Hebrew
| Hebrew | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Amuj-Shudrowan |
| Writing system | Hebrew Abjad |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | Kingdom of Kyaw Cen |
| Speaker | |
| Endonym | עברית |
| Number of speakers | 44 |
| Technical information | |
| Usage | Regional Official Language |
| Language code | heb |
Hebrew (natively: עברית Ivrit /ʔivʁit/) is an Amuj-Shudrowan language that is spoken as an official language of the Territory of Monke Island, which is an organised territory in the Kingdom of Kyaw Cen. Additionally, it was formerly spoken in the Uzafnic Federation, in the CMCic Federation, and in the Amujan nations of North Amuj, South Amuj, and Igeþa.
Dialects
Monke Hebrew
Monke Hebrew (natively: עברית מונקאית Ivrit Monke'it [ʔivʀit mɔŋkɛʔit]) is the dialect of Hebrew spoken in the Territory of Monke Island. It was first introduced to the island by Former-CMCic explorers that arrived circa mid-January 2025. The phonology and vocabulary of this dialect contains traces of contact with nearby cultures, most notably the Kyawcennis living in Vanstèrel and in the rest of the KKC more generally, as noted by the relative abundance of Kyawcenni loanwords in Monke Hebrew and by the presence of the phoneme /y/ (spelled either as ⟨יֿ⟩ or as ⟨Cֻ⟩ in Monke Hebrew), which was also loaned from Kyawcenni.
Phonology
Consonants
Monke Hebrew has 21 consonant phonemes, most notable of which is the loaned phoneme /ŋ/, spelled ⟨נֿ⟩, which appears in loanwords like פאנֿבנר (pańbener) /paŋbɛnɛʀ/, meaning "Gaming". Aside from that, in place of Modern Standard Hebrew /ʁ/, Monke Hebrew has the phoneme /ʀ/.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b ⟨פ ב⟩ | t d ⟨ט/ת ד⟩ | k g ⟨כ/ק ג⟩ | ʔ ⟨א/ע⟩ | |
| Affricate | t͡s ⟨צ⟩ | ||||
| Fricative | f v ⟨פֿ ו⟩ | s z ⟨ס ז⟩ | ʃ ⟨ש⟩ | χ ⟨ח⟩ | ɦ ⟨ה⟩ |
| Nasal | m ⟨מ⟩ | n ⟨נ⟩ | ŋ ⟨נֿ⟩ | ||
| Liquid | l ⟨ל⟩ | j ⟨י⟩ | ʀ ⟨ר⟩ |
Vowels
Monke Hebrew has 6 vowel phonemes, most notable of which is the loaned phoneme /y/, appearing in Kyawcenni loanwords like ציֿטו (cíto) [t͡sytɔ], meaning Quing. Aside from that, in place of Modern Standard Hebrew /e o/, Monke Hebrew has the phonemes /ɛ ɔ/.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i y ⟨Cִ/י Cֻ/יֿ⟩ | u ⟨וּ⟩ |
| Mid | ɛ ⟨Cֶ⟩ | ɔ ⟨Cֹ/ו⟩ |
| Low | a ⟨Cַ/א/ה⟩ | |
Romanisation
Monke Hebrew romanisation has a few differences from that of Modern Standard Hebrew, which are listed in the table below.
| Letter | MSH romanisation (Common Israeli) | Monke Hebrew romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| יֿ | [N/A] | í |
| כ | c, k | k |
| נֿ | [N/A] | ń |
| צ | ts, tz | c |
| ק | c, k | q |
| ש | sh | š |
| Cֻ | u /u/ | í /y/ |