Łaakehau'a /kǁaː.cə.hau̯.ʔa/ is a language used by the native inhabitants of Mpaikewuu’akehau’a. It is notable for it's inclusion of click consonants. The language is agglutinative and has a relatively simple phonology. No written form of Łaakehau’a currently exists, small samples of the language were written down by ASF explorers, but the samples are seldom accurate.
Phonology
Consonants
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labial
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dental
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alveolar
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velar
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palatal
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glottal
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| nasal
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m
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n
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| stop
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p ᵐp
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t ⁿt
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c ᶮc
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ʔ
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| fricative
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s ɬ
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xʷ
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h
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| click
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kǀ ŋǀ
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kǁ ŋǁ
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kǂ ŋǂ
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Syllables follow a C(V)V(V) format, with the exception of monosyllabic particles and onomatopoeia, which can be formed of solely one nasal or one click. The vowels i and u can form digraphs in which they are pronounced as semivowels. Long vowels are treated as a digraph of two of the same letter.
Vowels
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front
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central
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back
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| closed
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i iː
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u uː
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| mid
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ə ɛː
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| open
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a aː
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Vowel combinations
| -a-
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∅-
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a-
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i-
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u-
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| -∅
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a
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aː
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i̯a
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u̯a
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| -a
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i̯aː
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u̯aː
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| -i
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ai̯
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aːi̯
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i̯ai̯
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u̯ai̯
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| -u
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au̯
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aːu̯
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i̯au̯
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u̯au̯
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| -e-
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∅-
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e-
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i-
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u-
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| -∅
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ə
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ɛː
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i̯ə
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u̯ə
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| -e
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i̯ɛː
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u̯ɛː
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| -i
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əi̯
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ɛːi̯
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i̯əi̯
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u̯əi̯
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| -u
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əu̯
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ɛːu̯
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i̯əu̯
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u̯əu̯
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| -i-
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|
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∅-
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i-
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u-
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| -∅
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i
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iː
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u̯i
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| -i
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u̯iː
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| -u
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iu̯
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iːu̯
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u̯iu̯
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| -u-
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∅-
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i-
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u-
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| -∅
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u
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i̯u
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uː
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| -i
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ui̯
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i̯ui̯
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uːi̯
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| -u
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i̯uː
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Romanization
This system, or any system reflecting it does not exist in universe.
| romanized
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a
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c
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e
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h
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i
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k
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l
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ł
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m
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n
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p
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q
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s
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t
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u
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w
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’
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mp
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nc
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nł
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nk
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nq
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nt
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| IPA
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a
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kǀ
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ə
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h
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i
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c
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ɬ
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kǁ
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m
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n
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p
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kǂ
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s
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t
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u
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xʷ
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ʔ
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ᵐp
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ŋǀ
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ŋǁ
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ᶮc
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ŋǂ
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ⁿt
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In vowel digraphs semivowels are assumed to be the initial vowel, final semivowels are marked with a grave accent (`) when ambiguous, for example: iu /i̯u/ but iù /iu̯/.
