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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 | t̺ | t̻ | k | q | |
| Fricative | f | s̺ | s̻ | 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.
Vowels
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | ||
| High | i(ː) | y(ː) | u(ː) |
| Mid | e(ː) | ø(ː) | o(ː) |
| Low | a(ː) | ɑ(ː) | |
History
Prehistory & Proto-Ngquhwəngaaħtlə
Nohenààtza has a few early attestations, though these are purely logographic and is reconstructed as Proto-Ngquhwəngaaħtlə, but they are thought to have migrated from north of the world border. Scholars debate how the Proto-Ngquhwəngaaħtlə peoples migrated across the impassable barrier, but archaeological findings show a clear trail followed to the world border. Proto-Ngquhwəngaaħtlə is mostly reconstructable, as the phonetic writing system preserves most of the old pronunciations and has a few inscriptions in [Block Script] which was, at the time, featural.