Mänean
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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 and the omnipresent /æ/.
Phonemes
Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | |||||||||||
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Nasal | ||||||||||||||
Plosive | ||||||||||||||
Fricative | ||||||||||||||
Approximant | Rhotic | Lateral Rhotic |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | |||
Mid | |||
Open |