Echaninese
| Echaninese | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [ɛt͡ʃænɪˈniz] |
| Language family | Sesjan |
| Early form(s) | Sesje |
| Writing system | Latin, Esumzo Script |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | Heufauna |
| Regulated by | ÃMH (Heufaunese Language Regulator) |
| Speaker | |
| Endonym | Eċanin Oẋ |
| Number of speakers | 44 |
| Technical information | |
| Usage | Official language |
| Language code | ECN |
Echaninese (natively: Eċanin Oẋ [ˈet͡ʃanin od͡ʒ]) is a Sesjan language spoken in Heufauna.
Phonology
Consonants
Echaninese has 32 consonants:
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ɴ ⟨ŋ̇⟩ | |||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | q ɢ ⟨ḳ ġ⟩ | ʔ ⟨'⟩ | ||
| Affricate | t͡s d͡z ⟨c x⟩ | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ⟨ċ ẋ⟩ | |||||
| Fricative | Non-Sibilant | ɸ β ⟨f v⟩ | θ ð ⟨þ ð⟩ | x ɣ ⟨q r⟩ | χ ʁ ⟨q̇ ṙ⟩ | h | |
| Sibilant | s z | ʃ ʒ ⟨ṡ ż⟩ | |||||
| Liquid | w | j | |||||
Vowels
Echaninese has 6 vowels:
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ə ⟨y⟩ | ɔ ⟨o⟩ |
| Low | a |