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|pronunciation = /mæne/ | |pronunciation = /mæne/ | ||
|states = [[Mänea]] | |states = [[Mänea]] | ||
|region = all across Mänea, but especially in [[ | |region = all across Mänea, but especially in [[Mikomäne]] | ||
|latd = | latm = | latNS = <!-- latitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | |latd = | latm = | latNS = <!-- latitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | ||
|longd = | longm = | longEW = <!-- longitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | |longd = | longm = | longEW = <!-- longitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Mänean is characterized by a strange phonology with only two phonemic stops | Mänean is characterized by a strange phonology with only two phonemic stops and the omnipresent /æ/. | ||
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! style="width: 68px; " |Coronal | ! style="width: 68px; " |Coronal | ||
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal | ! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal | ||
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar | ! style="width: 68px; " |Velar/Glottal | ||
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! style="" |Nasal | ! style="" |Nasal | ||
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| s, ð | | s, ð | ||
| ʃ | | ʃ | ||
| | | h, ɣ | ||
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! style="" |Approximant | ! style="" |Approximant | ||
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! style="" |Rhotic | ! style="" |Rhotic | ||
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| | | ɾ | ||
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Revision as of 19:15, 26 March 2020
Mänean | |
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Classical Mänean, Mikomäne Mänean Mäne | |
Pronunciation | /mæne/ |
Region | all across Mänea, but especially in Mikomäne |
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 Mikomäne Mänean).
Classification
History
Phonology
Mänean is characterized by a strange phonology with only two phonemic stops and the omnipresent /æ/.
Phonemes
Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar/Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | t | k | ||
Fricative | f, v | s, ð | ʃ | h, ɣ |
Approximant | w | l | j | |
Rhotic | ɾ |
Front | Back | |
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Close | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Open | æ | a |