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Nn is language :)
Nn is the official language of [[Lúy Huà]]. It is a language isolate, with no known relatives in Nguhcraft.
 
== Phonology ==
 
=== Consonants ===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+Initial Consonants
! colspan="2" |
!Labial
!Alveolar
!Palatal
!Velar
|-
! colspan="2" |Nasal
|m
|n
|ɲ
|ŋ
|-
! rowspan="3" |Plosive
|Aspirated
|pʰ
|tʰ
|cʰ
|kʰ
|-
|Plain
|p
|t
|c
|k
|-
|Voiced<ref>Voiced plosives are in free variation with the voiced fricatives [β z ʑ ɣ].</ref>
|b
|d
|ɟ
|g
|-
! colspan="2" |Fricative
|ɸ
|s
|ɕ
|x
|-
! colspan="2" |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.
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+Monophthongs
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
!Close
|i
|ɨ
|u
|-
!Mid
|e
|ə
|o
|-
!Open
| colspan="3" |a
|-
!Syllabic
| colspan="3" |m̩ ŋ̍
|}
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+Diphthongs<ref>The onglide of a diphthong may have fricative allophones after aspirated plosives.</ref>
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
|i̯e
| rowspan="2" |ɨ̯ə
|u̯o
|-
|i̯ə
|u̯ə
|-
|i̯a
|ɨ̯a
|u̯a
|}
 
=== Tones ===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+Tones
!Name
!Value
|-
|High
|a˥
|-
|Low
|a˩
|-
|Rising
|a˨˦
|-
|Falling
|a˦˨ (~ a̰˦˨)
|-
|Mid
|a˧
|}
 
[[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 familyIsolate
Eratoday
Writing systemLatin
Official status
Spoken inLúy Huà
Speaker
EndonymNn
ExonymLuyish
Number of speakers1
Technical information
Language codeNNN

Nn is the official language of Lúy Huà. It is a language isolate, with no known relatives in Nguhcraft.

Phonology

Consonants

Initial 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.

Monophthongs
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Mid e ə o
Open a
Syllabic m̩ ŋ̍
Diphthongs[2]
Front Central Back
i̯e ɨ̯ə u̯o
i̯ə u̯ə
i̯a ɨ̯a u̯a

Tones

Tones
Name Value
High a˥
Low a˩
Rising a˨˦
Falling a˦˨ (~ a̰˦˨)
Mid a˧
  1. ↑ Voiced plosives are in free variation with the voiced fricatives [β z ʑ ɣ].
  2. ↑ The onglide of a diphthong may have fricative allophones after aspirated plosives.
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