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'''Nllhaa''' is a conlang inspired by Christmas and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_languages| Sámi languages]. It is a part of the [[Deep Dimensional]] language family. | '''Nllhaa''' {{ipa|[nɬːaː]}}, or Enlaa {{ipa|/ɛnˈlɑ/}} in [[English]], is a conlang inspired by Christmas and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_languages| Sámi languages]. It is a part of the [[Deep Dimensional]] language family. | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
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<references /> | <references />If a cluster is written with the same grapheme as a phoneme, the second letter takes an overdot diacritic, or an underdot diacritic if it has an ascender. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Phonemes | |||
!Allophones | |||
!Environment | |||
|- | |||
|{{ipa|v}} | |||
|{{ipa|β}} | |||
|{{ipa|before rounded vowels and bilabials}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |{{ipa|l̥ l r̥ r}} | |||
|{{ipa|ʍ w ʀ̥ ʀ}} | |||
|{{ipa|before back vowels}} | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |{{ipa|ᵖm ᵗn ᵗˢn ᵗȵ}} | |||
|{{ipa|ˀm ˀn ˢn ˀȵ}} | |||
|{{ipa|in coda}} | |||
|- | |||
|{{ipa|ᵐp ⁿt ⁿȶ ᵑk ᶰq}} | |||
|{{ipa|mˀ nˀ ȵˀ ŋˀ ɴˀ}} | |||
|{{ipa|word-initially and in coda}} | |||
|} | |||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|{{ipa|ɔ}}<ref>{{ipa|/ɔ/}} is realized as {{ipa|[ɔ̞]}}</ref> | |{{ipa|ɔ}}<ref>{{ipa|/ɔ/}} is realized as {{ipa|[ɔ̞]}}</ref> | ||
|{{ipa|'''å'''}} | |{{ipa|'''å'''}} | ||
|} | |||
<references /> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Phonemes | |||
!Allophones | |||
!Environment | |||
|- align="center" | |||
| rowspan="1" |{{ipa|ɛ ɔ}} | |||
|{{ipa|æ ɒ}} | |||
|{{ipa|when stressed}} | |||
|- align="center" | |||
|{{ipa|ᵻ ᵿ a}} | |||
|{{ipa|ɯ ɵ ɐ}} | |||
|{{ipa|in coda, before a vowel, after a stressed syllable, next to a uvular, or next to a click}} | |||
|} | |||
== Grammar == | |||
== Lexicon == | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | |||
!Nllhaa | |||
!English | |||
!Notes | |||
|- align="center" | |||
| rowspan="1" |pylh | |||
|bed | |||
| | |||
|- align="center" | |||
| rowspan="1" |åkgu | |||
|to do something | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |iinj | |||
|person | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |rjä | |||
|to want | |||
|willingly | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |tåmvu | |||
|to give | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |zenc | |||
|manner | |||
|act of formal behavior | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |nnad | |||
|light | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |pmanqü | |||
|mess | |||
|or ruined thing, as a result of reckless behavior | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |callh | |||
|reason/explanation | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="1" |alh’i | |||
|celebration/party | |||
| | |||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 24 December 2024
Nllhaa [nɬːaː], or Enlaa /ɛnˈlɑ/ in English, is a conlang inspired by Christmas and the Sámi languages. It is a part of the Deep Dimensional language family.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | ||
| Nasal | Voiceless | m̥ | mh | n̥ | nh | n̥ː[1] | nnh | ɴ̥ | ngh | ||||||
| Voiced | m | m | n | n | nː | nn | ȵ | nj | ŋ | ng | ɴ | nng | |||
| Preploded | ᵖm | pm | ᵗn | tn | ᵗˢn | xn | ᵗȵ | cn | ˀɴ | qn | |||||
| Plosive | Click | ᵑǀ | x! | ᵑǃ | g! | ||||||||||
| Prenasalized | ᵐp | mp | ⁿt | nt | ⁿts | nx | ⁿȶ | nc | ᵑk | nk | ᶰq | nq | |||
| Plain | p | p | t | t | ts | x | ȶ | c | k | k | q | q | ʔ | ’ | |
| Fricative | v | v | ð | d | s[2] | s | ʑ | z | ɣ | g | ɦ | h | |||
| Trill | Voiceless | r̥ | rh | ||||||||||||
| Voiced | r | r | rʲ[3] | rj | |||||||||||
| Lateral | Click | ᵑǁ | l! | ||||||||||||
| Voiceless | l̥[4] | lh | ɬː | llh | |||||||||||
| Voiced | l | l | lː | ll | ȴ | lj | |||||||||
If a cluster is written with the same grapheme as a phoneme, the second letter takes an overdot diacritic, or an underdot diacritic if it has an ascender.
| Phonemes | Allophones | Environment |
|---|---|---|
| v | β | before rounded vowels and bilabials |
| l̥ l r̥ r | ʍ w ʀ̥ ʀ | before back vowels |
| ᵖm ᵗn ᵗˢn ᵗȵ | ˀm ˀn ˢn ˀȵ | in coda |
| ᵐp ⁿt ⁿȶ ᵑk ᶰq | mˀ nˀ ȵˀ ŋˀ ɴˀ | word-initially and in coda |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | IPA | Rom | ||
| High | Unround | i | i | ᵻ | ï | ||
| Round | y | y | ᵿ | ü | u | u | |
| Mid | e[1] | e | o[2] | o | |||
| Low | ɛ[3] | ä | a | a | ɔ[4] | å | |
| Phonemes | Allophones | Environment |
|---|---|---|
| ɛ ɔ | æ ɒ | when stressed |
| ᵻ ᵿ a | ɯ ɵ ɐ | in coda, before a vowel, after a stressed syllable, next to a uvular, or next to a click |
Grammar
Lexicon
| Nllhaa | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| pylh | bed | |
| åkgu | to do something | |
| iinj | person | |
| rjä | to want | willingly |
| tåmvu | to give | |
| zenc | manner | act of formal behavior |
| nnad | light | |
| pmanqü | mess | or ruined thing, as a result of reckless behavior |
| callh | reason/explanation | |
| alh’i | celebration/party |