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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Wessedian | |name = Wessedian | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = væssoyisk | ||
|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯. | |pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk/ | ||
|creator = | |creator = Freyja | ||
|created = 2024 | |created = 2024 | ||
|state = Republic of Wessey | |state = Republic of Wessey | ||
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|iso2 = wsd | |iso2 = wsd | ||
|iso3 = wsd | |iso3 = wsd | ||
|notice=IPA | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Wessedian''' is a North Germanic language spoken by several thousands of people, principally in the Republic of Wessey. Communities of Wessedian speakers are also found in the United Republics of Ireland and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. There are considerable amounts of speakers in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Monarchy of England and Wales. Smaller communities also exist in Canada and the United States. | '''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyisk''; <small>Wessedian: </small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk]]]</span>) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] spoken by several thousands of people, principally in the Republic of Wessey. Communities of Wessedian speakers are also found in the United Republics of Ireland and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. There are considerable amounts of speakers in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Monarchy of England and Wales. Smaller communities also exist in Canada and the United States of America. | ||
Wessedian shares a lot of similarities with other North Germanic languages, especially with Western Norwegian dialects and Faroese, but also features some influences from Goidelic languages and Scots | Wessedian shares a lot of similarities with other North Germanic languages, especially with [[w:Vestlandsk|Western Norwegian dialects]] and [[w:Faroese language|Faroese]], but also features some influences from [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]] and [[w:Scots language|Scots]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
==Orthography== | |||
The Wessedian alphabet consists of 25 letters, nine of which are vowels and 16 are consonants. Some people also consider ''â'' and ''ô'' to be separate letters, and not just ''a'' and ''o'' with a circumflex. | |||
<center> | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em;text-align:center;border-collapse:collapse" | |||
! colspan="27" | Letters of the Wessedian alphabet | |||
|- | |||
| Aa || (Ââ) || Bb || Dd || Ee || Ff || Gg || Hh || Ii || Jj ||Kk || Ll || Mm || Nn || Oo || (Ôô) || Pp || Rr || Ss || Tt || Uu || Vv || Xx || Yy || Øø || Ææ || Åå | |||
|} | |||
</center> | |||
Non-native letters mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names. They can also be found in some loanwords, but are usually spelt with the native equivalent of their sound instead, compare ''centimeter'' and ''sentimeter''. | |||
Wessedian letters almost always correspond to their pronunciation, Some graphemes however do not correspond directly to their pronunciation, these are: | |||
* The letters '''k''' and '''g''' become palatised, i.e. are pronounced as /c/ and /ɟ/ respectively, when followed an '''e''', '''i''' or '''j'''. Examples: ''tba'' | |||
* The combinations '''sj''', '''skj''', '''stj''' and very rarely '''ti''' are pronounced as /{{IPA|ʃ}}/ | |||
===Diasystems=== | |||
Words written in Wessedian are generally spelt the same across every dialect, regardless of the speakers pronunciation. This is accomplished with the use of [[w:Diasystem|diasystems]], which are always spelt the same but can be pronounced differently depending on the speakers dialect. | |||
* ''A list of diasystems will be added soon'' | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
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| m | | m | ||
| colspan="3" | n | | colspan="3" | n | ||
| ɲ | | ɲ* | ||
| ŋ | | (ŋ) | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="1" rowspan=" | ! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Plosive | ||
! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| p | | p | ||
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| ɟ | | ɟ | ||
| ɡ | | ɡ | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| | | | ||
| t͡ʃ | | t͡ʃ* | ||
| | | (t͡ɕ)* | ||
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! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| f | | f | ||
| | | | ||
| s | | s | ||
| ʃ | | ʃ | ||
| | | (ɕ)* | ||
| x | | (x)* | ||
| h | | h | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | Approximant | ! colspan="2" | Approximant | ||
| j | | j | ||
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|} | |} | ||
Notes: | |||
* Sounds with an asterisk indicate that the usage of said consonant depends on the speaker's dialect. | |||
* /x/ is only ever found as /xʷ/. | |||
* /ŋ/ is an allophone of /n/ in front of /k/ and /g/. | |||
* In fast speech /r/ is often pronounced as [ɾ]. | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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