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Language name and locationː Shawnee, USA [Refer to Ethnologue] |
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1. nekoti |
21. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-nekoti |
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2. niˑʃwi |
22. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-niˑʃwi |
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3. nθwi |
23. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-nθwi |
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4. njeˑwi |
24. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-njeˑwi |
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5. njaˑlanwi |
25. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-njaˑlanwi |
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6. nekotwaʔθwi |
26. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-nekotwaʔθwi |
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7. niˑʃwaʔθwi |
27. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-niˑʃwaʔθwi |
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8. nθwaˑʃkθwi |
28. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-nθwaˑʃkθwi |
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9. tʃaˑkatθwi |
29. niˑʃwaˑpitaki-kite-tʃaˑkatθwi |
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10. metaʔθwi |
30. nθwaˑpitaki |
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11. metaʔθwi-kite-nekoti |
40. njeˑwaˑpitaki |
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12. metaʔθwi-kite-niˑʃwi |
50. njaˑlanwaˑpitaki |
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13. metaʔθwi-kite-nθwi |
60. nekotwaˑʃi * |
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14. metaʔθwi-kite-njeˑwi |
70. niˑʃwaˑʃi * |
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15. metaʔθwi-kite-njaˑlanwi |
80. nθwaˑʃi * |
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16. metaʔθwi-kite-nekotwaʔθwi |
90. tʃaˑka * |
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17. metaʔθwi-kite-niˑʃwaʔθwi |
100. tepeˑwe |
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18. metaʔθwi-kite-nθwaˑʃkθwi |
200. niˑʃene tepeˑwe |
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19. metaʔθwi-kite-tʃaˑkatθwi |
1000. metaʔθene tepeˑwe |
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20. niˑʃwaˑpitaki |
2000. niˑʃene-meteʔθene tepeˑwe |
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Linguist providing data and dateː Dr.
David Costa,
16 November, Dept. of linguistics, University of California at Berkeley, USA 提供资料的语言学家: Dr. David Costa, 2008 年 11 月 16 日 |
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Other comments: Shawnee has a decimal system. However, the formations for 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90 are different from those of other tensː 20, 30 and 40. This is a famous irregularity in the historical development of the higher numbers in Shawnee that linguists have known about for some time. |
Shawnee Consonant Chart
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Labial |
Interdental | Alveolar |
Alveopalatal |
Palatal |
Velar |
glottal |
| Plosive | p | t | k | ||||
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Affricative |
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č (tʃ) |
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Fricative |
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θ |
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š (ʃ) |
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h |
| Nasal |
m |
n | |||||
| Lateral | l | ||||||
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Approximant |
w |
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y (j) |
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Note that glottal stop is in complementary distribution with
h; this phoneme appears
as [h] word-initially, as glottal stop elsewhere. Also,
Shawnee Vowel Chart:
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Front |
Central |
Back |
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High |
i , iː |
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Mid |
e, eː |
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o, oː |
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Low |
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a, aː |
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Shawnee has four short vowels, /i e a o/ (where /i/ and /e/ are phonetically [ɪ] and [ɛ]) and four
long vowels, /iː eː aː oː/. Note that a raised dot marks vowel length.