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!Xóõj, not to be confused with the real language [[wikipedia:Taa_language|!Xóõ]], is a dialect of [[Ikai Taa]]. This dialect is the most phonologically complex and difficult to pronounce. It also the first Ikai Taa dialect to adopt the Bonabéri Alphabet.
!Xóõj, not to be confused with the real language [[wikipedia:Taa_language|!Xóõ]], is a dialect of [[Ikai Taa]]. This dialect is the most phonologically complex and difficult to pronounce, yet is described as "simple" due to it being "all sound, every time". It's the first Ikai Taa dialect to adopt the Bonabéri Alphabet, having done so at some point between 1920 and 1942.


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
!Xóõj has over 1,000 consonants and 0 vowels. While vowels do exist phonetically, they exist only in a state of free variation with other consonants. Some would consider them not functionally part of the dialect as their presumably involuntary articulation results in confusion about what is being said.


== Morphosyntax ==
== Morphosyntax ==


== Syntax ==
== Lexicon ==
!Xóõj has a high lexical complexity.

Revision as of 19:13, 4 October 2024

!Xóõj
Language familyTuu
  • Taa-Lower Nossob
  • Ikai Taa
  • !Xóõj
EraBefore the 1920's to present day
Writing systemBonabéri Alphabet, Latin
Official status
Spoken inRealm of Madness, Namibia, Botswana
Speaker
Number of speakersunknown
Technical information
UsageHorror
Language codeTOO

!Xóõj, not to be confused with the real language !Xóõ, is a dialect of Ikai Taa. This dialect is the most phonologically complex and difficult to pronounce, yet is described as "simple" due to it being "all sound, every time". It's the first Ikai Taa dialect to adopt the Bonabéri Alphabet, having done so at some point between 1920 and 1942.

Phonology

!Xóõj has over 1,000 consonants and 0 vowels. While vowels do exist phonetically, they exist only in a state of free variation with other consonants. Some would consider them not functionally part of the dialect as their presumably involuntary articulation results in confusion about what is being said.

Morphosyntax

Lexicon

!Xóõj has a high lexical complexity.