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
Sazai phonology is as follows, with romanization in parenthesis.
| 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') | |||||||||||||||
| Front | Near-
front |
Central | Back | |||||
| Close | i (i) ĩ (ĩ) | y (ü) ỹ (ü̃) | u (u) ũ (ũ) | |||||
| Near-close | ɪ (ï) ɪ̃ (ï̃) | |||||||
| Close-mid | e (e) ẽ (ẽ) | o (o) õ (õ) | ||||||
| Mid | ə (ă) ə̃ (ẵ) | |||||||
| Open-mid | ɛ (é) ɛ̃ (é̃) | ʌ (ó) ʌ̃ (ó̃) | ||||||
| Near-open | ɐ (â) ɐ̃ (ẫ) | |||||||
| Open | a (a) ã (ã) | ɑ (ä) ɑ̃ (ä̃) | ||||||
Grammar
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.
