Archive:Dezaking
| Dezaking | |
|---|---|
| New Cobenan Dèsanika | |
| Pronunciation | /d̪ɛs̟ɑ̃n̪iqɑ/ |
| Language family | Maedim languages
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| Dialects | Cobenan, Miroz, Evanese |
| Writing system | Madim Script |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Rovenia |
| CWS code | NCO |
Background
Dezaking (formerly called New Cobenan) started as a language on Dezaking Island in southern modern-day Rovenia. Three different countries claimed Dezaking Island as theirs, and a language evolved from those three languages called "Dèsanika" (Dezaking Language). When Rovenia formed from those three countries, Dezaking was chosen to be the official language.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ɴ | |||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | q ɢ | ʔ | ||||
| Fricative | f v | θ ð | s̟ z̟ | χ | ɕ ʑ | ||||
| Approximant | ʋ | j | ɰ | w ɥ | |||||
| Lateral | l | χ͡l̪̊ |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i y ĩ ỹ | ɯ u ɯ̃ ũ | |||
| Near-close | ɪ ʏ ɪ̃ ʏ̃ | ||||
| Close-mid | e ø ẽ ø̃ | ɤ o ɤ̃ õ | |||
| Mid | ə ə̃ | ||||
| Open-mid | ɛ œ ɛ̃ œ̃ | ||||
| Near-open | æ ɶ æ̃ ɶ̃ | ||||
| Open | ɑ ɒ ɑ̃ ɒ̃ |
Phonotactics
Dezaking has a syllable structure of (C)V(N), unless it's the last syllable of a word, then it's (C)V(N)(C). All nasals nasalize the previous vowel, and isn't pronounced unless the next letter is a vowel. So, "An" is /ɒ̃/ while "Ana" is /ɒ̃n̪ɒ/. At the end of a word, consonants are silent unless the first letter of the next word is a vowel or it's the end of a sentence (which in this case, it's always devoiced).
Orthography
a - /ɒ/ or /ɑ/ à - /æ/ or /ɶ/ b - /b/ c - /c/ d - /d̪/ e - /e/ or /ø/ è - /ɛ/ or /œ/ f - /f/ g - /g/ h - /ʔ/ i - /i/ or /y/ ì - /ɪ/ or /ʏ/ j - /ɟ/ k - /q/ l - /l̪/ ł - /χ͡l̪̊/ m - /m/ n - /n̪/ ñ - /ɲ/ ń - /ɴ/ o - /u/ or /ɯ/ ò - /o/ or /ɤ/ p - /p/ r - /ʋ/ s - /s̟/ ś - /θ/ or /ɬ/ š - /ɕ/ t - /t̪/ u - /ə/ v - /v/ x - /χ/ z - /z̟/ ź - /ð/ or /ɮ/ ž - /ʑ/
Grammar
Morphology
Dezaking has 4 cases: Adessive, Inessive, Locative, and Genitive. They each have two forms depending if the noun is definite or indefinite.
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| No case | R- | No prefix |
| Adessive | K- | G- |
| Inessive | P- | B- |
| Locative | L- | Ł- |
| Genitive | C- | J- |
Syntax
The word order of Dezaking is OSV.