Puhanian language
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Puhanian | |
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Puh | |
Pronunciation | [puh] |
Ethnicity | Aseshan |
Native speakers | 79120388 (2015) |
Language family | Trans-Ebo-Puzimm
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Early forms: | Old Puh
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Official status | |
Official language in | Asesha Ogtop |
Regulated by | Royal Academy of Language and Linguistics |
CWS code | HWP |
Puhanian or Puh is a Trans-Ebo-Puzimm language and the national and official language of Asesha. Much of the Puh languages's vocabulary is derived from or borrowed from Balak, Neviran and Lestzi.
Classification
- Trans-Ebo-Puzimm languages
- Puzimm languages
- Southern Puzimm languages
- Aseshic languages
- Puhanian
- Aseshic languages
- Southern Puzimm languages
- Puzimm languages
Standard Puhanian is the principal language of education and government and spoken throughout Asesha.
History
Phonology
Phonemes
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Plosive | p | t | k | ||
Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | ɠ | |
Fricative | f | s | ʃ | x | (h) |
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||
Approximant | l | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | ə | o |
Open | a |
Phonotactics
Morphology and syntax
Vocabulary
Orthography
Alphabet
Puhanian language is written using the Puhanian alphabet, which is a modified variant of the Adzamic script.
Letter | Romanisation | Sound |
---|---|---|
a | a | [a] |
b | b | [ɓ] |
d | d | [ɗ] |
e | e | [e] |
ē | ē | [i] |
f | f | [f] |
g | g | [ɠ] |
h | h | [h], [x] |
x | x | [x] |
i | i | [i] |
j | j | [ʄ] |
k | k | [k] |
l | l | [l] |
ł | r | [r] |
m | m | [m] |
n | n | [n] |
o | o | [o] |
ō | ō | [u] |
ö | ö | [ə] |
p | p | [p] |
s | s | [s] |
t | t | [t] |
u | u | [u] |
w | w | [w] |
y | y | [y] |
Table of characters
Grapheme | IPA | Examples and Notes |
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a | /a/ | ajē} "good; fine; well" |