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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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{| class="wikitable"
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| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
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== 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
|-
|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)
|
|}


== Grammar ==
=== Verbs ===
Sazai is a fusional language, with some agglutanitive elements. There are 4 persons for verbs, 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.
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>
== Sample Translations ==

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.