Sazai language
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| Sazai | |
|---|---|
| Sasai | |
| Päl Sasäï | |
| Pronunciation | /pɑl sasɑɪ/ |
| Ethnicity | Sazaian |
Mablani
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| Sazai Script | |
Sazai is a Mablani language located on the west coast of Mablagia.
Phonology
Vowels
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
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
Sazai is a fusional language, with some agglutinative elements, and follows an OVS word order.
Nouns
Nouns are relatively simple and Sazai, and can be marked for definiteness, number, and possession.
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.
