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== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
Sazai phonology is as follows, with romanization in parenthesis.
 
=== Vowels ===
The vowels of Sazai 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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| colspan="2" |
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{| class="wikitable"
== Grammar ==
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Sazai is a fusional language, with some agglutinative elements, and follows an OVS word order.
| colspan="2" |Front
 
| colspan="2" |Near-
=== Nouns ===
front
Nouns are relatively simple and Sazai, and can be marked for definiteness, number, and possession.
| colspan="2" |Central
 
| colspan="2" |Back
=== Verbs ===
|-
Verbs in Sazai 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>
|Close
|i (i) ĩ (ĩ)
|y (ü) ỹ (ü̃)
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|
|u (u) ũ (ũ)
|-
|Near-close
| colspan="2" |
|ɪ (ï) ɪ̃ (ï̃)
|
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
|Close-mid
|e (e) ẽ (ẽ)
|
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|
|o (o) õ (õ)
|-
|Mid
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |ə (ă) ə̃ (ẵ)
| colspan="2" |
|-
|Open-mid
|ɛ (é) ɛ̃ (é̃)
|
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|ʌ (ó) ʌ̃ (ó̃)
|
|-
|Near-open
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |ɐ (â) ɐ̃ (ẫ)
| colspan="2" |
|-
|Open
|a (a) ã (ã)
|
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|ɑ (ä) ɑ̃ (ä̃)
|
|}

Latest revision as of 23:29, 20 December 2023

Sazai
Sasai
Päl Sasäï
Pronunciation/pɑl sasɑɪ/
EthnicitySazaian
Mablani
  • Zofzafian
    • Sazaian
      • Sazai
Sazai Script

Sazai is a Mablani language located on the west coast of Mablagia.

Phonology[edit | edit source]

Vowels[edit | edit source]

The vowels of Sazai 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]

Sazai is a fusional language, with some agglutinative elements, and follows an OVS word order.

Nouns[edit | edit source]

Nouns are relatively simple and Sazai, and can be marked for definiteness, number, and possession.

Verbs[edit | edit source]

Verbs in Sazai 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.