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'''Zhadugan''', also known as ''Cadwg'' (Natively: ''<span class=script-cadwg>Cadŵg Od</span>'' [ʒa.duɡ od]), is a [[Sesje|Sesjan]] language spoken on the northern coast of the [[Amujan Sea]] and is an official language of [[Amuj|The City State of Amuj]]. | '''Zhadugan''', also known as ''Cadwg'' (Natively: ''<span class=script-cadwg>Cadŵg Od</span>'' [ʒa.duɡ od]), is a [[Sesje|Sesjan]] language spoken on the northern coast of the [[Amujan Sea]] and is an official language of [[North Amuj|The City State of Amuj]] and of [[South Amuj|the People's Free City of Amuj]]. | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
''' | '''Cadwg''' has 19-20 phonemic consonants: | ||
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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
''' | '''Cadwg''' has 7 vowels: | ||
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Revision as of 04:29, 18 September 2024
| Cadwg | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Sesjan |
| Writing system | Cadwg Script, Nahan Script (in Pozhazh) |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | North Amuj, South Amuj |
| Regulated by | Gepach Iris in North Amuj, Zhrukbush Ian in South Amuj |
| Speaker | |
| Endonym | Cadŵg [ˈʒa.duɡ] |
| Exonym | Zhadugan |
| Number of speakers | 6 |
| Technical information | |
| Usage | Recordkeeping and signage |
| Language code | CDG |
Zhadugan, also known as Cadwg (Natively: Cadŵg Od [ʒa.duɡ od]), is a Sesjan language spoken on the northern coast of the Amujan Sea and is an official language of The City State of Amuj and of the People's Free City of Amuj.
Phonology
Consonants
Cadwg has 19-20 phonemic consonants:
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | ([ŋ] ⟨q⟩) | ||
| Plosive | Voiceless | /p/ | /t/ | /k/ | |
| Voiced | /b/ | /d/ | /ɡ/ | ||
| Fricative | Voiceless | /f/ | /s/ | /ʃ/ ⟨x⟩ | /x/ ⟨h⟩ |
| Voiced | /v/ | /ʒ/ ⟨c⟩ | /ɣ/ ⟨ȝ⟩ | ||
| Liquid | /β̞/ ⟨w⟩ | /r l/ | /j/ | ||
- /n t d s r l ʃ ʒ/ become allophonic [nˠ tˠ dˠ sˠ rˠ ɫ ʂ ʐ] when in contact with /k ɡ x ɣ/
- [ŋ] appears only in loanwords
Vowels
Cadwg has 7 vowels:
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | /i/ | /ɨ/ ⟨u⟩ | /u/ ⟨w⟩ | |
| Mid | /e/ | /ə/ ⟨y⟩ | /o/ | |
| Low | /a/ | |||
Orthography
Cadwg, along with the other Sesjan languages, uses the Cadwg Script. However, Cadwg speakers in southern Pozhazh may instead use an adapted form of the Nahan Script due to contact with Mosici speakers at Ymécopaltarrévein.
| Cadwg Letter | Romanization | C-Nahan[1] Letter |
|---|---|---|
| m | m | m |
| n | n | n |
| q | q | 
|
| p | p | p |
| t | t | t |
| k | k | c |
| b | b | 
|
| d | d | 
|
| g | g | 
|
| f | f | f |
| s | s | s |
| x | x | si |
| h | h | h |
| v | v | v |
| c | c | zi |
| ȝ | ȝ | r |
| w | w | u |
| r | r | 
|
| l | l | l |
| j | j | i |
| Cadwg Letter | Romanization | C-Nahan Letter |
|---|---|---|
| i | i | é |
| u | u | éo |
| ŵ | w | ó |
| e | e | e |
| y | y | eo |
| o | o | o |
| a | a | a |
References
- ↑ Short for Cadwg-adapted Nahan Script