| Nancowry | |
|---|---|
| Nang-kauri[1] | |
| Mūöt | |
| Pronunciation | [mɯːət] |
| Native to | Nicobar Islands,India |
| Region | Nancowry Island (Mūöt) |
Native speakers | 930 (2001 census)[2] |
Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | nanc1247 |
 Muot is classified as Critically Endangered according to theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3] | |
Nancowry (Nancoury, Nankwari,Mūöt) is aNicobarese language spoken on theNancowry Island in the centralNicobar Islands. It is not mutually intelligible with the other Central Nicobarese languages, and is distantly related toVietnamese andKhmer.
| Labial | Alveolar/ Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t̪ | c | k | ʔ |
| Nasal | m | n̪ | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Fricative | f ʋ | s | h | ||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||
| Approximant | l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɯ | u |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
| Open | æ | a |
Paul Sidwell (2017)[4] published inICAAL 2017 conference on Nicobarese languages.
| Word | Nancowry | proto-Nicobarese |
|---|---|---|
| hot | táɲ | *taɲ |
| four | koan | *foan |
| child | kúan | *kuːn |
| lip | manúɲ | *manuːɲ |
| dog | ʔám | *ʔam |
| night | hatə́m | *hatəːm |
| male | kóɲ | *koːɲ |
| ear | náŋ | *naŋ |
| one | hĩaŋ | *hiaŋ |
| belly | wíaŋ | *ʔac |
| sun | hɛ́ŋ | - |
| sweet | síaŋ | - |
| deep | cijáw | - |
| thigh | pulóʔ | - |
| python | tulán | - |
| road | kají | - |
| yawn | hiŋáp | - |
| centipede | kaʔiáp | - |
| dream | ʔinfuá | - |
| tongue | kaliták | - |
| overflow | yuait-nga | *roac |
| nose | moah | *moah |
| breast | toah | *toah |
| to cough | oōàh | *ʔoah |
| arm | koâl | *koal |
| in, inside | oal, òl | *ʔoal |
| four | fōan | *foan |
| elbow | det-ongkēang | *keaŋ |
Presence of a coda-copy-infixation system. Stock of lexical roots is reduced by active word taboo and hence rely on derivation extensively.
Shared morphological alternations: the old AA causative has two allomorphs, prefix ha- with monosyllabic stems, infix -um- in disyllabic stems (note: *p > h onset in unstressed σ).
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | cə̃ˑ ~ cɯ̃ˑə | xãˑʔ (incl.) ci ʔaˑj (excl.) | xeˑʔ (incl.) ci ʔəˑj (excl.) |
| 2nd | mɛ̃ˑ | ʔinãˑ | ʔifeˑ |
| 3rd | ʔə̃ˑn | ʔunãˑ | ʔufeˑ |
| Dem- Prox | nɛˑʔ | - | ʔiˑn |
| Dem- Dist | ʔãˑn | ŋãˑŋ | kəˑʔ |
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