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Revision as of 03:19, 10 November 2015
Thuun | |
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Pronunciation | [θʉ:n] |
Native speakers | ~ 300 000 (2015) (no date) |
Language family | Proto-Miraric
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Writing system | Latin |
Official status | |
Official language in | Uvanga |
CWS code | UO1 |
Background
Thuun (/θʉ:n/) is the primary language of Uvanga, and is distantly related to Mahavic and Elipo-Sucaelian. It is semi-polysynthetic, and has vowel harmony and a pitch accent.
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | [ɳ] | ŋ | ||||||||
Plosive | p [b] | t | [ʈ] | k [g] | ||||||||
Fricative | θ | s | [ʂ] | ɕ | [h] | |||||||
Affricate | ||||||||||||
Approximant | j | |||||||||||
Trill | ||||||||||||
Flap or tap | ɾ | [ɽ] | ||||||||||
Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
Lateral app. | l | |||||||||||
Lateral flap |
Vowels
Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
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Close | i i: i:: y y: y:: | [ɨ ɨ: ɨ::] ʉ ʉ: ʉ:: | u u: u:: | ||
Near-close | ɪ ʏ | [ɪ̈] ʊ̈ | ɯ̽ ʊ | ||
Close-mid | e e: e:: ø ø: ø:: | ɤ ɤ: ɤ:: o o: o:: | |||
Mid | |||||
Open-mid | ɛ œ | ʌ ɔ | |||
Near-open | æ æ: æ:: | ||||
Open | a | ɑ ɑ: ɑ:: |
These vowels can combine to form up to almost 90 phonemic polyphthongs, including length distinctions.