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==Rhavanese Letters== | ==Rhavanese Letters== | ||
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| Nhai | |
|---|---|
| Rhavanese, Rhavan Speak | |
| Native to |  Rhava |
| Ethnicity | Rhavanese |
Native speakers | 30,000,000 |
Huang
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Standard forms | Northern (standard script)
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| Dialects |
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| Official status | |
Official language in |  Rhava |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Nhai is the official language of Rhava and is a part of the Huang family tree. Nhai is separated into to writing scripts, ancient and standard. In modern day cities only standard is taught, but in rural areas ancient is taught.
Rhavanese Letters
Rhavanese Phonetics
| Name | Description | Contour | Diacritic | Example | Sample vowel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ngang 'level' | mid level | ˧ | (no mark) | ma 'ghost' | |
| huyền 'deep' | low falling (often breathy) | ˨˩ | ◌̀ (grave accent) | mà 'but' | |
| sắc 'sharp' | high rising | ˧˥ | ◌́ (acute accent) | má 'cheek, mother (southern)' | |
| hỏi 'questioning' | mid dipping-rising | ˧˩˧ | ◌̉ (hook above) | mả 'tomb, grave' | |
| ngã 'tumbling' | creaky high breaking-rising | ˧ˀ˦˥ | ◌̃ (tilde) | mã 'horse | |
| nặng 'heavy' | creaky low falling constricted (short length) | ˨˩ˀ | ◌̣ (dot below) | mạ 'rice seedling' | |
| Vēn 'continuation' | straight tone (medium length) | ˨˩ˀ | ◌̣ (dot below) | mā 'used before Tü to symbolize ownership of subject' |