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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
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| posteriori = [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]], [[w:French language|French]], [[w:Italian language|Italian]], [[w:Greek language|Greek]] | | posteriori = [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]], [[w:French language|French]], [[w:Italian language|Italian]], [[w:Greek language|Greek]] | ||
| familycolor = Indo-European | | familycolor = Indo-European | ||
| fam2 = Italic | | fam2 = Italic | ||
| fam3 = Latino-Faliscan | | fam3 = Latino-Faliscan | ||
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| notice = IPA | | notice = IPA | ||
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'''Zēsti'''(''Ζήστι'', | '''Zēsti'''(''Ζήστι'' or ''Zḗsti'', <small>Zēsti:</small> [[Help:IPA|<nowiki>[ˈzɛːˌsti]</nowiki>]]), a.k.a '''Rizzish'''(''Ρίζι'') is a Romance '''jokelang''' made to be as zesty as possible. | ||
It uses the Greek alphabet, which I personally consider the zestiest script of all time. | It uses the Greek alphabet, which I personally consider the zestiest script of all time. | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
The Zēsti alphabet is identical to the Greek alphabet, although pronunciation differs. For example, | The Zēsti alphabet is identical to the Greek alphabet, although pronunciation differs. For example, ⟨Χχ⟩(chi) is pronounced [ˈt͡ʃi], although the modern Greek pronunciation would be [ˈxi]. | ||
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|+ Zēsti alphabet | |+ Zēsti alphabet | ||
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! IPA | ! IPA | ||
| a || bʱ || gʱ || dʱ || ε || z || e || θ || i || | | a || bʱ || gʱ || dʱ || ε || z || e || θ || i || kʰ || l || m || n || t͡s || ɔ || p || r || s || tʰ || u || t͡ʃ || f || ps || o | ||
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/ʃ/ is only pronounced in the digraph | /ʃ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨σς⟩, /ɲ/ is only pronounced in the digraphs ⟨νι⟩or ⟨νη⟩and /ŋ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨γγ⟩. /ɦ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨χς⟩(çs). Another digraph is ⟨μλ⟩(ml). | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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Like in Greek, the ''tonos''(´) is used to indicate where stress is placed, although by default stress is paroxytonic, meaning stress is placed on the penultimate syllable of a word. | Like in Greek, the ''tonos''(´) is used to indicate where stress is placed, although by default stress is paroxytonic, meaning stress is placed on the penultimate syllable of a word. | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
Most consonant clusters in Zēsti are identical to those in Greek, such as | Most consonant clusters in Zēsti are identical to those in Greek, such as ⟨γγ⟩(transliterated as ⟨gg⟩in Latin) would be pronounced [ˈŋg], as well as ⟨σς⟩(transliterated as ⟨ss⟩) being pronounced /ʃ/. An example of this would be ''τέγγο''(teggo), meaning "I have". | ||
Vowel clusters are more unique, for example | Vowel clusters are more unique, for example ⟨αο⟩or ⟨αω⟩(transliterated as ⟨ao⟩and ⟨aõ⟩respectively) are both pronounced [ə]. | ||
===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
Zēsti does not have a /h/ or /x/ sound, so often times it gets converted into a /t͡ʃ/(χ). Even basic words, like "man", turns from French ''homme'' to Zēsti ''[[Contionary:χώμο|χώμο]]''(chõmo). | Zēsti does not have a /h/ or /x/ sound, so often times it gets converted into a /t͡ʃ/(χ). Even basic words, like "man", turns from French ''homme'' to Zēsti ''[[Contionary:χώμο|χώμο]]''(chõmo). | ||
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[[Category:Zēsti]] | [[Category:Zēsti]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Jokelangs]] | |||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||
[[Category:A posteriori]] | [[Category:A posteriori]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||