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	'''Navnaak''' (Laevanaak: ~~<span class~~=~~"script-~~laevanaak">~~</span>~~ Navnaak /navnaːk/) is a [[Laevanaak Languages\|Laevanaaic Language]] and sister language to [[Laevanaak]] spoken in the south of central [[Enkavak\|atlantic]] islands and northern [[Nelnagak]]. In contrast to Laevanaak it has a greater phonemic inventory, more fusional grammar, ergativity and fewer dialects.		'''Navnaak''' ([[Laevanaak]]: {{script\|script=laevanaak\|t=}} Navnaak /navnaːk/) is a [[Laevanaak Languages\|Laevanaaic Language]] and sister language to [[Laevanaak]] spoken in the south of central [[Enkavak\|atlantic]] islands and northern [[Nelnagak]]. In contrast to Laevanaak it has a greater phonemic inventory, more fusional grammar, ergativity and fewer dialects.

	== Phonology and Orthography ==		== Phonology and Orthography ==

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{{Infobox language
|name=Navnaak 
|family=[[Laevanaak Languages|Laevanaak language family]]
|early-forms=[[Ancient Laevanaak]], [[Livanar]]
|era=today
|scripts=[[Laenavaak]]
|country=[[Enkavak]]
|regulator=Government of [[Enkavak]]
|demonym=Navnaaic
|number=few
|usage=Native language
}}

'''Navnaak''' (Laevanaak:  Navnaak /navnaːk/) is a [[Laevanaak Languages|Laevanaaic Language]] and sister language to [[Laevanaak]] spoken in the south of central [[Enkavak|atlantic]] islands and northern [[Nelnagak]]. In contrast to Laevanaak it has a greater phonemic inventory, more fusional grammar, ergativity and fewer dialects.

== Phonology and Orthography ==

=== Consonants ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Labial
!Dental
!Alveolar
!Velar
!Uvular
!Glottal
|-
!Nasal
|m 〈〉
|
|n 〈〉
|ŋ 〈〉
|
|
|-
!Stop
|bʰ 〈〉
|
|t 〈〉
|k 〈〉, g 〈〉
|
|
|-
!Fricative
|f 〈〉, fʁ 〈〉, v 〈〉
|ð 〈〉
|ɬ 〈〉, s 〈〉
|x 〈C〉
|ʁ 〈〉
|h 〈〉
|-
!Liquid
|w 〈〉
|
|l 〈〉
|
|
|
|}

=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Front
!Back
|-
!Close
|i 〈〉, y 〈〉
|
|-
!Near-Close
|e 〈〉
|o 〈〉
|-
!Open-Mid
|ɛː 〈〉
|
|-
!Open
|a 〈〉
|ɑː 〈〉
|}

== Morphology ==
=== Declension ===
Nouns and Adjectives are declined in case and number over five declensions including ergative, absolutive, objective and essive. Comparations include rather rare forms like negative or commodative.

=== Conjugation ===
Conjunction in Navnaak is mostly done by fusional suffixes for voice, aspect, number and person. Distinguished are indicative, imperative, participle and prefixes for irrealis and interrogative. A first person plural inclusive exists different to exclusive.

== Numerals ==
Navnaak numerals are base 12.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!English
!Navnaak
!Pronunciation
|-
|one
|
|ɑːŋ
|-
|two
|
|ven
|-
|three
|
|glɑːŋ
|-
|four
|C
|axle
|-
|five
|
|ŋɑːf
|-
|six
|
|vɑːl
|-
|seven
|
|lɑːl
|-
|eight
|
|wom
|-
|nine
|
|ðʁa
|-
|ten
|C
|axlevɑːl
|-
|eleven
|
|ŋɑːfɑːl
|-
|twelve
|
|tɑːn
|}

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