Ábḫanni

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Ábḫanni
Pronunciation[[ˈáβ.xɐn̪.n̪i]]
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Ábḫanni [ˈáβ.xɐn̪.n̪i] is an Abhannic language, and is an isolate within this family.

Phonology

Consonants

Ábḫanni has a rather asymmetric consonant inventory. It consists of the following:

Labial Dental or
alveolar
Palatal or
prepalatal
Velar Glottal
Nasal m
/m/
n
/n̪/
j
/ȵ/
Plosive t
/t̪/
k
/k/

/ʔ/
Fricative Unvoiced z
/θ̱/
s
/ɕ/

/x/
Voiced b
/β/
d
/ð/
jh
/ʑ/
h
/ɦ/
Liquid r
/ɺ/
y
/j/

Vowels

The vowel system of Ábḫanni is, described minimally, as follows:

Front Back or
Central
Close i
/i/
Mid e
/e/
o
/ɔ/
Open a
/ä/