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 | |
| Usage | Recordkeeping and signage |
| Language code | SJE |
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 | m̥ m | n̥ n | [ɲ] ⟨nj⟩ | [ŋ̊ ŋ] ⟨nk ng⟩ | ||
| Plosive | p b | t d | ʧ ʤ ⟨ç/tj/kj c/dj/ɡj⟩ | k ɡ | ||
| Fricative | s z | [ʃ ʒ ç] ⟨sj zj hj⟩ | 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].
Cross-syllabic [hm hn nk] become allophones [m̥ n̥ ŋ̊].
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ ⟨u⟩ | u ⟨w⟩ | |
| Mid | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ɜ ⟨y⟩ | ɔ ⟨o⟩ | |
| Low | ɑ ⟨a⟩ | |||
[ɑ] may be pronounced as [a] by younger speakers.