Nuvimak [NVI]
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Language type
A posteriori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Nuvimak
Nuvimak is an a posteriori language set in the Nunavik region in northern Quebec, Canada. It is a creole language descended from French and Inuktitut (Nunavimmiutitut - the Nunavik dialect). (Unfortunately it is easier to find source material, especially vocabulary, from the South Baffin dialect, so some words may be imperfectly derived.
In general the vocabulary is French-based and the grammar Inuktitut, but there are exceptions to both rules. The phonology is a blend of the two.
In general the vocabulary is French-based and the grammar Inuktitut, but there are exceptions to both rules. The phonology is a blend of the two.
Sample of Nuvimak[view] Bôchour. Uneiqitu Nouvimiraaluitut ?
Hello. Do you speak [your conlang]?[view all texts]
Hello. Do you speak [your conlang]?[view all texts]
Language family relationships
Language treeEskaleut
⤷ Proto-Eskimo-Aleut
⤷ Proto-Eskimo
⤷ Inuit
⤷ Eastern Canadian Inuit
⤷ Nunavimmiutitut
⤷ Nuvimak
⤷ Proto-Eskimo-Aleut
⤷ Proto-Eskimo
⤷ Inuit
⤷ Eastern Canadian Inuit
⤷ Nunavimmiutitut
⤷ Nuvimak
[view] About EskaleutEskaleut or Eskimo-Aleut is a language family containing many indigenous languages of the arctic, ranging from eastern Siberia through Alaska and Canada to Greenland. Many of the Eskaleut languages are actually broad dialect continuums. They are aggl...
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | ||||||||
Nasal | m m: | n n: | ɲ ɲ: | [ŋ]1 | [ɴ]2 | |||||||||||
Plosive | p p: | t t: | d | k k: | g g: | q | ||||||||||
Fricative | v v: | s s: | ʃ | [ʒ]3 | [ʝ]4 | [x]5 | χ | |||||||||
Lateral approximant | l l: | |||||||||||||||
Approximant | j j: | [w]6 |
- allophone of /ɲ/
- allophone of /ɲ/
- allophone of /ʃ/
- free variation, allophone of /j/
- free variation, allophone of /g/
- allophone of /ɔ/
Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
Close | i i: | ʉ | u: | |||
Open-mid | ɛ1 ɛ̃2 | ɞ̃3 | ɔ4 ɔ̃5 | |||
Open | ä | ɑ: |
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Orthography
Below is the orthography for Nuvimak. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
NuvimakOrthography [edit] | |||||||||||
Aa/ä/ | Bb/p/, /v/ | Cc/k/ | Dd/d/ | Êê/ɛ̃/1 | Ee/ɛ/2 | Ff/v/ | Gg/g/, [x]3 | Ii/i/ | Jj/j/, [ʝ]4 | Kk/k/ | Ll/l/ |
Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | Ôô/ɔ̃/5 | Oo/ɔ/6, [w] | Pp/p/ | Qq/q/ | Rr/χ/ | Ss/s/ | Tt/t/ | Ûû/ɞ̃/7 | Uu/ʉ/ | Vv/v/ |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |
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