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'''Balaki''' (''Baláksem'', / | '''Balaki''' (''Baláksem'', /bɑˈlak.sɛm/) is a Vaniuan language primarily spoken in [[Balakia]]. It has around 57 million native speakers and is mainly spoken by the [[Balak people]] in Balakia, as well as other small pockets in [[Vaniu]]. Balaki belongs to the Kashisan branch of the [[Vaniuan languages|Vaniuan language family]]. Throughout history the language has been considerably influenced by the [[Khamaian language]], which served as a substrate for [[Proto-Kashisan language|Proto-Kashisan]]. One resulting feature that distinguishes Balaki from other Vaniuan languages is the presence of whistled sibilants, a feature shared with Amaian. | ||
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Balaki | |
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Baláksem | |
Pronunciation | /baˈlɑk.sɛm/ |
Created by | Enigmatic Emolga |
Region | Vaniua |
Ethnicity | Balaks |
Native speakers | 57 million (no date) |
Language family | Vaniuan
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Early forms: | Old Balaki
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Writing system | Vaniuan script |
Official status | |
Official language in | Balakia |
Regulated by | Institute of Balaki Language and Linguistics at the University of Yercésven |
CWS code | bks |
Balaki (Baláksem, /bɑˈlak.sɛm/) is a Vaniuan language primarily spoken in Balakia. It has around 57 million native speakers and is mainly spoken by the Balak people in Balakia, as well as other small pockets in Vaniu. Balaki belongs to the Kashisan branch of the Vaniuan language family. Throughout history the language has been considerably influenced by the Khamaian language, which served as a substrate for Proto-Kashisan. One resulting feature that distinguishes Balaki from other Vaniuan languages is the presence of whistled sibilants, a feature shared with Amaian.
Name
Classification
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Modern Standard Balaki is heavily based on the Western dialect (specifically that of Yercésven) which is generally more conservative than other dialects, particularly with its phonology.
History
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |||||||||
Fricative | f v | s sᵝ z zᵝ | ɣ | h | ||||||||
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | ||||||||||
Approximant | j | |||||||||||
Trill | ||||||||||||
Flap or tap | ɾ | |||||||||||
Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
Lateral app. | l | |||||||||||
Lateral flap |
Vowels
Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
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Close | |||||
Near-close | |||||
Close-mid | |||||
Mid | |||||
Open-mid | |||||
Near-open | |||||
Open |
Phonotactics
Orthography
Grammar
Morphology
Balaki is a moderately agglutinative language, though it does preserve fusional affixes for nouns and verbs.