Algaz language
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| Algaz | |
|---|---|
| algað | |
| Pronunciation | /äl'gaz/ |
| Created by | Yrieixgroulx |
| Ethnicity | Algazi |
| Native speakers | 65 million (2016) |
| Language family | Argeyazic
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| Early forms: | Classical Algaz (Hafsighi)
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| Writing system | Letsic script |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Algazi Union |
| Recognised minority language in | Azerin Ebo Nganagam Lons |
| CWS code | AGZ |
Algaz is an Argeyazic language spoken in western Ekuosia. The official language of the Algazi Union, Algaz also has a substantial number of speakers in diaspora communities across Baredina and southern Miraria, particularly in Letzia, Ebo Nganagam, Dhweran Ekuosia, Yerlan, and Lons.
Background
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n̪ ~ n | |||||||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t̪ ~ t | k | ʔ | ||||
| voiced | b | d̪ ~ d | g | ||||||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | θ | s | ʃ | x | h | ||
| voiced | v | ð | z | ʒ | |||||
| Approximant | j | ɰ w | |||||||
| Flap | ɾ | ||||||||
| Lateral fricative | ɬ | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | ||||||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | ɛ | ||
| Open | ä |