Mänean
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 | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | t | k | ||
Fricative | f, v | s, ð | ʃ | x |
Approximant | w | l | j | |
Rhotic | r | |||
Lateral Rhotic | rˡ <>Often [ɺ]</> |
Front | Back | |
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Close | i | u |
Mid | e | o |
Open | æ | a |