Nawi - Revision history

Sware: Updating infobox

2021-07-06T15:53:26Z

Updating infobox

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	{{Infobox language		{{Infobox language
	\|name = Nawi		\|name = Nawi
			\|creator = User:Burke
	\|nativename = Nawi		\|nativename = Nawi
	\|pronunciation = /'na.wi /		\|pronunciation = 'na.wi
	\|familycolor = Language isolate		\|familycolor = Language isolate
	\|fam1 = Nawi		\|fam1 = Nawi
	\|~~script~~ = ~~[[w:Latin script\|Latin]]~~		\|script1 = Latn
	\|notice = IPA		\|notice = IPA
	}}		}}
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	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
	:''For more information, please go to ~~you~~ local library''		:''For more information, please go to your local library''
	Nawi has a fairly simple and restricted sound system. One thing of interesting note is that while it has a palatal stop, it appears to be very unstable. The four vowels shift occasionally based on the preceding consonant, but the vowels changing the consonant is far more common.		Nawi has a fairly simple and restricted sound system. One thing of interesting note is that while it has a palatal stop, it appears to be very unstable. The four vowels shift occasionally based on the preceding consonant, but the vowels changing the consonant is far more common.

Sware: Unifying {{col-2}}, {{col-3}}, {{col-4}} into {{col-n}}

2021-03-25T11:26:04Z

Unifying {{col-2}}, {{col-3}}, {{col-4}} into {{col-n}}

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	'''5.''' /w/ is realized as [v] before /i/		'''5.''' /w/ is realized as [v] before /i/

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	{\| {{Table/bluetable}} style="margin-left:10px; width: 300px;"		{\| {{Table/bluetable}} style="margin-left:10px; width: 300px;"
	\|+ Vowel Phonemes		\|+ Vowel Phonemes

Nicomega: adding categories

2021-02-08T14:31:15Z

adding categories

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	===Tone===		===Tone===
	Nawi has a simple tonal system where one syllable in a word may be marked for high-tone or as a tonal break point, whereby the pitch falls on the syllable immediately following it. This is normally realized by having a slow build up to the high tone syllable and then a sharp drop immediately after it. While tone is the sole dividing feature of many words from each other, it is often not very important since context is typically sufficient to discern which word was meant. There are some puns that center around this difference, but they are usually relegated to grandfathers telling corny jokes.		Nawi has a simple tonal system where one syllable in a word may be marked for high-tone or as a tonal break point, whereby the pitch falls on the syllable immediately following it. This is normally realized by having a slow build up to the high tone syllable and then a sharp drop immediately after it. While tone is the sole dividing feature of many words from each other, it is often not very important since context is typically sufficient to discern which word was meant. There are some puns that center around this difference, but they are usually relegated to grandfathers telling corny jokes.

			[[Category:Languages]]
			[[Category:Conlangs]]
			[[Category:A priori]]

Burke at 16:18, 19 February 2016

2016-02-19T16:18:43Z

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	\|name = Nawi		\|name = Nawi
	\|nativename = Nawi		\|nativename = Nawi
	\|pronunciation = /~~nɑ̀~~.ví /		\|pronunciation = /'na.wi /
	\|familycolor = Language isolate		\|familycolor = Language isolate
	\|fam1 = Nawi		\|fam1 = Nawi
	~~\|dia1 = Literary (Toma)~~		\|script = [[w:Latin script\|Latin]]
	~~\|dia2 = Natural~~
	\|script = ~~Pawa,~~ [[w:Latin script\|Latin]]
	\|notice = IPA		\|notice = IPA
	}}		}}

	'''Nawi''' is a constructed, a priori language that serves two purposes, which shows the dialectal split. The first, the Literary, is a psuedohistory recorded by a monk from inner Africa who moves to Alexandria whose name is recorded as Toma. The purpose of the Literary dialect is to produce vocabulary terms, some grammar, and put the language in a little context. ~~The second variety and purpose is the Natural, which, after the Literary is sufficiently developed, will serve as a metrolang for several languages in a separate project.~~		'''Nawi''' is a constructed, a priori language. Nawi is created and maintained by [[User:Burke\|Burke]], and being incomplete it has no real speakers, and chances are it never will have any. There is hope that it will feed into some sort of project wherein it gives rise to daughter languages.

	Nawi is created and maintained by [[User:Burke\|Burke]], and being incomplete it has no real speakers, and chances are it never will have any.

	==Background==		==Background==
	Nawi is a personal project to investigate and incorporate elements of languages that constructed languages often seem to avoid including processes of [[w:reduplication\|reduplication]], [[w:relational_noun\|relational nouns]], and some other topics~~. The first form, Literary, will be used to fuel the second, Natural~~. If any form of Nawi ever does end up spoken in any degree, it will likely be the ~~Literary since it will have the most defined lexicon and strongest prescribed grammar~~. It also will come with its own writing system behind it.		Nawi is a personal project to investigate and incorporate elements of languages that constructed languages often seem to avoid including processes of [[w:reduplication\|reduplication]], [[w:relational_noun\|relational nouns]], and some other topics. If any form of Nawi ever does end up spoken in any degree, it will likely be the offspring of odd projects. It also will come with its own writing system behind it, hopefully.

