Chi language
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| Chi | |
|---|---|
| Poluotši | |
| Pronunciation | /poluot͡ʃi/ |
| Ethnicity | Chian |
Mablani
| |
| Sazai Script | |
Chi is a Mablani language located on the west coast of Mablagia.
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Chi phonology is as follows, with romanization in parenthesis.
| Bilabial | Labio-
dental |
Alveolar | Post-
Alveolar |
Alveolo-
palatal |
Palatal | Labio-
velar |
Velar | Pharyngeal | Glottal | |||||||||||
| Nasal | m (m) | n (n) | ɲ (ñ) | ŋ (ŋ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p (p) | b (b) | t (t) | d (d) | k (k) | ʔ (') | ||||||||||||||
| Fricative | f (f) | v (v) | s (s) | z (z) | ʃ (š) | ʒ (ž) | ɕ (ç) | ʑ (ź) | x (x) | ħ (ḥ) | h (h) | |||||||||
| Affricate | p̪͡f (pf) | b̪͡v (bv) | t͡s (ts) | d͡z (dz) | t͡ʃ (tš) | d͡ʒ (dž) | t͡ɕ (tç) | d͡ʑ (dź) | ||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l (l) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j (j) | w (w) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trill | r (rr) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ (r) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
| Close | i (i) | ɨ (ï) | ʉ (ü) | u (u) | ||
| Close-mid | e (e) | o (o) | ||||
| Open-mid | ʌ (ö) | |||||
| Open | a (a) | |||||
Grammar[edit | edit source]
Chi is an analytical language, with various particles for grammatical constructions. That being said, nouns have some cases that they can take, and verbs have a past-non-past distinction.
