Manean language

Manean
Mani
Pronunciation	/mæni/
Language family	Ngerupic Manean
Early forms:	Wa Ñi Mañi Proto-Awato-Manean Manean Manean
CWS code	–

Manean is the official language of Manea. I'm lazy so I will redirect you to here.

Classification

Manean is a Ngerupic language which is decended from Mañi. It is most closely related to Awatese.

Phonology and Orthography

Manean is characterized by a strange phonology for a Ngerupic language.

Phonemes

Consonants

	Labial	Coronal	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	m ⟨m⟩	n ⟨n⟩		ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Plosive	p ⟨p⟩1	t ⟨t⟩1		k ⟨k⟩1
Voiceless Continuant	f ⟨f⟩	s ⟨s⟩	ʃ ⟨x⟩	x ⟨h⟩
Voiced Continuant	v ⟨v⟩2	ð ⟨d⟩2		ʁ ⟨ř⟩2
Approximant		l ⟨l⟩	j ⟨y⟩
Rhotic		ɾ ⟨r⟩3

¹Voiceless stops /p/, /t/, and /k/ have voiced allophones [b], [d], [g] between two voiced segments.

²Voiced fricatives /v/, /ð/, and /ʁ/ are usually approximants [ʋ], [ð̞], and [ʁ̞].

³The exact value of /ɾ/ can vary between a tap [ɾ̠], trill [r̠], or approximant [ɹ̠] but is usually post-alveolar and sometimes retroflex.

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i ⟨i⟩	u ⟨u⟩
Mid	e ⟨e⟩	o ⟨o⟩
Open	æ ⟨a⟩	a ⟨ą⟩

See also

• Awato-Manean languages