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m more allophones lol -Iris
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m holy phonemes, batman! -Iris
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-  
|-  
! colspan="2" | !! [[w:Labial consonant|Labial]] !! [[w:Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]] !! [[w:Palatal consonant|Palatal]] !! [[w:Velar consonant|Velar]] !! [[w:Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
! colspan="2" | !! [[w:Labial consonant|Labial]] !! [[w:Dental consonant|Dental]] !! [[w:Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]] !! [[w:Postalveolar consonant|Postalveolar]] !! [[w:Palatal consonant|Palatal]] !! [[w:Velar consonant|Velar]] !! [[w:Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
| m̥ m ⟨hm m⟩
| m̥ m ⟨hm m⟩
|
| n̥ n ⟨hn n⟩
| n̥ n ⟨hn n⟩
|
| [ɲ] ⟨nj⟩
| [ɲ] ⟨nj⟩
| [ŋ̊ ŋ] ⟨nk ng⟩
| [ŋ̊ ŋ] ⟨nk ng⟩
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! colspan="2" | [[w:Plosive|Plosive]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Plosive|Plosive]]
| p b
| p b
|
| t d
| t d
| ʧ ʤ ⟨ç/tj/kj c/dj/ɡj⟩
| ʧ ʤ ⟨ç/tj/kj c/dj/gj⟩
| ʨ ʥ ⟨çj cj⟩
| k ɡ
| k ɡ
|  
|  
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | [[w:Fricative|Fricative]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Fricative|Fricative]]
|  
| [ɸ β] ⟨ph bh⟩
| [θ ð] ⟨th dh⟩
| s z
| s z
| [ʃ ʒ ç] ⟨sj zj hj⟩
| [ʃ ʒ] ⟨sj/çh zj/ch⟩
|  
| [ç] ⟨hj⟩
| [x ɣ] ⟨kh gh⟩
| h
| h
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | [[w:Approximant|Liquid]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Approximant|Liquid]]
|
|
|  
|  
|  
|  
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Cross-syllabic [tj kj] and [dj gj] merge with pre-existing [ʧ] and [ʤ].<br>Cross-syllabic [nj sj zj hj] become allophones [ɲ ʃ ʒ ç].<br>Cross-syllabic [ng] becomes allophone [ŋ].<br>Cross-syllabic [hm hn nk] become allophones [m̥ n̥ ŋ̊].
Cross-syllabic [tj kj] and [dj ɡj] merge with pre-existing [ʧ] and [ʤ].<br>Cross-syllabic [nj sj zj hj] become allophones [ɲ ʃ ʒ ç].<br>Cross-syllabic [ng] becomes allophone [ŋ].<br>Cross-syllabic [hm hn nk] become allophones [m̥ n̥ ŋ̊].<br>Cross-syllabic [ph bh th dh ʧh ʤh kh ɡh] become allophones [ɸ β θ ð ʃ ʒ x ɣ]<br>Cross-syllabic [ʧj ʤj] become allophones [ʨ ʥ].


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
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! colspan="2" | Mid
! colspan="2" | Mid
| ɛ ⟨e⟩
| ɛ ⟨e⟩
| ɜ ⟨y⟩ [ə] ⟨ŷ⟩
| [ə] ⟨ŷ⟩
| ɔ ⟨o⟩
| ɔ ⟨o⟩
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | Low
! colspan="2" | Low
|  
| [a]
|  
| ɜ ⟨y⟩
| ɑ ⟨a⟩ [ɒ] ⟨ô/â⟩
| ɑ ⟨a⟩ [ɒ] ⟨ô/â⟩
|}
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Revision as of 08:26, 9 April 2024

Sesje
Language familyIsolate
Writing systemSesje Script
Official status
Spoken inAmuj
Regulated byCasual Mitosis Collective
Speaker
Number of speakers1
Technical information
UsageRecordkeeping and signage
Language codeSJE


Sesje (natively: Esesje Ocwgjid [ˈɛ.sɛ.ˌʃɛ ˈɔ.ʤu.ˌʤid]) is a language isolate spoken on the northeastern coast of the Sea of Fortune and is the official language of the city state of Amuj.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m̥ m ⟨hm m⟩ n̥ n ⟨hn n⟩ [ɲ] ⟨nj⟩ [ŋ̊ ŋ] ⟨nk ng⟩
Plosive p b t d ʧ ʤ ⟨ç/tj/kj c/dj/gj⟩ ʨ ʥ ⟨çj cj⟩ k ɡ
Fricative [ɸ β] ⟨ph bh⟩ [θ ð] ⟨th dh⟩ s z [ʃ ʒ] ⟨sj/çh zj/ch⟩ [ç] ⟨hj⟩ [x ɣ] ⟨kh gh⟩ h
Liquid j

Cross-syllabic [tj kj] and [dj ɡj] merge with pre-existing [ʧ] and [ʤ].
Cross-syllabic [nj sj zj hj] become allophones [ɲ ʃ ʒ ç].
Cross-syllabic [ng] becomes allophone [ŋ].
Cross-syllabic [hm hn nk] become allophones [m̥ n̥ ŋ̊].
Cross-syllabic [ph bh th dh ʧh ʤh kh ɡh] become allophones [ɸ β θ ð ʃ ʒ x ɣ]
Cross-syllabic [ʧj ʤj] become allophones [ʨ ʥ].

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i ɨ ⟨u⟩ u ⟨w⟩
Mid ɛ ⟨e⟩ [ə] ⟨ŷ⟩ ɔ ⟨o⟩
Low [a] ɜ ⟨y⟩ ɑ ⟨a⟩ [ɒ] ⟨ô/â⟩

[ɑ] may be pronounced as [a] by younger speakers.
[ɜ] is pronounced as [ə] when unstressed.
[ɔ ɑ] are pronounced as [ɒ] when unstressed.