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In contrast to Baranxeï, Asuaneï is much more conservative in that it retains many grammatical distinctions from its predecessor than Baranxeï does.
 
In contrast to Baranxeï, Asuaneï is much more conservative in that it retains many grammatical distinctions from its predecessor than Baranxeï does.
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==Phonology==
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===Phonetic Inventory===
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====Consonants====
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Standard Asuaneï has 27 phonemic consonants. Like Baranxeï, it distinguishes between voiced and unvoiced consonants, but it has no uvular or glottal sounds as well as it lacks a palatal fricative. However it does recognize four affricate consonants.
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=75 |
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=75 | [[Wikipedia:Bilabial consonant | bilabial]]
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=75 | [[Wikipedia:Interdental consonant |  interdental]]
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=75 | [[Wikipedia:Alveolar consonant | alveolar]]
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=75 | [[Wikipedia:Postalveolar consonant | postalveolar]]
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=75 | [[Wikipedia:Palatal consonant | palatal]]
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=75 | [[Wikipedia:Velar consonant | velar]]
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" | [[Wikipedia:Plosive consonant | Plosive]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless bilabial plosive | p]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced bilabial plosive | b]]
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| align=center colspan=3 | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless alveolar plosive | t]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced alveolar plosive | d]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless velar plosive | k]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced velar plosive | g]]
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" | [[Wikipedia:Fricative consonant | Fricative]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless bilabial fricative | p\]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced bilabial fricative | B]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless interdental fricative | T]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced interdental fricative | D]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless alveolar fricative | s]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced alveolar fricative | z]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless postalveolar fricative | S]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced postalveolar fricative | Z]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless velar fricative | x]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced velar fricative | G]]
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" | [[Wikipedia:Affricate consonant | Affricate]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless alveolar affricate | Ts]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced alveolar affricate | Dz]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Voiceless postalveolar affricate | TS]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Voiced postalveolar affricate | DZ]]
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" | [[Wikipedia:Nasal consonant | Nasal]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Bilabial nasal | m]]
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| align=center colspan=3 | [[Wikipedia:Alveolar nasal | n]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Palatal nasal | J]]
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Velar nasal | N]]
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" | [[Wikipedia:Flap consonant | Flap]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center colspan=3 | [[Wikipedia:Alveolar flap | 4]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center |
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" | [[Wikipedia:Lateral consonant | Lateral]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center colspan=3 | [[Wikipedia:Alveolar lateral approximant | l]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center |
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" | [[Wikipedia:Approximant consonant | Approximant]]
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| align=center | 
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| align=center | 
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| align=center |
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| align=center |
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| align=center | [[Wikipedia:Palatal approximant | j]]
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| align=center |
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|}
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====Vowels====
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Standard Asuaneï recognizes the same nine monophthongs as Baranxeï.
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 |
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Front
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Central
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!! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Back
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Close
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| align=center |[[Wikipedia:Close front unrounded vowel | i]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Close front rounded vowel | y]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center |[[Wikipedia:Close back rounded vowel | u]]
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Close-mid
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| align=center |[[Wikipedia:Close-mid front unrounded vowel | e]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center |[[Wikipedia:Close-mid back rounded vowel | o]]
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Mid
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| align=center |
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| align=center |[[Wikipedia:Schwa | y]]
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| align=center |
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Open-mid
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| align=center |[[Wikipedia:Near-open front unrounded vowel | E]]
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| align=center |
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| align=center |
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|-
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! bgcolor="#3399cc" width=55 | Open
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| align=center |
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| align=center |
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| align=center |[[Wikipedia:Open back unrounded vowel | A]]<br>[[Wikipedia:Open back rounded vowel | Q]]
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[[Category:Baranxtu]]
 
[[Category:Baranxtu]]

Revision as of 16:01, 4 May 2006

Asuaneï

Asβanehi

Spoken in: Baranxtu, and other countries
Region: International Democratic Union
Speakers: 200 million (est)
Genetic classification:  Meleiyan

  Syko-Roekian
   Ilatemaian
    West Ilatemaian
     March Ilatemaian
       Northern March
       Asuaneï

Official status
Official language in: Baranxtu
Regulated by: Board of the Language Asuaneï in the Most Serene Republic

Asuaneï (or Asβanehi) is a major language in Baranxtu and is a sister language of the predominant Baranxeï, to the point of being partially mutually intelligible.

In contrast to Baranxeï, Asuaneï is much more conservative in that it retains many grammatical distinctions from its predecessor than Baranxeï does.

Phonology

Phonetic Inventory

Consonants

Standard Asuaneï has 27 phonemic consonants. Like Baranxeï, it distinguishes between voiced and unvoiced consonants, but it has no uvular or glottal sounds as well as it lacks a palatal fricative. However it does recognize four affricate consonants.

bilabial interdental alveolar postalveolar palatal velar
Plosive p
b 		t
d 		k
g
Fricative p\
B 		T
D 		s
z 		S
Z 		x
G
Affricate Ts
Dz 		TS
DZ
Nasal m n J N
Flap 4
Lateral l
Approximant j

Vowels

Standard Asuaneï recognizes the same nine monophthongs as Baranxeï.

Front Central Back
Close i
y 		u
Close-mid e o
Mid y
Open-mid E
Open A
Q


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