Mänean

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Mänean
Mäne
Pronunciation/mæne/
Language family
Ngerupic
  • Mänean
Early forms:
Wa Ñi
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 <>Often [ɺ]</>
Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open æ a

Phonotactics

Morphology and syntax

Vocabulary

Writing and literature