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The '''Puan''' or '''Pyuwan''' language /ˈpju.(w)ən/ (Puan: ''Hasztszelj Tshypnix'' [χæʃtʃe̞lʲ tsχɨpnih], lit. ''Sailor Language''; [[Kyawcenni language|Kyawcenni]]: ''Bêde Pyuwane'') is a language isolate spoken in eastern [[Archipelagia]] in the [[Kingdom of Kyaw Cen|Kyawcenni]] territory of [[Kyawcenni Pua]].
The '''Puan''' or '''Pyuwan''' language /ˈpju.(w)ən/ ([[Kyawcenni language|Kyawcenni]]: ''Bêde Pyuwane'') is a language isolate spoken in eastern [[Archipelagia]] in the [[Kingdom of Kyaw Cen|Kyawcenni]] territory of [[Kyawcenni Pua]].


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
'''Puan''' has 21 consonant phonemes.
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! Plosives
! Plosives
| p b || || t d ⟨t,kt d,gd⟩ || || k || q ɢ ⟨? ?⟩<ref>[editor's note: I don't know how ðese phonemes are romanized]</ref> || ʔ ⟨t,k⟩
| b || || t d || dʒ|| k, g || q || ʔ
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! Fricatives
! Fricatives
| f v || θ ð ⟨? ?⟩<ref>[editor's note: I don't know how ðese phonemes are romanized eiðer]</ref> || s || ʃ ʒ ⟨sz z⟩ || ɣ || χ ʁ ⟨h r⟩ || h ⟨x⟩
| f || θ ð || s z || ʃ ʒ || || χ || ħ~h, ʕ~ɦ
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|-
! Liquids
! Trills
| w || || l || j || (w) || ||
| || || r || || || ʀ||
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!Liquids
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|l
|j
|w
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=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
'''Puan''' has 6 vowel phonemes.
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! Vowels !! Front !! Central !! Back
! Vowels !! Front  
!Central!! Back
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! High
! High
| i || ɨ ⟨y⟩ || u
| i, iː
| || u, uː
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! Mid
! Mid
| e̞ ⟨e⟩ || ||
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|ə, əː||o, o:
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! Low
! Low
| æ ⟨a⟩ || || ɑ ⟨o⟩
| æ  
| || ɑː
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Revision as of 15:35, 25 November 2024

Puan
Language familyIsolate
Writing systemPuaan Script
Official status
Spoken inKyawcenni Pua
Speaker
EndonymHasztszelj Tshypnix [χæʃtʃe̞lʲ tsχɨpnih]
ExonymPuan, Pyuwan[1]
Technical information
Language codePYW

The Puan or Pyuwan language /ˈpju.(w)ən/ (Kyawcenni: Bêde Pyuwane) is a language isolate spoken in eastern Archipelagia in the Kyawcenni territory of Kyawcenni Pua.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants Labial Dental Alveolar Post-Alveolo-Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasals m n
Plosives b t d dʒ k, g q ʔ
Fricatives f θ ð s z ʃ ʒ χ ħ~h, ʕ~ɦ
Trills r ʀ
Liquids l j w

Vowels

Vowels Front Central Back
High i, iː u, uː
Mid ə, əː o, o:
Low æ ɑː

Puan Script

All of the letters in the Pyuwan Script, as well as the words "Hasztszelj Tshypnix" written in the script

Puan is written in the eponymous Puan Script, which was designed by Kyawcenni Quing Marcy I and was inspired by the Xadwg Script.

References and Footnotes

  1. ↑ “Pyuwan” is the Kyawcenni name of the language. This spelling is sometimes used in English to distinguish it from the Puan people.
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