Ragham

From Telupedia
Ragham
Classical Ragham, Namun
Raghaṃ
Pronunciation[raˈgʱã]
RegionAlmost all of modern-day Namunia
Era1000 BNB – 120 ANB
Namuno-Ethian
  • Namunic
    • Ragham
Early form
Early Ragham
Nanai-Namun characters, Namun script, several others

Ragham (Raghaṃ [raˈgʱã] "standard, koine") is the ecclesiastical and literary language of Autanavism and Heranism. It is a Namuno-Ethian language of the Namunic branch. The earliest evidence of a distinct language recognisable as Ragham can be traced back to 1000 BNB, when the first inscriptions appear, usually on steles of religious significance. The stage of the language found in these inscriptions is Early Ragham. In the modern day, Ragham is no longer spoken as a day-to-day language, but it is still prolifically used in religious and spiritual texts, songs and poetry.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɳ ɲ ŋ
Plosive Plain p b t d ʈ ɖ k g
Breathy ʈʰ ɖʱ
Affricate Plain t͡ɕ d͡ʑ
Breathy t͡ɕʰ d͡ʑʱ
Fricative s ʂ ɕ ɦ
Tap ɾ
Approximant ʋ l j

Vowels

Vowels
Front Back
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