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=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
Western Léna has | Western Léna has 24 phonemic consonants, 6 less than Standard Léna | ||
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!Palatal | !Palatal | ||
!Velar | !Velar | ||
! | !Uvular | ||
!Glottal | !Glottal | ||
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|n | |n | ||
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|ŋ | | colspan="2" |ŋ ~ ɴ | ||
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|k g | |k g | ||
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|s z | |s z | ||
|ɕ ʑ | |ɕ ʑ | ||
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|χ ʁ | |||
|h | |h | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 27 June 2026
| Western Léna | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Hakhpha |
| Writing system | Latin Alphabet Cyrillic Alphabet |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | Hárǝsi, Cékwely Kwojongoka (unofficial minority language) |
| Speaker | |
| Demonym | Ijhenggínga, Lénga Offéstǝnóm |
| Number of speakers | unknown |
| Technical information | |
| Language code | GIG |
Western Léna, natively Ijhenggínga, is a Western Hakhpha language or dialect spoken in on the western coast of Hárǝsi. It is hotly debated whether this is a separate language from Standard Léna, though external linguists tend to conclude that they are closely-related (but ultimately not mutually intelligible) languages. Ijhenggínga is primarily spoken in the Cékwely Kwojongoka (Ijh.: Qunjongok aihá Céqez).
Phonology
Consonants
Western Léna has 24 phonemic consonants, 6 less than Standard Léna
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ ~ ɴ | |||
| Plosive | p b | t | k g | q | ||
| Affricate | c͡ɕ ɟ͡ʑ | |||||
| Fricative | f | s z | ɕ ʑ | χ ʁ | h | |
| Liquid | w | r | j | (w) | ||
| Lateral | l | |||||