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'''Tengos''' (''tengos xut'' [tʰeɳ̩gos xɯt] | '''Tengos''' (''tengos'' [tʰeɳ̩gos] ‘word’ or ''tengos xut'' [tʰeɳ̩gos xɯt] ‘sky-word’) or '''Tengosic''' is an extinct language isolate spoken by the ancient Xunten, who probably constituted part of the [[wikipedia:Kangju|Kangju]] federation by the ancient oasis of [[wikipedia:Tashkent|Tashkent]] in Central Asia. Tengos has no demonstrable relatives and is generally classified a [[wikipedia:language isolate|language isolate]]. Using an adapted version of [[wikipedia:Akkadian cuneiform|Akkadian cuneiform]], Xunten writers have left over 300 lengthy inscriptions, which has allowed the understanding of a significant amount of the language. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
==Phonology and phonotactics== | ==Phonology and phonotactics== | ||
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⟨x⟩ = /x/ | ⟨x⟩ = /x/ | ||
⟨w⟩ = /ɰ/ | ⟨w⟩ = /ɰ/ | ||
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The consonants remain the same as in the Borodin scheme with the exception ⟨y⟩ = /j/. The transliteration of the Cuneiform is done using the Borodin list as well with a few modifications. | The consonants remain the same as in the Borodin scheme with the exception ⟨y⟩ = /j/. The transliteration of the Cuneiform is done using the Borodin list as well with a few modifications. | ||