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| (p <Pp>)¹ b <Bb> || || t <Tt> d <Dd> || tʃ <Ċċ> dʒ < | | (p <Pp>)¹ b <Bb> || || t <Tt> d <Dd> || tʃ <Ċċ> dʒ <Ġġ>|| k <Kk>, ɡ <Gg> || q <ꟼq>|| ʔ <Qϱ> | ||
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! Fricatives | ! Fricatives | ||
| f <Ff> || θ <Cc> ð < | | f <Ff> || θ <Cc> ð <Ðđ> || s <Ss> z <Zz> || ʃ <Ṡṡ> ʒ <Żż> || || χ <Xx> || ħ~h <Ħħ> ʕ~ɦ <Hh> | ||
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! Trills | ! Trills | ||
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!Liquids | !Liquids | ||
| || || l <Ll> || j < | | || || l <Ll> || j <Jj> || w <Ww> || || | ||
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! High | ! High | ||
| i, iː <i, ī> | | i, iː <i, ī/y> | ||
| || u, uː <u, ū> | | || u, uː <u, ū> | ||
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Revision as of 17:19, 25 November 2024
| Puan | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Isolate |
| Writing system | Puan Script? |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | Kyawcenni Pua |
| Speaker | |
| Endonym | ??? |
| Exonym | Puan, Pyuwan[1] |
| Technical information | |
| Language code | PYW |
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
The romanization written in angle brackets includes both capitalizations of the letter.
| Consonants | Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Post-Alveolo-Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasals | m <Mm> | n <Nn> | |||||
| Plosives | (p <Pp>)¹ b <Bb> | t d | tʃ <Ċċ> dʒ <Ġġ> | k <Kk>, ɡ <Gg> | q <ꟼq> | ʔ <Qϱ> | |
| Fricatives | f <Ff> | θ <Cc> ð <Ðđ> | s <Ss> z <Zz> | ʃ <Ṡṡ> ʒ <Żż> | χ <Xx> | ħ~h <Ħħ> ʕ~ɦ <Hh> | |
| Trills | r <Rr> | ʀ <Ṙṙ> | |||||
| Liquids | l <Ll> | j <Jj> | w <Ww> |
Vowels
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i, iː <i, ī/y> | u, uː <u, ū> | |
| Mid | ə, əː <e, ē> | o, o: <o, ō> | |
| Low | æ <a> | ɑː <ā> |
¹Only found in Kyawcenni loanwords
Puan Script
Puan was planned to be written in the eponymous Puan Script, which was designed by Kyawcenni Quing Marcy I and was inspired by the Xadwg Script.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ “Pyuwan” is the Kyawcenni name of the language. This spelling is sometimes used in English to distinguish it from the Puan people.