Seŋoŋ language - Revision history

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	Seŋoŋ is a language spoken by approximately 600,000 people on [[Migqeżk Island\|Migqeżk]], the southernmost island of the nation of [[Xjetjeŋ]]. Seŋoŋ is the most spoken language belonging to the Seufaŋ language family. According to linguist [[Noki Pedhatsusuri]] (1977), it has the smallest phonology out of any known natural language, with there being only 10 phonemes and 13 phones.		'''Seŋoŋ''' is a language spoken by approximately 600,000 people on [[Migqeżk Island\|Migqeżk]], the southernmost island of the nation of [[Xjetjeŋ]]. Seŋoŋ is the most spoken language belonging to the Seufaŋ language family. According to linguist [[Noki Pedhatsusuri]] (1977), it has the smallest phonology out of any known natural language, with there being only 10 phonemes and 13 phones.

	== Phonology ==		== Phonology ==

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	Seŋoŋ is a language spoken by approximately ~~1,300~~,000 people on [[Migqeżk Island\|Migqeżk]], the southernmost island of the nation of [[Xjetjeŋ]]. Seŋoŋ is the most spoken language belonging to the Seufaŋ language family. According to linguist [[Noki Pedhatsusuri]] (1977), it has the smallest phonology out of any known natural language, with there being only 10 phonemes and 13 phones.		Seŋoŋ is a language spoken by approximately 600,000 people on [[Migqeżk Island\|Migqeżk]], the southernmost island of the nation of [[Xjetjeŋ]]. Seŋoŋ is the most spoken language belonging to the Seufaŋ language family. According to linguist [[Noki Pedhatsusuri]] (1977), it has the smallest phonology out of any known natural language, with there being only 10 phonemes and 13 phones.

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	It appears that in all circumstances, /ũ/ receives "light to moderate nasalization".		It appears that in all circumstances, /ũ/ receives "light to moderate nasalization".

	== ~~Grammar~~ ==		== Morphology ==
	Seŋoŋ follows an ergative morphological alignment, and has 5 noun cases. It follows a SOV word order.		Seŋoŋ follows an ergative morphological alignment, and has 5 noun cases. It follows a SOV word order.

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	* /w/ is always pronounced as /b/ when it is followed by /ɔ/.		* /w/ is always pronounced as /b/ when it is followed by /ɔ/.
	* /h/ and /ħ/ are in free variation between speakers. Younger speakers seem to tend towards /ħ/, with older speakers mostly tend to pronounce it as /h/.		* /h/ and /ħ/ are in free variation between speakers. Younger speakers seem to tend towards /ħ/, with older speakers mostly tend to pronounce it as /h/.
	Contrary to linguist Noki Pedhatsusuri's analysis, [placeholder] reports the existence of upwards of 12 phonemes in certain dialects - according to them, the dialect spoken in ~~Hawŋeo~~ contains two extra nonfricative consonants - /t/ and /l/.		Contrary to linguist Noki Pedhatsusuri's analysis, [placeholder] reports the existence of upwards of 12 phonemes in certain dialects - according to them, the dialect spoken in Hewŋeo contains two extra nonfricative consonants - /t/ and /l/.
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	Seŋoŋ is a language spoken by approximately 1,300,000 people on [[Migqeżk Island\|Migqeżk]], the southernmost island of the nation of [[Xjetjeŋ]]. Seŋoŋ is the most spoken language belonging to the Seufaŋ language family. According to linguist [[Noki Pedhatsusuri]] (1977), it has the smallest phonology out of any known natural language, with there being only 10 phonemes and 13 phones.		Seŋoŋ is a language spoken by approximately 1,300,000 people on [[Migqeżk Island\|Migqeżk]], the southernmost island of the nation of [[Xjetjeŋ]]. Seŋoŋ is the most spoken language belonging to the Seufaŋ language family. According to linguist [[Noki Pedhatsusuri]] (1977), it has the smallest phonology out of any known natural language, with there being only 10 phonemes and 13 phones.

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	* /w/ is always pronounced as /b/ when it is followed by /ɔ/.		* /w/ is always pronounced as /b/ when it is followed by /ɔ/.
	* /h/ and /ħ/ are in free variation between speakers. Younger speakers seem to tend towards /ħ/, with older speakers mostly tend to pronounce it as /h/.		* /h/ and /ħ/ are in free variation between speakers. Younger speakers seem to tend towards /ħ/, with older speakers mostly tend to pronounce it as /h/.
			Contrary to linguist Noki Pedhatsusuri's analysis, [placeholder] reports the existence of upwards of 12 phonemes in certain dialects - according to them, the dialect spoken in Hawŋeo contains two extra nonfricative consonants - /t/ and /l/.
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			It appears that in all circumstances, /ũ/ receives "light to moderate nasalization".

			== Grammar ==
			Seŋoŋ follows an ergative morphological alignment, and has 5 noun cases. It follows a SOV word order.

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	* /ɸ/ is always pronounced as /m/ when it is present in the first syllable of the word, or if it is followed by the vowels /ũ/ and /ɔ/.		* /ɸ/ is always pronounced as /m/ when it is present in the first syllable of the word, or if it is followed by the vowels /ũ/ and /ɔ/.
	* /w/ is always pronounced as /b/ when it is followed by /ɔ/.		* /w/ is always pronounced as /b/ when it is followed by /ɔ/.
	* /h/ and /ħ/ are in free variation between speakers. Younger speakers seem to tend towards /ħ/, with older speakers mostly tend to pronounce it as /ħ/.		* /h/ and /ħ/ are in free variation between speakers. Younger speakers seem to tend towards /ħ/, with older speakers mostly tend to pronounce it as /h/.

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Seŋoŋ is a language spoken by approximately 1,300,000 people on [[Migqeżk Island|Migqeżk]], the southernmost island of the nation of [[Xjetjeŋ]]. Seŋoŋ is the most spoken language belonging to the Seufaŋ language family. According to linguist [[Noki Pedhatsusuri]] (1977), it has the smallest phonology out of any known natural language, with there being only 10 phonemes and 13 phones.

== Phonology ==
The phonology of Seŋoŋ consists of 10 phonemes.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Consonant phonemes
!
![[W:Labial consonant|Labial]]
![[W:Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
![[W:Guttural|Guttural]]
|-
!Fricative
|'''f'''
/ɸ~m/
|'''s'''
/s/
|'''h'''
/h~ħ/
|-
!Nonfricative
|'''w'''
/w~b/
|'''n'''
/n/
|'''ŋ'''
/ŋ/
|}

* /ɸ/ is always pronounced as /m/ when it is present in the first syllable of the word, or if it is followed by the vowels /ũ/ and /ɔ/.
* /w/ is always pronounced as /b/ when it is followed by /ɔ/.
* /h/ and /ħ/ are in free variation between speakers. Younger speakers seem to tend towards /ħ/, with older speakers mostly tend to pronounce it as /ħ/.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Vowel phonemes
!
!Front
!Back
|-
!Close
|'''i'''
/i/
|'''u'''
/ũ/
|-
!Open
|'''e'''
/e:/
|'''o'''
/ɔ/
|}