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| fam1 = Mablani | | fam1 = Mablani | ||
| fam2 = Zofzafian | | fam2 = Zofzafian | ||
| fam3 = | | fam3 = Lyamtizian | ||
| altname = Sasai | | altname = Sasai | ||
| ethnicity = Sazaian | | ethnicity = Sazaian | ||
| script = Sazai Script | | script = Sazai Script | ||
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Sazaian is a [[Mablani]] language located on the west coast of [[Mablagia]]. | |||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
Sazai | |||
=== Vowels === | |||
The vowels of Sazaian are as follows: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| | |||
| colspan="2" |Front | |||
| colspan="2" |Near- | |||
front | |||
| colspan="2" |Central | |||
| colspan="2" |Back | |||
|- | |||
|Close | |||
|i (i) ĩ (į) | |||
|y (ü) ỹ (ų̈) | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| | |||
|u (u) ũ (ų) | |||
|- | |||
|Near-close | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
|ɪ (ï) ɪ̃ (į̈) | |||
| | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
|- | |||
|Close-mid | |||
|e (e) ẽ (ę) | |||
| | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| | |||
|o (o) õ (ǫ) | |||
|- | |||
|Mid | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" |ə (ă) ə̃ (ą̆) | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
|- | |||
|Open-mid | |||
|ɛ (é) ɛ̃ (ę́) | |||
| | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
|ʌ (ó) ʌ̃ (ǫ́) | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|Near-open | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" |ɐ (â) ɐ̃ (ą̂) | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
|- | |||
|Open | |||
|a (a) ã (ą) | |||
| | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
| colspan="2" | | |||
|ɑ (ä) ɑ̃ (ą̈) | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
=== Consonants === | |||
The consonants of Sazai are as follows: | |||
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== Grammar == | |||
Sazaian is a fusional language, with some agglutinative elements, and follows an OVS word order. | |||
=== Nouns === | |||
Nouns are relatively simple and Sazaian, and can be marked for definiteness, number, and possession. | |||
== | === Verbs === | ||
Verbs in Sazaian can be marked for 4 persons, and all except for 4th person can be dual or plural. Person, time, and number are all required to be added to verbs, making pronouns mainly used to emphasize a point.<blockquote></blockquote> | |||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 8 July 2025
| Sazai | |
|---|---|
| Sasai | |
| Päl Sasäï | |
| Pronunciation | /pɑl sasɑɪ/ |
| Ethnicity | Sazaian |
Mablani
| |
| Sazai Script | |
Sazaian is a Mablani language located on the west coast of Mablagia.
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Vowels[edit | edit source]
The vowels of Sazaian are as follows:
| Front | Near-
front |
Central | Back | |||||
| Close | i (i) ĩ (į) | y (ü) ỹ (ų̈) | u (u) ũ (ų) | |||||
| Near-close | ɪ (ï) ɪ̃ (į̈) | |||||||
| Close-mid | e (e) ẽ (ę) | o (o) õ (ǫ) | ||||||
| Mid | ə (ă) ə̃ (ą̆) | |||||||
| Open-mid | ɛ (é) ɛ̃ (ę́) | ʌ (ó) ʌ̃ (ǫ́) | ||||||
| Near-open | ɐ (â) ɐ̃ (ą̂) | |||||||
| Open | a (a) ã (ą) | ɑ (ä) ɑ̃ (ą̈) | ||||||
Consonants[edit | edit source]
The consonants of Sazai are as follows:
| Bilabial | Labio-
dental |
Dental | Alveolar | Post-
Alveolar |
Palatal | Labio-
velar |
Velar | Glottal | ||||||||||
| Nasal | m (m) | n (n) | ŋ (ń) | |||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p (p) | b (b) | t (t) | d (d) | k (k) kʲ (k') | |||||||||||||
| Fricative | f (f) fʲ (f') | v (v) vʲ (v') | θ (þ) | ð (ð) | s (s) sʲ (s') | z (z) zʲ (z') | ʃ (š) | ɣ (g) | h (h) | |||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l (l) lʲ (l') | |||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j (j) | ʍ (ẃ) | w (w) wʲ (w') | |||||||||||||||
Grammar[edit | edit source]
Sazaian is a fusional language, with some agglutinative elements, and follows an OVS word order.
Nouns[edit | edit source]
Nouns are relatively simple and Sazaian, and can be marked for definiteness, number, and possession.
Verbs[edit | edit source]
Verbs in Sazaian can be marked for 4 persons, and all except for 4th person can be dual or plural. Person, time, and number are all required to be added to verbs, making pronouns mainly used to emphasize a point.
