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A new naming language. Check against [[Yahynen (Language)|Yahynen]].
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A new naming language spoken by [[War (Character)|War's]] birth family.
  
 
== Starting Vocabulary ==
 
== Starting Vocabulary ==
  
 
# Nawhesseri • 'naɔhʷas':ɛɾi • vocative case
 
# Nawhesseri • 'naɔhʷas':ɛɾi • vocative case
# Seraa • sɛ'ɾɑ:
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# Sepher • 'sɛfɚ • song of my heart
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# Seraa • sɛ'ɾɑ: • the name of the people who spoke the language and the modern name of the language
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# Yahnen • 'jɑ:hɲ:ɛn • the traditional name of the language or a particular dialect of Seraa still referred to as Yahnen
  
 
== Phonology ==
 
== Phonology ==
  
I'd like it heavy on the vowels and diphthongs, light on the consonants:
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There are 11 phonemic consonants.
  
# Nasals: m, n
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
# Stops: p, t, k
 
# Fricatives: f, s, h
 
# Approximants: w, y
 
# Taps: r / l
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
 
|+ Phonemic Consonants
 
|+ Phonemic Consonants
 
! || Labial || Coronal || Dorsal || Glottal
 
! || Labial || Coronal || Dorsal || Glottal
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| w || || y ||
 
| w || || y ||
 
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! scope="row"Tap  
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! scope="row"|Tap  
 
| || ɾ - ɺ || ||
 
| || ɾ - ɺ || ||
 
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|}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 5 June 2017

A new naming language spoken by War's birth family.

Starting Vocabulary

  1. Nawhesseri • 'naɔhʷas':ɛɾi • vocative case
  2. Sepher • 'sɛfɚ • song of my heart
  3. Seraa • sɛ'ɾɑ: • the name of the people who spoke the language and the modern name of the language
  4. Yahnen • 'jɑ:hɲ:ɛn • the traditional name of the language or a particular dialect of Seraa still referred to as Yahnen

Phonology

There are 11 phonemic consonants.

Phonemic Consonants
Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Nasal m n (ɲ)
Stop p t k
Fricative f s h
Approximant w y
Tap ɾ - ɺ