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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.

== Phonology ==

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* /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/.

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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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.

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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.
 == Phonology ==
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 * /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/.
-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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 |+Vowel phonemes
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 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.