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=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
Nn has an inventory of 7 plain vowels, 8 diphthongs, and 2 syllabic nasals. | Nn has an inventory of 7 plain vowels, 8 diphthongs, and 2 syllabic nasals. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center | ||
|+Monophthongs | |+Monophthongs | ||
! | ! | ||
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| colspan="3" |m̩ ŋ̍ | | colspan="3" |m̩ ŋ̍ | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center | ||
|+Diphthongs<ref>The onglide of a diphthong may have fricative allophones after aspirated plosives.</ref> | |+Diphthongs<ref>The onglide of a diphthong may have fricative allophones after aspirated plosives.</ref> | ||
!Front | !Front | ||
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=== Tones === | === Tones === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center | ||
|+Tones | |+Tones | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
! | !Value | ||
|- | |- | ||
|High | |High | ||
|a˥ | |a˥ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Low | |Low | ||
| | |a˩ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Rising | |Rising | ||
| | |a˨˦ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Falling | |Falling | ||
| | |a˦˨ (~ a̰˦˨) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Mid | |Mid | ||
|a˧ | |a˧ | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:language]] | [[Category:language]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:02, 25 November 2025
- Not to be confused with Lúy Huà, the country formerly known as Nn.
| Nn | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Isolate |
| Era | today |
| Writing system | Latin |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | Lúy Huà |
| Speaker | |
| Endonym | Nn |
| Exonym | Luyish |
| Number of speakers | 1 |
| Technical information | |
| Language code | NNN |
Nn is the official language of Lúy Huà. It is a language isolate, with no known relatives in Nguhcraft.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Plosive | Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | cʰ | kʰ |
| Plain | p | t | c | k | |
| Voiced[1] | b | d | ɟ | g | |
| Fricative | ɸ | s | ɕ | x | |
| Liquid | w | l ɾ | j | ||
Additionally, only the following coda consonants can appear: /m ŋ ʔ w l j/.
Vowels
Nn has an inventory of 7 plain vowels, 8 diphthongs, and 2 syllabic nasals.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | a | ||
| Syllabic | m̩ ŋ̍ | ||
| Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|
| i̯e | ɨ̯ə | u̯o |
| i̯ə | u̯ə | |
| i̯a | ɨ̯a | u̯a |
Tones
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| High | a˥ |
| Low | a˩ |
| Rising | a˨˦ |
| Falling | a˦˨ (~ a̰˦˨) |
| Mid | a˧ |