Difference between revisions of "Mänean"
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! style="" |Rhotic | ! style="" |Rhotic | ||
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Revision as of 22:19, 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 | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | |||
| Mid | |||
| Open |