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Nsadaean, when written using the Latin alphabet, uses 19 letters, as well as 4 letters with diacritics and one digraph. The system is nearly fully phonemic, but there are some exceptions. The largest of these exceptions is that a coda /s/ in some words is written with <nowiki><s> and in others is written with <t>. This difference in spelling purely reflects etymology, and mostly cannot be predicted by the pronunciation of the word. However, there are no words with a | Nsadaean, when written using the Latin alphabet, uses 19 letters, as well as 4 letters with diacritics and one digraph. The system is nearly fully phonemic, but there are some exceptions. The largest of these exceptions is that a coda /s/ in some words is written with <nowiki><s> and in others is written with <t>. This difference in spelling purely reflects etymology, and mostly cannot be predicted by the pronunciation of the word. However, there are no words with a plain vowel occurring before a coda /s/ where <t> is used.</nowiki> | ||
Proper nouns are capitalized when using the Nsadaean Latin alphabet, as well as the first words in sentences. However, particles such as ''ṣi'' and ''ês'' are never capitalized, and do not count towards being the first word in a sentence. Thus, in the question ''êṣi Naten hahurût pȧr mânamȧṇ ki?'', ("What did you eat for breakfast this morning?") the word ''naten'' ("morning") is capitalized, not the word ''êṣi'' ("at the time of the"). | Proper nouns are capitalized when using the Nsadaean Latin alphabet, as well as the first words in sentences. However, particles such as ''ṣi'' and ''ês'' are never capitalized, and do not count towards being the first word in a sentence. Thus, in the question ''êṣi Naten hahurût pȧr mânamȧṇ ki?'', ("What did you eat for breakfast this morning?") the word ''naten'' ("morning") is capitalized, not the word ''êṣi'' ("at the time of the"). | ||
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Nsadaean /(n-)sə'diːjən, -deɪjən/ (Nsadaean: Mȧs ṣa Nsârre /mɛs ʃa nsa᷅.rɤ/) is the language spoken by Nsadaean people in the Manitarilant islands. It is the majority language on all of the islands of Nsadaea as well as on the island of Nsûmâfen in Dróstsiśtsi’s Manitarilant province. Nsadaean is mostly analytic, with some fusional elements present in its particles and in the nouns that inflect for case. Nsadaean is currently an unclassified language.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p | t | k | |
| Nasal stop | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
| Fricative | v | s | ʃ | χ |
| Trill | r | |||
| Approximant | w | ɹ | j |
Consonant allophony
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid | ɛ | ɤ |
| Low | a |
Vowel allophony
Tone
Tone allophony
Phonotactics
Orthography
Latin
Nsadaean, when written using the Latin alphabet, uses 19 letters, as well as 4 letters with diacritics and one digraph. The system is nearly fully phonemic, but there are some exceptions. The largest of these exceptions is that a coda /s/ in some words is written with <s> and in others is written with <t>. This difference in spelling purely reflects etymology, and mostly cannot be predicted by the pronunciation of the word. However, there are no words with a plain vowel occurring before a coda /s/ where <t> is used.
Proper nouns are capitalized when using the Nsadaean Latin alphabet, as well as the first words in sentences. However, particles such as ṣi and ês are never capitalized, and do not count towards being the first word in a sentence. Thus, in the question êṣi Naten hahurût pȧr mânamȧṇ ki?, ("What did you eat for breakfast this morning?") the word naten ("morning") is capitalized, not the word êṣi ("at the time of the").
| Letter | Phoneme | Letter | Phoneme | Letter | Phoneme | Letter | Phoneme | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <A a>, <Â â> | /a/, /a᷅/ | <I i>, <Î î> | /i/, /i᷅/ | <Ṇ ṇ> | /ɲ/ | <Ṣ ṣ> | /ʃ/ | |||
| <Ȧ ȧ> | /ɛ/ | <J j> | /j/ | <Ŋ ŋ> | /ŋ/ | <T t> | /t, s/ | |||
| <E e>, <Ê ê> | /ɤ/, /ɤ᷅/ | <K k> | /k/ | <P p> | /p/ | <U u>, <Û û> | /u/, /u᷅/ | |||
| <F f> | /v/ | <M m> | /m/ | <R r>, <Rr rr> | /ɹ/, /r/ | <W w> | /w/ | |||
| <H h> | /χ/ | <N n> | /n/ | <S s> | /s/ |