Bijun Creole: Difference between revisions

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| setting = ''Adventures in the Poccasins''

| ethnicity = Bijuns

| pronunciation = ~~bidʒʊn~~

| pronunciation = biʒʊn

| pronunciation_key = IPA for Bemé

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Linguistically, Bijun is considered a ''[[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|kriyal]]'' variety of standard Bemé, meaning it is considered distinct from more "polite" or "prestigious" ''[[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|tak]]'' varieties; however, Bijun itself is generally still considered a distinct dialect/sociolect from the broader ''kriyal'' varieties, with its own distinct phonology and vocabulary. Bijun is also considered one of the three major varieties of Bemé, alongside [[Columbé]] and standard Bemé.

==Phonology==

Bijun vowels are considered probably the most distinct part of Bijun from standard Bemé; most notably, the merging of /i/ and /e/ into just /i/. All initial vowels are pre-glottalised in Bijun, which also leads to a prevalence of orthographic [[w:H-dropping|''H''-insertion]], such as ''{{bm|abo}}'' to '''''h'''abo'' to make up for this pronunciation, as well as a shift of /o/ to /u/ in word-final positions and again from /o/ to /ɔ/ in word-initial positions (though this is generally less common). Finally, the phonemic /u/, in contrast to its allophonic status as of /o/, is generally closer to the [[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|near-front near-back]] /[[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|ʊ]]/, especially in closed syllables such as in ''bij'''u'''n'' [[IPA for Bemé|[bi.~~dʒʊn~~]]]

Bijun vowels are considered probably the most distinct part of Bijun from standard Bemé; most notably, the merging of /i/ and /e/ into just /i/. All initial vowels are pre-glottalised in Bijun, which also leads to a prevalence of orthographic [[w:H-dropping|''H''-insertion]], such as ''{{bm|abo}}'' to '''''h'''abo'' to make up for this pronunciation, as well as a shift of /o/ to /u/ in word-final positions and again from /o/ to /ɔ/ in word-initial positions (though this is generally less common). Finally, the phonemic /u/, in contrast to its allophonic status as of /o/, is generally closer to the [[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|near-front near-back]] /[[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|ʊ]]/, especially in closed syllables such as in ''bij'''u'''n'' [[IPA for Bemé|[bi.ʒʊn]]]

Among consonants, the distinction in [[w:Voice (phonetics)|voicing]] among plosives is neutralised before other consonants; thus, the distinction between /kr/ and /gr/, two common affricates in standard Bemé, completely breaks down. Additionally however, coincidentally reminiscent of [[w:Haitian Creole|Haitian Creole]], /kr/ [[w:Labialization|labialises]] to /kw/ before back vowels /o u/, so ''krom'' "bread, food" is pronounced ''k'''w'''om'', which may progress further to a reversal of the labialisation to leave just ''kom''.

Among consonants, the distinction in [[w:Voice (phonetics)|voicing]] among plosives is neutralised before other consonants; thus, the distinction between /kr/ and /gr/, two common affricates in standard Bemé, completely breaks down. Additionally however, coincidentally reminiscent of [[w:Haitian Creole|Haitian Creole]], /kr/ [[w:Labialization|labialises]] to /kw/ before back vowels /o u/, so ''krom'' "bread, food" is pronounced ''k'''w'''om'', which may progress further to a reversal of the labialisation to leave just ''kom''. Finally, affricates /tʃ/ is pronounced /ts/ and /dʒ/ is pronounced /ʒ/ (possibly reflecting the original French pronunciation of the islands' name, [[w:Help:IPA/French|[biʒu]]]).

==Notes==

[[Category:Bemé]] [[Category:Dialects]]

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 | setting = ''Adventures in the Poccasins''
 | ethnicity = Bijuns
-| pronunciation = bidʒʊn
+| pronunciation = biʒʊn
 | pronunciation_key = IPA for Bemé
 }}
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 Linguistically, Bijun is considered a ''[[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|kriyal]]'' variety of standard Bemé, meaning it is considered distinct from more "polite" or "prestigious" ''[[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|tak]]'' varieties; however, Bijun itself is generally still considered a distinct dialect/sociolect from the broader ''kriyal'' varieties, with its own distinct phonology and vocabulary. Bijun is also considered one of the three major varieties of Bemé, alongside [[Columbé]] and standard Bemé.
 ==Phonology==
-Bijun vowels are considered probably the most distinct part of Bijun from standard Bemé; most notably, the merging of /i/ and /e/ into just /i/. All initial vowels are pre-glottalised in Bijun, which also leads to a prevalence of orthographic [[w:H-dropping|''H''-insertion]], such as ''{{bm|abo}}'' to '''''h'''abo'' to make up for this pronunciation, as well as a shift of /o/ to /u/ in word-final positions and again from /o/ to /ɔ/ in word-initial positions (though this is generally less common). Finally, the phonemic /u/, in contrast to its allophonic status as of /o/, is generally closer to the [[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|near-front near-back]] /[[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|ʊ]]/, especially in closed syllables such as in ''bij'''u'''n'' [[IPA for Bemé|[bi.dʒʊn]]]
+Bijun vowels are considered probably the most distinct part of Bijun from standard Bemé; most notably, the merging of /i/ and /e/ into just /i/. All initial vowels are pre-glottalised in Bijun, which also leads to a prevalence of orthographic [[w:H-dropping|''H''-insertion]], such as ''{{bm|abo}}'' to '''''h'''abo'' to make up for this pronunciation, as well as a shift of /o/ to /u/ in word-final positions and again from /o/ to /ɔ/ in word-initial positions (though this is generally less common). Finally, the phonemic /u/, in contrast to its allophonic status as of /o/, is generally closer to the [[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|near-front near-back]] /[[w:Near-front near-back unrounded vowel|ʊ]]/, especially in closed syllables such as in ''bij'''u'''n'' [[IPA for Bemé|[bi.ʒʊn]]]
-Among consonants, the distinction in [[w:Voice (phonetics)|voicing]] among plosives is neutralised before other consonants; thus, the distinction between /kr/ and /gr/, two common affricates in standard Bemé, completely breaks down. Additionally however, coincidentally reminiscent of [[w:Haitian Creole|Haitian Creole]], /kr/ [[w:Labialization|labialises]] to /kw/ before back vowels /o u/, so ''krom'' "bread, food" is pronounced ''k'''w'''om'', which may progress further to a reversal of the labialisation to leave just ''kom''.
+Among consonants, the distinction in [[w:Voice (phonetics)|voicing]] among plosives is neutralised before other consonants; thus, the distinction between /kr/ and /gr/, two common affricates in standard Bemé, completely breaks down. Additionally however, coincidentally reminiscent of [[w:Haitian Creole|Haitian Creole]], /kr/ [[w:Labialization|labialises]] to /kw/ before back vowels /o u/, so ''krom'' "bread, food" is pronounced ''k'''w'''om'', which may progress further to a reversal of the labialisation to leave just ''kom''. Finally, affricates /tʃ/ is pronounced /ts/ and /dʒ/ is pronounced /ʒ/ (possibly reflecting the original French pronunciation of the islands' name, [[w:Help:IPA/French|[biʒu]]]).
 ==Notes==
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 [[Category:Bemé]] [[Category:Dialects]]