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Neckthai
Nékthij
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Neckthai (native name Nékthij) is the official language of Nekthijmien or Neckthailand (the demonym in English is Necktie).

  • p sp b > p ph b (might get this into cwiob > mwiob)
  • p sp b > ph za-p b (i don't like this)
  • p sp b > p/b za-p ph (thai)
  • p sp b > p za-p b

so i will do s palatal fric > z sch > sch

Phonology

Consonants

Neckthai initials
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive plain p /p/ t /t/ tj /tɕ/ k /k/ /ʔ/
aspirated ph /pʰ/ th /tʰ/ thj /tɕʰ/ kh /kʰ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/
Fricative v /f/ z /s/ g, sch /x/ h /h/
Trill/App. w /w/ j /j/ r /ʀ~ʁ/
Lat. app. l /l/

Vowels

Monophthongs

Neckthai monophthongs
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/ ie /iː/ u /ɯᵝ/ uu /ɯᵝː/ oe /uː/
Close-mid e /e/ ee /eː/ eo /ɤ/ eu /ɤː/ o /o/ oo /oː/
Open-mid æ /ɛ/ ae /ɛ/ å /ɔ/ ao /ɔː/
Open a /a/ aa /aː/

Diphthongs

Grammar

Loanwords

Derivational morphology