Sesje
| Sesje | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Isolate |
| Writing system | Sesje Script |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | Amuj |
| Regulated by | Casual Mitosis Collective |
| Speaker | |
| Number of speakers | 1 |
| Technical information | |
Sesje 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 | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | [ɲ] | [ŋ] | ||
| Plosive | p b | t d | ʧ ʤ | k ɡ | ||
| Fricative | s z | [ʃ ʒ ç] | h | |||
| Liquid | j | |||||
Cross-syllabic [tj kj] and [dj gj] 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]
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ | u | |
| Mid | ɛ | ɜ | ɔ | |
| Low | ɑ | |||
[ɑ] may be pronounced as [a] by younger speakers.