Bei Kua
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Bei Kua is the language spoken in the Empire of Bei (Bei hZi Kuo) on Northern Kratuwe on Nywal.
THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
phoneme inventory
consonants
bilabial | dental | alveolar | retroflex / palatal |
velar | ||||||
nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||
plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||||
aspirated pl. | pʰ p͡ɸ |
t̪ʰ | kʰ k͡x |
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affricate | t͡s | d͡z | ||||||||
fricative | ɸ | θ | s | ç | x | |||||
approximant | ɹ | ɻʲ |
bilabial | dental | alveolar | retroflex / palatal |
velar | ||||||
nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||
plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||||
aspirated pl. | ph | th | kh | |||||||
affricate | c | z | ||||||||
fricative | f | þ | s | h | x | |||||
approximant | r | rj |
semivowels
/i̯/ i , j (if initial)
/u̯/ u , w (if initial)
vowels
/ɐ/ a
/ɛ/ e
/i/ i
/ɔ/ o
/u/ u
diphthong: /ɛi/ or /eː/ ei
phonotactics
- light initial: consonant (except rh) or empty (21)
- heavy initial: h followed by consonant other than h or rj (20)
- light final: a, e, i, o, u, ei (6)
- heavy final: i + a/e/o/u, u + a/e/i/o, iao (9)
syllable is:
- initial + final; max. 1 heavy; or
- syllabic m or ŋ
437 possible syllables
strong monosyllabic preference, therefore very many homonyms. disambiguation of spoken language by signs. written language no ambiguity because of character script.
writing
characters: partly semantic, partly phonemic.