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	'''Nllhaa''' [nɬːaː], or '''~~Ensha~~''' /~~ˈɛnʃə~~/ in English, is a conlang inspired by Christmas and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_languages\| Sámi languages].		{{Infobox language
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			\|name = Nllhaa
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			\|pronunciation = nɬːaː
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			\|setting = [[W:Christmas\|Christmas]]
			\|created = 2024
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			\|ancestor =
			\|creator = Suqi
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			\|script1 = Latn
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			'''Nllhaa''' [nɬːaː], or '''Insha''' /ˈɪnʃə/ in English, is a conlang inspired by Christmas and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_languages\| Sámi languages].

	== Phonology ==		== Phonology ==

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'''Nllhaa''' [nɬːaː], or '''Ensha''' /ˈɛnʃə/ in English, is a conlang inspired by Christmas and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_languages| Sámi languages].

== Phonology ==

=== Consonants ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Labial
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Dental
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Alveolar
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Palato-alveolar
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Velar
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Uvular
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Glottal
|-
!IPA
!Rom
!IPA
!Rom
!IPA
!Rom
!IPA
!Rom
!IPA
!Rom
!IPA
!Rom
!IPA
!Rom
|- align="center"
! rowspan="3" |Nasal
!Voiceless
|m̥
|'''mh'''
|n̥
|'''nh'''
|n̥ː<ref>/n̥ː/ is realized as a nareal fricative [n̥͋ː]</ref>
|'''nnh'''
|
|
|
|
|ɴ̥
|'''ngh'''
|
|
|- align="center"
!Voiced
|m
|'''m'''
|n
|'''n'''
|nː
|'''nn'''
|ȵ
|'''nj'''
|ŋ
|'''ng'''
|ɴ
|'''nng'''
|
|
|- align="center"
!Preploded
|ᵖm
|'''pm'''
|ᵗn
|'''tn'''
|ᵗˢn
|'''xn'''
|ᵗȵ
|'''cn'''
|
|
|ˀɴ
|'''qn'''
|
|
|- align="center"
! rowspan="3" |Plosive
!Click
|
|
|ᵑǀ
|'''x!'''
|ᵑǃ
|'''g!'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
!Prenasalized
|ᵐp
|'''mp'''
|ⁿt
|'''nt'''
|ⁿts
|'''nx'''
|ⁿȶ
|'''nc'''
|ᵑk
|'''nk'''
|ᶰq
|'''nq'''
|
|
|- align="center"
!Plain
|p
|'''p'''
|t
|'''t'''
|ts
|'''x'''
|ȶ
|'''c'''
|k
|'''k'''
|q
|'''q'''
|ʔ
|'''’'''
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Fricative
|v
|'''v'''
|ð
|'''d'''
|s<ref>/s/ is realized as a long [sː]</ref>
|'''s'''
|ʑ
|'''z'''
|ɣ
|'''g'''
|
|
|ɦ
|'''h'''
|- align="center"
! rowspan="2" |Trill
!Voiceless
|
|
|
|
|r̥
|'''rh'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
!Voiced
|
|
|
|
|r
|'''r'''
|rʲ<ref>/rʲ/ is realized as a fricative trill [r̝ʲ]</ref>
|'''rj'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
! rowspan="3" |Lateral
!Click
|
|
|
|
|ᵑǁ
|'''l!'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
!Voiceless
|
|
|l̥<ref>/l̥ l/ are realized as spirant approximants [l̥˔ l̝ː]</ref>
|'''lh'''
|ɬː
|'''llh'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|- align="center"
!Voiced
|
|
|l
|'''l'''
|lː
|'''ll'''
|ȴ
|'''lj'''
|
|
|
|
|
|}

