Li Nzunur Ba Vräkt is the language of the Pofrakf people. The name means "the speech of men."
Phonology[]
Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Voiced | Voiceless | Voiced | Voiceless | Ejective | Voiced | Voiceless | Ejective | Voiced | Voiceless | Ejective | Voiceless | |
Stops | b bˠ | p pˠ | d | t | t' | ɟ | c | c' | g | k | k' | ʔ |
Affricates | pf pfˠ | dz | ts | ts' | ||||||||
Fricatives | β~v, vˠ | ɸ~f fˠ | z | s | ʑ | ɕ | x | h | ||||
Nasals | m mˠ | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||
Taps | ɾ | |||||||||||
Approximants | w | l | y | ɯ |
Romanization(Written in table order)
b, bg p, pk d, t, t' j, c, c' g, k, k' q
pf, pfw dz, ts, ts'
v, vw, f, fw z, s jh, ch x h
m, mg n ñ ng
r
w l rw
Front | Mid | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i y | ɨ ʉ | u |
Close-mid | ei | ʊ | |
Mid | ɛ œ | ə | o |
Mid-open | æ | ||
Open | a | ɒ |
i, y ï, ÿ u
ei ü
e ë ö o
ae
a ä
Base | Genitive | Nasal | Strengthening | Lenition |
---|---|---|---|---|
b | v | mb | qb | v |
bg | vw | mbg | qbg | vw |
p | b | mp | qp | pf |
pk | bg | mpk | qpg | pfk |
pf | v | qmf | qmf | f |
v | w | mv | b | w |
vw | gw | mvw | bg | gw |
f | v | mf | pf | w |
fw | vw | mfw | pfk | kw |
m | mv | qm | qm | mv |
mg | mvw | qmg | qmg | mvw |
w | w | m | b | - |
d | r | nd | t' | dz |
t | r | nt | t' | ts |
t' | c' | nt' | t' | ts' |
dz | z | ndz | ts | z |
ts | z | nts | ts' | s |
ts' | c' | nts' | ts' | ts |
z | jh | nz | dz | l |
s | ch | ns | ts | h |
r | jh | nd | d | l |
l | y | nd | d | y |
j | jh | nj | c | jh |
c | j | nc | c' | ch |
c' | jh | nj' | c' | c |
jh | y | njh | j | y |
ch | y | nch | c | h |
y | iy | ñ | j | - |
g | rw | ng | k | rw |
k | c | nk | k' | x |
k' | c' | nk' | k' | k |
rw | y | ng | g | - |
q | iq | qn | qh | qh |
h | ch | nh | qh | - |
Noun Morphology and Syntax[]
Nominative case (animate nouns)[]
Strong | Weak | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Citation | frak (person) | bgut (fool) |
nif (maternal uncle) |
samil (child) |
xust (shopowner) |
galset (elder) |
Singular | frak | bguto | nifei | sanla | xust | galashti |
Plural | frakf | bgotf | neiföf | sanla | xust | galashti |
Accusative case (animate nouns)[]
Strong | Weak | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Citation | frak | bgut | nif | samil | xust | galaset |
Singular | fräknö | bgutnö | nyfnö | samul | xust | galasët |
Plural | fräk | bgot | neif | sanlam | xustom | galashtem |
Instrumental case[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citation | frak | bgut | nif | samil | xust | galaset |
Singular | frak | bgut | nif | samel | xost | galaset |
Plural | fräk | bgot | neif | samul | xust | galasët |