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== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#656565; color:#ffffff;"
|-  
! rowspan="2" | Consonants
! rowspan="2" | Consonants
! rowspan="2" | Labial
! rowspan="2" | Labial
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! rowspan="2" | Velar
! rowspan="2" | Velar
! rowspan="2" | Uvular
! rowspan="2" | Uvular
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"
| style="background-color:#656565; color:#ffffff;" | Apical
| style="background-color:#656565; color:#ffffff;" | Laminal
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#656565; color:#ffffff;" | Nasal
! Apical
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | m
! Laminal
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | n
| style="vertical-align:middle;" |
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | (ŋ)
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | (ɴ)
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#656565; color:#ffffff;" | Plosive
! Nasal
| m
| colspan="2" | n
|
| (ŋ)
| (ɴ)
|-
! Plosive
| p
| p
| t̺
| t̺
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| q
| q
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#656565; color:#ffffff;" | Fricative
! Fricative
| f
| f
| s̺
| s̺
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| h
| h
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#656565; color:#ffffff;" | Liquid
! Liquid
|  
|  
| colspan="2" | r
| colspan="2" | r
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|}
|}


 
The Laminal obstruents /t̻/ and /s̻/ are in free variation with /t͡s/ and /z/, and many non-natives default to this pronunciation, thus giving it a lower prestige, even amongst dialects where these are historically used
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Revision as of 16:08, 12 March 2024

Nohenààtza /nəwhəˈnɑːtsə/ is a Ngquhwə language spoken on the north of the Great Sea and is the official language of Hentzo. It is traditionally written with the [Block Script], but today the [Side Script] is preferred.

Phonology

Consonants Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
Apical Laminal
Nasal m n (ŋ) (ɴ)
Plosive p k q
Fricative f h
Liquid r j w

The Laminal obstruents /t̻/ and /s̻/ are in free variation with /t͡s/ and /z/, and many non-natives default to this pronunciation, thus giving it a lower prestige, even amongst dialects where these are historically used