Yinang language

The Yinang language is a language spoken mainly in Sianlao.

Consonants
[x] is an allophone of /h/ before glides (/j/, /w/, /e̯/, and /o̯/). [ʔ] is epenthetic before vowels at the start of syllables.

Vowels
/ɨ/ is rare.

Yinang also possesses semivocalic /e̯/ and /o̯/. They are written the same as their respective vowels, and neither can precede its associated vowel.

Tones
Yinang distinguishes seven tones. Their names, tone numbers, IPA values, and diacritic marks are shown in the following table. The latter two rows use the vowel /a/ as a placeholder. The first three are known as level tones, and the last four are called contour tones.

All vowels can take all level tones, but not all vowels can take all contour tones.

Phonotactics
Yinang has a (C)(G)V(N) syllable structure, where G is a glide and N is any nasal.

Grammar
Yinang is an analytic language. It uses SOV word order, and is mainly head-final.