Mavean language: Difference between revisions

Mavean
Mavean
Mavan, Mavanese
Máva'muqtun
Pronunciation	[-]
Native to	Mava
Region	Mavean islands
Ethnicity	Mavean people
Native speakers	[Placeholder] (2018)
Language family	Trianian Mavean;
Writing system	Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
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Revision as of 15:39, 15 June 2023

Mavean, also called Mavan or Mavanese, is a Trianian language spoken in Mava.

Mavean distinguishesh 16 consonant sounds:

		Labial	Coronal	Palatal	Velar	Uvular
Nasal		m ⟨m⟩	n ⟨n⟩		ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Plosive		p ⟨p⟩	t ⟨t⟩		k ⟨k⟩	q ⟨q⟩
Fricative	Plain		ð ⟨d⟩		ɣ~ʁ ⟨g⟩	x~χ ⟨h⟩
Fricative	Sibilant		s ⟨s⟩	ʃ ⟨ch⟩
Rhotic			r ⟨r⟩
Approximant		w ⟨w⟩	l ⟨l⟩	j ⟨y⟩

The rhotic /r/ can be realised as [ɾ], [r] or [ɻ] depending on dialect and/or speaker.
The palatal sibilant /ʃ/ can be realised as [ʃ]~[ɕ] or [t͡ʃ]~[t͡ɕ] depending on dialect and/or speaker.
The dorsal fricatives can vary between velar and uvular allophonically.

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 ==Phonology==
+===Consonants===
+Mavean distinguishesh 16 consonant sounds:
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! colspan="2" |
+! {{wp|Labial consonant|Labial}}
+! {{wp|Coronal consonant|Coronal}}
+! {{wp|Palatal consonant|Palatal}}
+! {{wp|Velar consonant|Velar}}
+! {{wp|Uvular consonant|Uvular}}
+|-
+! colspan="2" | {{wp|Nasal}}
+| {{IPAlink|m}} ⟨m⟩
+| {{IPAlink|n}} ⟨n⟩
+|
+| {{IPAlink|ŋ}} ⟨ng⟩
+|
+|-
+! colspan="2" | {{wp|Plosive}}
+| {{IPAlink|p}} ⟨p⟩
+| {{IPAlink|t}} ⟨t⟩
+|
+| {{IPAlink|k}} ⟨k⟩
+| {{IPAlink|q}} ⟨q⟩
+|-
+! rowspan="2" | {{wp|Fricative}}
+! Plain
+|
+| {{IPAlink|ð}} ⟨d⟩
+|
+| {{IPAlink|ɣ}}~{{IPAlink|ʁ}} ⟨g⟩
+| {{IPAlink|x}}~{{IPAlink|χ}} ⟨h⟩
+|-
+! Sibilant
+|
+| {{IPAlink|s}} ⟨s⟩
+| {{IPAlink|ʃ}} ⟨ch⟩
+|
+|
+|-
+! colspan="2" | {{wp|Rhotic}}
+|
+| {{IPAlink|r}} ⟨r⟩
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+! colspan="2" | {{wp|Approximant}}
+| {{IPAlink|w}} ⟨w⟩
+| {{IPAlink|l}} ⟨l⟩
+| {{IPAlink|j}} ⟨y⟩
+|
+|
+|-
+|}
+* The rhotic /{{IPAlink|r}}/ can be realised as [{{IPAlink|ɾ}}], [{{IPAlink|r}}] or [{{IPAlink|ɻ}}] depending on dialect and/or speaker.
+* The palatal sibilant /{{IPAlink|ʃ}}/ can be realised as [{{IPAlink|ʃ}}]~[{{IPAlink|ɕ}}] or [{{IPAlink|t͡ʃ}}]~[{{IPAlink|t͡ɕ}}] depending on dialect and/or speaker.
+* The dorsal fricatives can vary between velar and uvular allophonically.
 ==Grammar==