Difference between revisions of "Qgam Dzwo"
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===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 21 August 2017
| Qgam Dzwo | |
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| Qgam Dzwo | |
| Pronunciation | [(ə)ʔgʌm d͡zwɔə] |
| Ethnicity | Qgam |
| Native speakers | 5,201,000 (2017) |
| Language family |
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| Dialects | Northern Qgam, Eastern Qgam, Southern Qgam |
| Writing system | Qonklese logograms, Qgam script |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Qgam |
| CWS code | QGA |
Qgam Dzwo (鄭語 [(ə)ʔgʌm d͡zwɔə]) is a Darkinic language spoken primarily in the Democratic Republic of Qgam, where it is recognized as the only official language.
Background
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ | ||||||||
| Fricative | s | ɕ | ç | x | ||||||||
| Affricate | d͡z | t͡ɕ d͡ʑ | k͡x | |||||||||
| Approximant | w | ɻ | j | |||||||||
| Trill | ||||||||||||
| Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
| Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral app. | l | ʎ | ||||||||||
| Lateral flap |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i (iː) | (ɨː) (ɨə̯) (ɨə̯j) (ɨːə̯) |
(uː) (uːə̯) | ||
| Near-close | (ʊə̯) (ʊə̯j) | ||||
| Close-mid | (eː) (eːj) eə̯ eə̯w |
(oː) | |||
| Mid | (ə) (əː) (əj) (əw) |
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| Open-mid | ɛ | (ɜ) (ɜj) |
ʌ ɔ ʌj ʌw ɔj wɔə̯ wɔə̯j | ||
| Near-open | (æː) (æːj) (æːw) |
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| Open | ɑː ɑːj ɑːw |