Njinzo/Njinzo Dialects

= Dialects: =
==Erace [eˈra.ʃe] (Imanlhasge Dialect)==
===Phonetic Inventory===
Consonants	Consonants	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal 	Velar
Nasal 	Nasal 	m 	n 	ɲ ⟨ñ⟩ 	ŋ ⟨ń⟩
Stop 	Oral 	p, b 	t, d 	 	k, g
Fricative 	Oral 	f, v 	s, z 	ʃ, ʒ ⟨c, j⟩	x, ɣ ⟨ǵ⟩
Sonorant 	Sonorant 	w 	r, l 	j ⟨y⟩ 	(w)
Vowels	Front 	Central	Back
Close 	i(:), y: (yy)	ɨ ⟨y⟩ 	u(:)
Mid 	e(:) 	ə ⟨ý⟩ 	o(:)
Open 	a: ⟨aa⟩ 	 	ɑ ⟨a⟩
===Phonotactics===
Syllable Structure : (C)V(:)(N)
*C = all consonants
*V = all vowels
*N = nasals
Constraints:
* Voiced fricatives are the only consonants that may geminate, and gemination only occurs word medially.
* No vowels are not allowed to cluster. Instead, an epenthetic /l/ is inserted between the vowels.
* Front and back vowels besides open vowels can contrast in length. /ɑ/ and /a:/ may be considered a short and long vowel pair.
* Unlike other Njinzo dialects, consonants cannot be prenasalised. Instead, nasals are realised as codas when in consonant clusters. 
===Stress===
Word stress is predictable in Erace, as it falls on the penultimate syllable. The stressed syllable is louder in volume and longer in duration.
=== Noun Declensions ===
Noun Declensions	Group I 	Group I	Group II	Group II	Group II	Group II	Group III	Group III	Group III	Group III
Noun Declensions	Group I 	Group I	II.a. 	II.a. 	II.b. 	II.b. 	III.a. 	III.a. 	III.b. 	III.b.
Class Prefixes 	Singular	Plural 	Singular	Plural 	Singular	Plural 	Singular 	Plural 	Singular 	Plural
Sky/God 	utý 	utsý 	ootý 	utsý 	ootý 	utsý 	utý 	utsý 	utý 	utsý
Human/Name 	te 	ede 	e 	ede 	e 	teC 	e 	edý 	e 	týC
Animal 	gaa 	joka 	jo 	gaaka 	jo 	gaaka 	jo 	joka 	jo 	joka
Body Part/Family	ńii 	ñeńe 	ñe 	ńiińe 	ñe 	ńiiń 	ñe 	ñeńý 	ñe 	ñeń
Plant/Food 	fe 	fýze 	fý 	fezý 	fý 	fe...G 	fý 	fýzý 	fý 	fý...G
Liquid 	u 	ula 	u 	oola 	u 	oo 	u 	ula 	u 	uu
Collective 	jirý 	ryy 	ryyrý 	ji 	rii 	ji 	jirý 	ji 	jii 	ji
Tool 	talý 	tandý 	tolý 	edýlý 	too 	talo 	talý 	tandý 	ta 	tandý
* C and G will always be /n/ and /z/ respectively for plosive-initial words
==Western Dialect (Njinzo [n̩ˈdʒi.dzo]) Outdated==
===Phonetic Inventory===
Consonants	Labial 	Alveolar 	Palatal 	Velar
Nasal 	m 	n 	ɲ ⟨ñ⟩ 	ŋ ⟨ń⟩
Stop 	p, b 	t, d 	 	k, g
Affricate 	pf, bv ⟨mf, mv⟩	ts, dz ⟨ns, nz⟩	tʃ~tɕ, dʒ~dʑ ⟨nc, nj⟩	kx, gɣ ⟨ńx, ńǵ⟩
Fricative 	f, v 	s, z 	ʃ~ɕ, ʒ~ʑ ⟨c, j⟩ 	x, ɣ ⟨ǵ⟩
Sonorant 	w 	r, l 	j ⟨y⟩ 	(w)
Vowels	Front	Back	 	Syllabic
Close 	i 	u 	Labial 	m̩
Mid 	e 	o 	Alveolar	n̩
Open 	a 	a 	Velar 	ŋ̩
===Phonotactics===
Syllable Structure : (N)(C)V(V)(N)
*C = all consonants
*V = all vowels
*N = nasals
If nasals precede fricatives and they are in the same place of articulation, they form affricates. Otherwise, they become the coda of the previous syllable. If nasals are word initial and do not become affricates, then they become syllabic.
Besides the specified diphthongs, vowels are not allowed to cluster. Instead, an epenthetic /l/ is inserted between the vowels. Long vowels are not distinguished from short vowels.
===Stress===
Stress is the same as the "standard language."
Vowels	Oral 	Oral	Nasalised	Nasalised	Nasalised	Breathy 	Breathy
Vowels	Front	Back	Front 	Central 	Back 	Front 	Back
Close 	i 	u 	ɪ̃ ⟨in⟩ 	 	ʊ̃ ⟨un⟩ 	i̤~ɪ̤ ⟨iń⟩	ṳ~ʊ̤ ⟨uń⟩
Mid 	e 	o 	ɛ̃ ⟨en⟩ 	ə̃~ɐ̃ ⟨n⟩*	ɔ̃ ⟨on⟩ 	e̤~ɛ̤ ⟨eń⟩	o̤~ɔ̤ ⟨oń⟩
Open 	a 	a 	ɛ̃ ⟨en⟩ 	ə̃~ɐ̃ ⟨n⟩*	ɑ̃ ⟨an⟩ 	ɐ̤~ɑ̤ ⟨ań/ń⟩	ɐ̤~ɑ̤ ⟨ań/ń⟩