Tahaanu [KTE]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Tahaanu
Taahanu is a language spoken on the Sirvaana islands by around 400,000 people.
Maa Taahanu ke serii ooma oo bath ni maayi Sirvaana eezhiyo, 400,000 ma kaalluu daachaa mbete maa ke.
.މާ ޓާހަނު ކެ ސެޟީ އޯމަ އޯ ބަޘް ނނި މާޔި ސިރްވާނަ އޭޚިޔޮ، 400000 މަ ކާޅޫ ދާޗާ ނބެތެ މާ ކެ
Maa Taahanu ke serii ooma oo bath ni maayi Sirvaana eezhiyo, 400,000 ma kaalluu daachaa mbete maa ke.
.މާ ޓާހަނު ކެ ސެޟީ އޯމަ އޯ ބަޘް ނނި މާޔި ސިރްވާނަ އޭޚިޔޮ، 400000 މަ ކާޅޫ ދާޗާ ނބެތެ މާ ކެ
Sample of Tahaanu[view] Maa chazii kiilo ke shiisaata maa zoofe. / .މާ ޗަޒީ ކީލޮ ކެ ށީސާޓަ މާ ޒޯފެ
Their dog drinks wine.[view all texts]
Their dog drinks wine.[view all texts]
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɳ | ɲ | ŋ | |||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b ᵐb | t | d ⁿd | ʈ | ɖ ᶯɖ | c | ɟ ᶮɟ | k | g ᵑg | ʔ | |||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | β | θ1 | ð2 | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | ʂ | ʐ | x | h | ||||||
| Affricate | t͡s | d͡z ⁿd͡z | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ ⁿd͡ʒ | ||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | ɭ3 | ʎ | |||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɽ4 | |||||||||||||||||
- in free variation with /s̪/
- in free variation with /z̪/
- in free variation with /l̪/
- in free variation with /ɖʳ/
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||||
| Close-mid | e e: | o o: | ||||
| Mid | ə ə: | |||||
| Open | a a: | |||||
Syllable StructureThe standard Taahanu syllable is (V)(M)CV(C). Words can begin with any consonant but can only end with /m,n,ŋ,ɳ,s,ʃ,ʂ,θ,ɽ,ɾ,t͡s,t͡ʃ/.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Tahaanu. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 TahaanuOrthography [edit] | |||||||||||
| Aa a/އަ /a/ | Bb be/ބެ /b/ | Cc ca/ޗަ /t͡ʃ/ | Dd dee/ޑޭ /ɖ/, /d/ | Ee e/އެ /e/ | Ff faa/ފާ /ɸ/ | Gg ge/ގޭ /g/ | Hh he/ހެ /h/ | Ii i/އި /i/ | Jj jee/ޖޭ /d͡ʒ/ | Kk kaa/ކާ /k/ | Ll la/ލަ /l/ |
| Mm maa/މާ /m/ | Nn nee/ނޭ /n/ | Oo o/އޮ /o/ | Pp pe/ޕެ /p/ | Ss saa/ސާ /s/ | Tt taa/ޓާ /ʈ/, /t/ | Uu u/އު /u/ | Vv vaa/ވާ /β/ | Ww ewee/އެޥޭ /w/ | Yy ya/ޔަ /j/ | Zz zaa/ޒާ /z/ | |
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | |||||||||||
Additional NotesThe language also uses the Maldivian Thaana script. The inconsistencies in the romanisation are ironed out in the Thaana versions of the words.
