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Mänean is a dialect continuum spoken in [[Mänea]]. This article will focus on the standard language (AKA Mikomä Mänean). | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Mänean is characterized by a strange phonology with only two phonemic stops, a 'lateral rhotic', and the omnipresent /æ/. | |||
===Phonemes=== | ===Phonemes=== | ||
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! style="width: 68px; "| | ! style="width: 68px; "| | ||
! style="width: 68px; " | | ! style="width: 68px; " |Labial | ||
! style="width: 68px; " | | ! style="width: 68px; " |Coronal | ||
! style="width: 68px; " | | ! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal | ||
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar | ! style="width: 68px; " |Velar | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Nasal | ! style="" |Nasal | ||
| m | |||
| n | |||
| | | | ||
| | | ŋ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Plosive | ! style="" |Plosive | ||
| | | | ||
| t | |||
| | | | ||
| | | k | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Fricative | ! style="" |Fricative | ||
| | | f, v | ||
| | | s, ð | ||
| | | ʃ | ||
| | | x | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Approximant | ! style="" |Approximant | ||
| w | |||
| l | |||
| j | |||
| | | | ||
| | |- | ||
| | ! style="" |Rhotic | ||
| | | | ||
| | | r | ||
| | | | ||
| | |||
|- | |||
! style="" |Lateral Rhotic | |||
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| rˡ | |||
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! style="width: 90px; "| | ! style="width: 90px; "| | ||
! style="width: 90px; " |Front | ! style="width: 90px; " |Front | ||
! style="width: 90px; " |Back | ! style="width: 90px; " |Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Close | ! style="" |Close | ||
| | | i | ||
| | | u | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Mid | ! style="" |Mid | ||
| | | e | ||
| | | o | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Open | ! style="" |Open | ||
| | | æ | ||
| | | a | ||
| | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
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==Morphology and syntax== | ==Morphology and syntax== | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 14 February 2020
| Mänean | |
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| Mäne | |
| Pronunciation | /mæne/ |
| Language family | Ngerupic
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| Early forms: | |
| CWS code | – |
Mänean is a dialect continuum spoken in Mänea. This article will focus on the standard language (AKA Mikomä Mänean).
Classification
History
Phonology
Mänean is characterized by a strange phonology with only two phonemic stops, a 'lateral rhotic', and the omnipresent /æ/.
Phonemes
| Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Plosive | t | k | ||
| Fricative | f, v | s, ð | ʃ | x |
| Approximant | w | l | j | |
| Rhotic | r | |||
| Lateral Rhotic | rˡ |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | æ | a |