<references />If a cluster is written with the same grapheme as a phoneme, the second letter takes an overdot diacritic, or an underdot diacritic if it has an ascender.
{| class="wikitable"
!Phonemes
!Allophones
!Environment
|-
|v
|β
|before rounded vowels and bilabials
|-
| rowspan="1" |l̥ l r̥ r
|ʍ w ʀ̥ ʀ
|before back vowels
|-
| rowspan="1" |ᵖm ᵗn ᵗˢn ᵗȵ
|ˀm ˀn ˢn ˀȵ
|in coda
|-
|ᵐp ⁿt ⁿȶ ᵑk ᶰq
|mˀ nˀ ȵˀ ŋˀ ɴˀ
|word-initially and in coda
|}
=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Front
! colspan="2" |Central
! colspan="2" |Back
|-
! rowspan="1" |IPA
!Rom
! rowspan="1" |IPA
!Rom
! rowspan="1" |IPA
!Rom
|- align="center"
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |High
!Unround
|i
|'''i'''
|ᵻ
|'''ï'''
|
|
|- align="center"
!Round
|y
|'''y'''
|ᵿ
|'''ü'''
|u
|'''u'''
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Mid
|e<ref>/e/ is realized as [e̞]</ref>
|'''e'''
|
|
|o<ref>/o/ is realized as [o̞]</ref>
|'''o'''
|- align="center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Low
|ɛ<ref>/ɛ/ is realized as [ɛ̞]</ref>
|'''ä'''
|a
|'''a'''
|ɔ<ref>/ɔ/ is realized as [ɔ̞]</ref>
|'''å'''
|}
<references />
{| class="wikitable"
!Phonemes
!Allophones
!Environment
|- align="center"
| rowspan="1" |ɛ ɔ
|æ ɒ
|when stressed
|- align="center"
|ᵻ ᵿ a
|ɯ ɵ ɐ
|in coda, before a vowel, after a stressed syllable, next to a uvular, or next to a click
|}

== Grammar ==

== Lexicon ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2" |Nllhaa
! rowspan="2" |English
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
!IPA
!Rom
|-
|[pyl̥˔]
| rowspan="1" |pylh
|bed
|
|-
|[ɒkɣu]
| rowspan="1" |åkgu
|to do something
|
|-
|[iːȵ]
| rowspan="1" |iinj
|person
|
|-
|[r̝ʲɛ̞]
| rowspan="1" |rjä
|to want
|items only
|-
|[tɒmβu]
| rowspan="1" |tåmvu
|to give
|willingly
|-
|[ʑe̞ⁿȶ]
| rowspan="1" |zenc
|manner
|act of formal behavior
|-
|[nːað]
| rowspan="1" |nnad
|light
|
|-
|[ˀmɐᶰqɵ]
| rowspan="1" |pmanqü
|mess
|or ruined thing, as a result of reckless behavior
|-
|[ȶaɬː]
| rowspan="1" |callh
|reason/explanation
|
|-
|[al̥˔ʔi]
| rowspan="1" |alh’i
|celebration/party
|
|-
|[ȶaȵˀ]
| rowspan="1" |canc
|name
|Proper noun
|-
|[kamuː]
| rowspan="1" |kamuu
|moose
|
|-
|[qamuː]
| rowspan="1" |qamuu
|baby moose
|
|-
|[r̥i̙q]
| rowspan="1" |rhiq
|fire
|
|-
|[e̞ʔɛ̞l]
| rowspan="1" |e’äl
|rice
|
|-
|[ˀɴɒo]
| rowspan="1" |qnåo
|dog
|
|-
|[ɣaleɦ]
| rowspan="1" |galeh
|receive
|from an agent
|-
|[tæⁿt͡so]
| rowspan="1" |tänxo
|receive
|from no agent
|-
|[kiːeȵ]
| rowspan="1" |kiienj
|food
|prepared
|-
|[ʔykɛ̞]
| rowspan="1" |’ykä
|food
|ingredients, raw food, or potential food
|-
|[maʔɐr]
| rowspan="1" |ma’ar
|gathering
|for celebration or mourning
|-
|[oːᵑǁe]
| rowspan="1" |ool!e
|gathering
|for another reason
|-
|[ɐq]
| rowspan="1" |aq
|go toward
|for reason-DAT; arrive is aq-TEL
|-
|[ðyːi]
| rowspan="1" |dyyi
|go away
|leave is dyyi-TEL
|-
|[iɛ̞mβɛ̞]
| rowspan="1" |iämvä
|sing
|
|}

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