Mavean language

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	–

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

Phonology

Consonants

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⟩
	Sibilant		s ⟨s⟩	ʃ ⟨ch⟩
Rhotic			r ⟨r⟩
Approximant		w ⟨w⟩	l ⟨l⟩	j ⟨y⟩

• The plosive sounds can be realised as voiced allophonically.
• The dorsal fricatives can vary between velar and uvular allophonically.
• 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.

Vowels

Mavean has a five vowel system and distinguishes lenght in three of the base vowels:

		Front	back
Close	short	i ⟨i⟩	u ⟨u⟩
	long	iː ⟨ii⟩	uː ⟨uu⟩
Mid		e ⟨e⟩	o ⟨o⟩
Open	short	a ⟨a⟩
	long	aː ⟨aa⟩

See also

• Politics of Mava
• Culture of Mava