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|nativename = væssoyisk

|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk/

|creator = ~~Hilda D'Haeseleer~~

|creator = Freyja

|created = 2024

|state = Republic of Wessey

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'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyisk''; Wessedian: [[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk]]]) 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.

'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyisk''; Wessedian: [[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk]]]) 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 [[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]]

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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 ~~phonetically~~ instead, ~~for example:~~ ''centimeter'' or ''sentimeter''.

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 do not correspond directly to their pronunciation, ~~some of~~ these are:

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 almost always~~ pronounced as /ʃ/~~. 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.

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| colspan="3" | n

| ɲ*

| ŋ

| (ŋ)

|

|-

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! voiceless

| f

| (θ)*

|

| s

| ʃ

| (ɕ)*

| x*

| (x)*

| h

|-

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! colspan="2" | Approximant

~~| colspan="3" | l~~

| 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===

===Prosody===

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 |nativename = væssoyisk
 |pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk/
-|creator = Hilda D'Haeseleer
+|creator = Freyja
 |created = 2024
 |state = Republic of Wessey
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 }}
-'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyisk''; <small>Wessedian:&nbsp;</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.
+'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyisk''; <small>Wessedian:&nbsp;</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 [[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]]
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 </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 phonetically instead, for example: ''centimeter'' or ''sentimeter''.
+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 do not correspond directly to their pronunciation, some of these are:
+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 almost always pronounced as /ʃ/. 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.
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 | colspan="3" | n
 | ɲ*
-| ŋ
+| (ŋ)
 |
 |-
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 ! <small>voiceless</small>
 | f
-| (θ)*
+|
 | s
 | ʃ
 | (ɕ)*
-| x*
+| (x)*
 | h
 |-
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 |-
 ! colspan="2" | Approximant
-| colspan="3" | l
 | 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===
 ===Prosody===