Fádallan language

Fádallan
Páadtal
Pronunciation	[fɐ̀:tɐl]
Ethnicity	native Fádallan and those of Fádallan descent in other countries
Native speakers	~10,000  (2013 census)
Language family	Theweric Proto-Theweric Proto-Dhweran Ancient Dhwer Fádallan
Early forms:	Old Fádallan Fádallan
Writing system	Fádallan script, a derivative of the Dulic script
Official status
Official language in	Fádalh
CWS code	FDL

Phonology

Consonants

Fádallan phonology has 11 consonant phonemes.

Consonant phonemes

	Labial		Dental		Alveolar		Palatal		Velar
Nasal		m				n		ɲ
Stop					t				k
Fricative	f				s				x
Approximant								j		w
Lateral						l

Vowels

The Fádallan vowel inventory is fairly large, consisting of 20 vowel phonemes.

Vowel phonemes of Japanese

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ʉ
Mid	e		o
Open		ɐ

All vowels have phonemic length (long vs. short) and tone (low vs. mid) contrasts. Compare the following contrasting pairs:

• blah /blah/ vs. blah /blah/
• blah /blah/ vs. blah /blah/
• blah /blah/ vs. blah /blah/