Nattan [NAT]
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Language type
A priori
Place & SpeakersSpoken in:
Species
Human/humanoid
About Nattan
The result of a Gleb phonology and me trying to get outside of my comfort zone.
So far it's absolutive-ergative, agglutinating-fusional, and likes to clump things into verbs when possible.
So far it's absolutive-ergative, agglutinating-fusional, and likes to clump things into verbs when possible.
Sample of Nattan[view] Malińadiŋ! Namusiq fusitiqbi lic maša!
I don't cook! I'm a scary and powerful fire demon![view all texts]
I don't cook! I'm a scary and powerful fire demon![view all texts]
Sound samples in Nattan
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Malińadiŋ! Namusiq fusitiqbi lic maša!
I don't cook! I'm a scary and powerful fire demon!
I don't cook! I'm a scary and powerful fire demon!
Lãqa muwa najuucxińat.
My husband doesn't eat children.
My husband doesn't eat children.
Nãďunčakixatńuf.
She ate only an apple.
She ate only an apple.
Mãňatamami.
I speak English
I speak English
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | ||||||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ɴ | |||||||||||
Plosive | p | b | t | d | c | ɟ | k | g | q | ɢ | ||||||
Fricative | f | s | ʃ | [ç]1 | x | |||||||||||
Affricate | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | ||||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||
Approximant | j | w |
- Before /i/, allophone of /x/
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i | u | ||
Close-mid | [e]1 | [o]2 | ||
Open | a ã | [ɑ]3 |
- after a uvular, allophone of /i/
- after a uvular, allophone of /u/
- after a uvular, allophone of /a/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Nattan. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
NattanOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
Ãã/ã/ | Aa/a/ | Bb/b/ | Čč/t͡ʃ/ | Cc/c/ | Dd/d/ | Ďď/d͡ʒ/ | Ff/f/ | Ğğ/ɢ/ | Gg/g/ |
Ii/i/ | Jj/j/ | Kk/k/ | Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Ňň/ɴ/ | Nn/n/ | Ńń/ɲ/ | Pp/p/ | Qq/q/ |
Ss/s/ | Šš/ʃ/ | Tt/t/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/x/, [ç]1 | Yy/ɟ/ | Ŋŋ/ŋ/ | ||
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |
- Before /i/
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