Moss

Moss (Tanzangi: Mojsti /ˈmoʃti/, Moss: Morasi /mo̞ɦɐ́si/) is a Cangic language, belonging to the Dangic sub-family. It is the official language of the Tanzangi colony of Mosas. Moss evolved from Classical Tanzangi as spoken by Tanzangi colonists in Mosas.

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveo-Dental	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m m̥ m̤	n n̥ n̤		ŋ ŋ̊ ŋ̈
Plosive	-V	p pː	t tː		k kː
	+V	b bː	d dː		g gː
Fricative	-V	f	s	ʃ		h
	+V	v	z	ʒ		ɦ
Liquid			l l̥ l̤

• Fortis plosives /pː tː kː bː dː gː/ only appear intervocalically, where they are realized [p t k b d g].
  • In this position, lenis plosives /p t k b d g/ are realized [ɸ θ x β ð ɣ].
• Voiceless and breathy-voiced liquids are only realized as such when followed by a voiceless or voiced consonant (with a vowel between) respectively, or the word boundary.
  • In these positions, the following vowel becomes voiceless or breathy-voiced.
  • In other positions, they merge with plain /m n ŋ l/
• Affricates [ts dz tʃ dʒ] appear as allophones of /s z ʃ ʒ/ after nasals and /l/.
• Only the phonemes /m n ŋ p t k f s l/ can appear word-finally and in syllable coda.

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Mid	e̞	ə	o̞
Open	æ	ɐ	ɒ

• Vowels have very little allophony and are realized the same in all positions.
• Hiatus is allowed.

Stress

Moss features a pitch accent system. It follows Classical Tanzangi's rule of penultimate stress with very little native exceptions. Loanwords may follow a different stress pattern, marked by an acute.

Orthography

Moss's Latin orthography has undergone multiple reforms since the time of Classical Tanzangi. Its use of the Dang Alphabet, however, has remained nearly the same, with a few exceptions.

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Grammar

Moss's grammar is nearly identical to that of both Classical and Modern Tanzangi.