Asakan |
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Standard Monyo, Monyo Asakasiafat |
Pronunciation | /asakasjasat/ |
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Ethnicity | Monyo |
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Language family | |
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Early forms: | |
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Dialects | Fokatakian, Ixahimi, Kanioto, Standard North, Standard South, Tatxo |
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Writing system | Monyo Script |
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Official status |
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Official language in | Yakormonyo |
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CWS code | UKTS |
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Asakan, also known as Standard Monyo or simply Monyo, is spoken as a native language throughout central and southern Yakormonyo. It is an analytical language, and its morphology is slightly synthetic.
Classification
History
Phonology
Consonants
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Rostral
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Alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Nasal
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n <n>
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ŋ <n>
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Stop
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ɓ̥ <m>
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t <t>, d <r>
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k <k>
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Affricate
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ts <p>
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tʃ <tx>
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Fricative
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s <s>
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ʃ <x>
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x <h>
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Liquid
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ɾ <r>
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j <i>
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ʕ <u>
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Vowels
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Front
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Back
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Close
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i <i>
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Mid
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e <u>
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ʌ <o>
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Open
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a <a>
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Phonotactics
Orthography
Grammar
Morphology
Syntax (WIP)