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|pronunciation = /mæne/ | |pronunciation = /mæne/ | ||
|states = [[Mänea]] | |states = [[Mänea]] | ||
|region = | |region = all across Mänea, but especially in [[Mikomä]] | ||
|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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|speakers = | |speakers = | ||
|date = | |date = | ||
|familycolor = | |familycolor = ngerupic | ||
|fam1 = [[Ngerupic languages|Ngerupic]] | |fam1 = [[Ngerupic languages|Ngerupic]] | ||
|ancestor3 = Mänean Languages | |||
|ancestor2 = [[Mañi]] | |ancestor2 = [[Mañi]] | ||
|ancestor = [[Wa Ñi]] | |ancestor = [[Wa Ñi]] | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 29 February 2020
| Mänean | |
|---|---|
| Mäne | |
| Pronunciation | /mæne/ |
| Region | all across Mänea, but especially in Mikomä |
| 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 | rˡ1 |
1Often [ɺ]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | æ | a |