Middle Sirrese

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Middle Sirrese
𐽻𐽶𐽾𐽾𐽰𐾀𐽰𐽰𐽳𐽸𐽰𐾀𐽰 (sirratōdata)
Pronunciation[sir.ra.toː.da.ta]
Created byMelinoë
DateJune 13th, 2026
Native toManchurian Plain
EraSpoken until the early 13th century, became Sirrese and (unnamed).
Indo-European
Early forms
Language codes
ISO 639-3msir
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Middle Sirrese (Also Classical Sirresic; 𐽻𐽶𐽾𐽾𐽰𐾀𐽰𐽰𐽳𐽸𐽰𐾀𐽰 (sirratōdata), /sir.ra.toː.da.ta/) was a Chlesamnic language spoken in the Manchurian plains until the early 13th century, when it split into Sirrese and (unnamed). Middle Sirrese was mainly written in the Old Uyghur script (this article will use it alongside Latin script), but later saw use of a script called "sirrāmma" (literally "silver spirit") which is a descendant of Old Uyghur and persists today in certain parts of Manchuria for Manchurian Sirrese (eg. in Khabarovsk Krai, but also Sakhalin).

Phonology

Consonants

labial alveolar palatal velar
nasal m n ɲ (ŋ)
plosive unvoiced p t c k
voiced b d ɟ ɡ
fricative unvoiced s ʃ h
voiced z ʒ
affricate unvoiced t͡s t͡ʃ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ
approximant w r, l j

Vowels

front back
unround round
short long short long short long
high i y u
mid e ø øː o
low a

Morphology