Khezian language

Khezian
Qezisam Qezisam
Pronunciation	[ˈxe:zɪsɐm]
Region	Vaniua
Ethnicity	Khezid
Native speakers	40 million  (2017)
Language family	Vaniuan Western Vaniuan Dasic Khezian
Early forms:	Proto-Vaniuan Proto-Western-Vaniuan Dasic Old Khezian Khezian
Writing system	Vucheshian
Official status
Official language in	Khezan
CWS code	KHZ

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.

Phonology

Below is the phonology of the Osgimi Standard.

Consonants

	Bilabial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m		n
Plosive	p b		t d		k g
Affricate				t͡ʃ
Fricative	f v	θ ð	s z	ʃ ʒ	x	h
Approximant			l r	j

Vowels

Short/lax vowels Front Back Close ɪ ʊ Open ɑ

Long/tense vowels Front Back Close iː uː Mid eː oː Open aː