Mavean language
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Mavean | |
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Mavan, Mavanese | |
Maavamuqtun | |
Pronunciation | [ˈmaːʋamʊqtʊn] |
Native to | Mava |
Region | Mavean islands |
Ethnicity | Mavean people |
Native speakers | [Placeholder] (2018) |
Mavic
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Latin script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Mavean (Mavean: Maavamuqtun, [ˈmaːʋamʊqtʊn]), also called Mavan or Mavanese, is a Trianian language spoken in Mava.
History
Classification
Status
Phonology
Consonants
Mavean distinguishesh 16 consonant sounds:
Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||
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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 | ʋ ⟨v⟩ | l ⟨l⟩ | j ⟨y⟩ |
- The plosive sounds can be realised as voiced allophonically.
- The dorsal fricatives can vary between velar and uvular allophonically.
- The labial approximant /ʋ/ can vary between [ʋ], [v] or [w] depending on dialect and/or speaker.
- 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 | |||
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short | long | short | long | |
Close | i ⟨i⟩ | iː ⟨ii⟩ | u ⟨u⟩ | uː ⟨uu⟩ |
Mid | e ⟨e⟩ | o ⟨o⟩ | ||
Open | a ⟨a⟩ | aː ⟨aa⟩ |
Grammar
Sample text
See also
- Politics of Mava
- Culture of Mava