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CMCollective (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox language |name=Zanchulese |family=Sesjan |scripts=Latin |country=South Amuj |regulator=Zhrukbush Ian |number=2 |usage=Recordkeeping and signage |lang-code=CDG |endonym=<span class=script-cadwg>Cadŵg</span> [ˈʒa.duɡ]<br>Zyadug [ˈʐɑ.dug] |exonym=Zhadugan }} '''Zanchulese''' (natively: ''Zaantyul Oody'' [ˈzɑːn.t͡ʂɨɫ oːd͡ʐ]) is a Sesjan language closely related to Cadwg. It is spoken on the northern coast of the Amujan...") |
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Revision as of 09:30, 18 September 2024
| Zanchulese | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Sesjan |
| Writing system | Latin |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | South Amuj |
| Regulated by | Zhrukbush Ian |
| Speaker | |
| Endonym | Cadŵg [ˈʒa.duɡ] Zyadug [ˈʐɑ.dug] |
| Exonym | Zhadugan |
| Number of speakers | 2 |
| Technical information | |
| Usage | Recordkeeping and signage |
| Language code | CDG |
Zanchulese (natively: Zaantyul Oody [ˈzɑːn.t͡ʂɨɫ oːd͡ʐ]) is a Sesjan language closely related to Cadwg. It is spoken on the northern coast of the Amujan Sea and is the official language of the People's Free City of Amuj.
Phonology
Consonants
Zanchulese has 28 phonemic consonants:
| Consonants | Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ɲ/ ⟨ny⟩ | /ɴ/ ⟨ṅ⟩ | |||
| Plosive | Voiceless | /p/ | /t/ | /t͡ʂ/ ⟨ty⟩ | /k/ | /q/ | |
| Voiced | /b/ | /d/ | /d͡ʐ/ ⟨dy⟩ | /g/ | /ɢ/ ⟨ȝ⟩ | ||
| Fricative | Voiceless | /f/ | /s/ | /ʂ/ ⟨sy⟩ | /x/ | /χ/ ⟨h⟩ | |
| Voiced | /v/ | /z/ | /ʐ/ ⟨zy⟩ | /ɣ/ ⟨j⟩ | /ʁ/ ⟨rh⟩ | ||
| Liquid | /w/ | /ɫ/ ⟨l⟩ | /j/ ⟨y⟩ | (w) | /ʀ/ ⟨r⟩ | ||
- Unlike in Cadwg, alveolar and postalveolar consonants don't allophonize when in contact with velar consonants.
- /w ɫ ʂ ʐ/ (spelled ⟨w l sy zy⟩) appear in place of Cadwg's /β̞ l ʃ ʒ/.
- Zanchulese also has the phonemes /t͡ʂ d͡ʐ ɲ ɴ q ɢ χ ʁ ʀ/ (spelled ⟨ty dy ny ṅ q ȝ h rh r⟩).
Vowels
Zanchulese has 6 phonemic vowels, each with 2 phonemic length:
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Short | /i/ | /ɨ/ ⟨û⟩ | /u/ |
| Long | /iː/ ⟨ii⟩ | /ɨː/ ⟨ûû⟩ | /uː/ ⟨uu⟩ | |
| Mid | Short | /e/ | /o/ | |
| Long | /eː/ ⟨ee⟩ | /oː/ ⟨oo⟩ | ||
| Low | Short | /ɑ/ | ||
| Long | /ɑː/ ⟨aa⟩ | |||
- Unlike in Cadwg, /ə əː/ are merged with /ɑ ɑː/.