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Ndxiixun has a strict (C)V syllable structure. Neither diphthongs nor consonant clusters are permitted, although vowel hiatus is allowed. | Ndxiixun has a strict (C)V syllable structure. Neither diphthongs nor consonant clusters are permitted, although vowel hiatus is allowed. | ||
{{Ngerupic languages}} | {{Ngerupic languages}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Mañic languages]] | ||
[[Category:Quaxin Xun]] | [[Category:Culture of Quaxin Xun]] |
Revision as of 18:38, 11 October 2021
Ndxiixun | |
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Ñdxi²xų́¹ | |
Pronunciation | /ⁿd͡ʒīʃʊ̃́ˀ/ |
Ethnicity | Xuni |
Language family | Ngerupic languages
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Early forms: | Wa Ñi language
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Official status | |
Official language in | Quaxin Xun |
CWS code | ndx |
The Ndxiixun language is a Ngerupic dialect cluster which is the most widely spoken language in Quaxin Xun, where it has co-official status with two other Ngerupic languages of Quaxin Xun, Hlung and Maypawh.
Background
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Labiovelar | Velar | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋʷ | ŋ | ||
Tenuis plosive | p | t | kʷ | k | ʔ | ||
Prenasalized plosive/affricate | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿd͡ʒ | ᵑgʷ | ᵑg | ||
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||||
Fricative | ɸ | s z | ʃ | h | |||
Approximant | ɹ | j | w | ||||
Trill | r | ||||||
Lateral app. | l | ʎ |
Vowels
Front | Near-front | Near-back | Back | |
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Close | i | u | ||
Near-close | ɪ̃ | ʊ̃ | ||
Close-mid | e | o | ||
Open-mid | ʌ̃ | |||
Open | a |
Tone
Vowels may have three level tones: high, mid, or low, as well as low-high rising, mid-high rising, high-mid falling, and high-low falling tones.
Phonation
Vowels may have controlled or ballistic stress. Ballistic stressed syllables are short, high intensity, may end in glottal closure, and have modal voice. They are notated as "glottalized" (e.g. /uˀ/) due to the lack of IPA notation for ballistic syllables.
Phonotactics
Ndxiixun has a strict (C)V syllable structure. Neither diphthongs nor consonant clusters are permitted, although vowel hiatus is allowed.