|---|
| iauw | /iɐw/ |
| oeai | /uɐj/ |
| uai | /ʉɐj/ |
Tones
Standard Neck Thai uses 5 tones.
- Mid: raa /rāː/ [raː˧] 'easy'
- Low: ràa /ràː/ [raː˨˩] 'loud'
- Falling: râa /râː/ [raː˥˩˩] 'fruit'
- High: ráa /ráː/ [raː˥] 'white'
- Rising: raaʔ /rǎː/ [raː˨˩˦] 'vase'
Orthography
Neck Thai is written in a version of the Tergetian abugida.
- ∑ ε - tràap (Wiebian Trab)
- Ь ь - khan (Wiebian Galst)
- Ǝ 3 - kon (Wiebian Koll)
- Φ ϕ - wia (Wiebian Wirr)
- Ṭ ! - nâak (Wiebian Narch)
- Ξ ξ - lék (Wiebian Lecken)
- Κ κ - krìet (Wiebian Kried)
- Z z - vèkhîet (Wiebian Pfegied)
- F f - ang (Wiebian Ang)
- ∇ ʋ̌ - ǃxìjp (Wiebian Ŧeib)
- Λ λ - jam (Wiebian Jamm)
- ∫ s - vìt (Wiebian Fitt)
- Þ þ - mâek (Wiebian Μersch)
- Ψ ψ - thák (Wiebian Dachel)
- Θ θ - ǃxhrôek (Wiebian Đruch)
- X x - ríp (Wiebian Rift)
- ℘ ρ - gát (Primitive Tergetian ġattis)
- V v - schànàat (Wiebian Schnad)
- W w - thíschà schànàat (Wiebian discher Schnad) (for high-class /s/ in native words)
- Q q - hamʔ (Wiebian Hammel)
- Г г - phrôek (Wiebian Brug)
- 8 γ - sèkham (Wiebian Zegahm) (for mid-class /s/ deriving from Wiebian z)
Vowel symbols
- ^t = /ɐ/
- _t = /aː/
- ^n, ^{2t} = /e/
- _n, _{2t} = /eː/
- ^m = /ɛ/
- _m, ^n∞, _n∞ = /ɛː/
- ^2 = /i/
- _2 = /i/
- _2∞ = /iːɐ/
- ^r = /o/
- _r = /oː/
- ^N = /ɔ/
- _N, ^r∞, _r∞ = /ɔː/
- _i = /uː/
- _i∞ = /uːɐ/
- ^{2r} = /ɤ/
- _{2r}, ^{2r}∞, _{2r}∞ = /ɤː/
- ^{2i} = /ɯ/
- _{2i} = /ɯː/
- _{2i}∞ = /ɯːɐ/
Grammar
Pronouns
- I: khôet
- thou: òeng
- we: ngàe
Loanwords
Many Neck Thai words are Wiebian loanwords which come from all stages of Wiebian, Ancient Wiebian to modern lects. Tergetian and Whetmer are also significant sources of loanwords.
Loanwords from Ancient Wiebian:
- hét 'queen, lady' (< Ancient Wiebian Heste /ˈhɛstə/ 'wife')
Numbers
uum - 0
tjhanʔ - 1
ijʔ - 2
vòet - 3
gâai - 4
zèng - 5
!xìet - 6
vae - 7
nôea - 8
ngîat - 9
ràat - 10
jæ̂ng - 100