Khezian language
Khezian | |
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Qezisam Qezisam | |
Pronunciation | [ˈxe:zɪsɐm] |
Region | Vaniua |
Ethnicity | Khezid |
Native speakers | 40 million (2017) |
Language family | Vaniuan
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Early forms: | Proto-Vaniuan
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Writing system | Vucheshian |
Official status | |
Official language in | Khezan |
CWS code | KHZ |
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Khezian is a Dasic language within the Western Vaniuan branch of the Vaniuan language family. Khezian is a pluricentric language, otherwise known as a dialect continuum, as there are multiple accepted variants of the language throughout the country of Khezan, however the dialect spoken by the most people, and the variant used most internationally, is the Osgim Standard. Khezian is written in the Khezian alphabet, a modification of the Vucheshian alphabet.
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Phonology
Below is the phonology of the Osgimi Standard.
Consonants
Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | n | |||
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||
Affricate | t͡ʃ | ||||
Fricative | f v | θ ð | s z | ʃ ʒ | x |
Approximant | l r | j |
Vowels
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