Verse:Mwail/Nuaplw: Difference between revisions

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Nuaplw /nuəplɨ/ is one of the few indigenous Angai North American languages to retain many speakers post-contact.

Originally animistic, the Nuaplw at first convert to Sfipsurtop, but after the Āínkiīaánịạkàì-Sfipsurtop war they become largely irreligious.

Resonants: m n ny l z y /m n ɲ l j ɽ~ɻ/
Plain stops: p pl t tl tx ts r c k q /p pˡ t tˡ ts tʂ ʈ c k q/
Prenasalized stops: np npl nt ntl ntx nts nr nc nk nq
Fricatives: f x s xy h /f s ʂ ç h/
Vowels: i w u e a o ii uu ee aa oo ia ua ai aw au i' u' e' o' /i ɨ u ɛ a ɔ ɪ̃ ʊ̃ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃ iə̯ uə̯ ai̯ aɨ̯ au̯ iʔ uʔ ɛʔ ɔʔ/

(z ii uu i' u' e' o' are loan phonemes from Fursfop; e.g. Xi'swto' 'Sfipsurtop')

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 == Phonology ==
-A Hmong-inspired phonology:
+* Resonants: m n ny l z y /m n ɲ l j ɽ~ɻ/
+* Plain stops: p pl t tl tx ts r c k q /p pˡ t tˡ ts tʂ ʈ c k q/
-m n ny l y
+* Prenasalized stops: np npl nt ntl ntx nts nr nc nk nq
-p pl t tl tx ts r c k q
+* Fricatives: f x s xy h /f s ʂ ç h/
-np npl nt ntl ntx nts nr nc nk nq
+* Vowels: i w u e a o ii uu ee aa oo ia ua ai aw au i' u' e' o' /i ɨ u ɛ a ɔ ɪ̃ ʊ̃ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃ iə̯ uə̯ ai̯ aɨ̯ au̯ iʔ uʔ ɛʔ ɔʔ/
-f x s xy h
+(z ii uu i' u' e' o' are loan phonemes from Fursfop; e.g. ''Xi'swto' '' 'Sfipsurtop')
-i w u
-e a o
-ee aa oo
-ia ua ai aw au
-Loan phonemes from Fursfop: ii uu i' u' e' o' (glottalized vowels) z (retroflex approximant or trill)
-Xi'swto' 'Sfipsurtop'
 == Grammar ==
 Head-marking