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Revision as of 01:09, 29 January 2016
| Thuun | |
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| Pronunciation | [θʉ:n] |
| Native speakers | ~ 300 000 (2015) |
| Language family | Proto East Miraric
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| Writing system | Kuoggvi / 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | [ɳ] | ŋ | ||||||||
| Plosive | p [b] | t [d] | [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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i i: i:: y y: y:: | [ɨ ɨ: ɨ::] ʉ ʉ: ʉ:: | u [u: u::] | ||
| Near-close | [ɪ] [ʏ] | [ɪ̈] [ʊ̈] | [ɯ] [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 | ɑ ɑ: ɑ:: |
These vowels can combine to form up to almost 90 phonemic polyphthongs, including length distinctions.