Archive:Kawuiian
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Kawuiian | |
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Kauilui | |
Region | Lahan |
Ethnicity | Kawuiian |
Native speakers | 2 million~ (no date) |
Language family | tep
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Dialects | Heian, Tapuiian, Kahuiian, Akuiian, Malawian |
Writing system | Kawuiian Letzic, local scripts |
Official status | |
Official language in | Kawui |
CWS code | – |
Background
Kawuiian is a Saru-Asuran language spoken primarily in the nation of Kawui. It is spoken by nearly 1.9 million people in the nation.
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||
Plosive | p | t d | k | ɢ | ||||||||
Fricative | f | s | ɦ | |||||||||
Affricate | ||||||||||||
Approximant | w | |||||||||||
Trill | ||||||||||||
Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
Lateral app. | l | |||||||||||
Lateral flap |
Vowels
Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
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Close | i | ʉ | |||
Near-close | |||||
Close-mid | e | o | |||
Mid | |||||
Open-mid | |||||
Near-open | |||||
Open | a |