	==Phonology==		==Phonology==

Burke at 17:56, 19 June 2015

2015-06-19T17:56:46Z

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	\|dia1 = Literary (Toma)		\|dia1 = Literary (Toma)
	\|dia2 = Natural		\|dia2 = Natural
	\|script = Pawa,[[w:Latin script\|Latin]]		\|script = Pawa, [[w:Latin script\|Latin]]
	\|notice = IPA		\|notice = IPA
	}}		}}

	'''Nawi''' is a constructed, a priori language that ~~werves~~ two purposes, which shows the dialectal split. The first, the Literary, is a psuedohistory recorded by a monk from inner Africa who moves to Alexandria whose name is recorded as Toma. The purpose of the Literary dialect is to produce vocabulary terms, some grammar, and put the language in a little context. The second variety and purpose is the Natural, which, after the Literary is sufficiently developed, will serve as a metrolang for several languages in a separate project.		'''Nawi''' is a constructed, a priori language that serves two purposes, which shows the dialectal split. The first, the Literary, is a psuedohistory recorded by a monk from inner Africa who moves to Alexandria whose name is recorded as Toma. The purpose of the Literary dialect is to produce vocabulary terms, some grammar, and put the language in a little context. The second variety and purpose is the Natural, which, after the Literary is sufficiently developed, will serve as a metrolang for several languages in a separate project.

	Nawi is created and maintained by [[User:Burke\|Burke]], and being incomplete it has no real speakers, and chances are it never will have any.		Nawi is created and maintained by [[User:Burke\|Burke]], and being incomplete it has no real speakers, and chances are it never will have any.

Burke: Overview of the Nawi Language

2015-06-19T17:46:58Z

Overview of the Nawi Language

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{{Infobox language
|name = Nawi
|nativename = Nawi
|pronunciation = /nɑ̀.ví /
|familycolor = Language isolate
|fam1 = Nawi
|dia1 = Literary (Toma)
|dia2 = Natural
|script = Pawa,[[w:Latin script|Latin]]
|notice = IPA
}}

'''Nawi''' is a constructed, a priori language that werves two purposes, which shows the dialectal split. The first, the Literary, is a psuedohistory recorded by a monk from inner Africa who moves to Alexandria whose name is recorded as Toma. The purpose of the Literary dialect is to produce vocabulary terms, some grammar, and put the language in a little context. The second variety and purpose is the Natural, which, after the Literary is sufficiently developed, will serve as a metrolang for several languages in a separate project.

Nawi is created and maintained by [[User:Burke|Burke]], and being incomplete it has no real speakers, and chances are it never will have any.

==Background==
Nawi is a personal project to investigate and incorporate elements of languages that constructed languages often seem to avoid including processes of [[w:reduplication|reduplication]], [[w:relational_noun|relational nouns]], and some other topics. The first form, Literary, will be used to fuel the second, Natural. If any form of Nawi ever does end up spoken in any degree, it will likely be the Literary since it will have the most defined lexicon and strongest prescribed grammar. It also will come with its own writing system behind it.

==Phonology==
:''For more information, please go to you local library''
Nawi has a fairly simple and restricted sound system. One thing of interesting note is that while it has a palatal stop, it appears to be very unstable. The four vowels shift occasionally based on the preceding consonant, but the vowels changing the consonant is far more common.

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="width: 650px; text-align: center;"
|+''Consonants''
!colspan="6"|Consonant Phonemes
|-
!colspan="1"|
! style="text-align: center;"|Labial
! style="text-align: center;"|Dental
! style="text-align: center;"|Palatal
! style="text-align: center;"|Velar
! style="text-align: center;"|Glottal
|-
!colspan="1"|Plosive
|colspan="1"|'''p''' /p/
|colspan="1"|'''t''' /t/
|colspan="1"|'''c'''1 /c/
|colspan="1"|'''k''' /k/
|colspan="1"|
|-
!colspan="1"|Nasal
|colspan="1"|'''m''' /m/
|colspan="1"|'''n''' /n/
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|'''g'''2 /ŋ/
|colspan="1"|
|-
!colspan="1"|Fricative
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|'''s'''3 /s/
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|'''h'''4 /h/
|-
!colspan="1"|Approximant
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|'''j''' /j/
|colspan="1"|'''w'''5 /w/
|colspan="1"|
|-
!colspan="1"|Flap
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|'''r''' /r/
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|
|colspan="1"|
|}

'''N.B.''': Orthography is noted in bold.

'''1.''' /c/ is realized as [t͡s] before /i/ and /ɛ/

'''2.''' /ŋ/ is realized as [ʔ] before /i/ and /ɛ/

'''3.''' /s/ is realized as [ʃ] before /i/

'''4.''' /h/ is realized as [ɸ] before /o/

'''5.''' /w/ is realized as [v] before /i/

{{Col-2}}
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="margin-left:10px; width: 300px;"
|+ Vowel Phonemes
!
! style="text-align: center;"|Front
! style="text-align: center;"|Central
! style="text-align: center;"|Back
|-align=center class=small
|-align=center
! Close
|'''i''' /i/|| ||
|-align=center
! Near Close
||| ||'''o''' /o/
|-align=center
! Near Open
|'''e''' /ɛ/|| ||
|-align=center
! Open
| || '''a''' /ä/ ||
|}
{{Col-end}}

The syllable is restricted exclusively to the CV pair, where both are required. If it seems like a bare vowel is heard, it is likely a weakened /h/ or a lost velar nasal.

===Tone===
Nawi has a simple tonal system where one syllable in a word may be marked for high-tone or as a tonal break point, whereby the pitch falls on the syllable immediately following it. This is normally realized by having a slow build up to the high tone syllable and then a sharp drop immediately after it. While tone is the sole dividing feature of many words from each other, it is often not very important since context is typically sufficient to discern which word was meant. There are some puns that center around this difference, but they are usually relegated to grandfathers telling corny jokes.