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Seŋoŋ is a language spoken by approximately | '''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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It appears that in all circumstances, /ũ/ receives "light to moderate nasalization". | It appears that in all circumstances, /ũ/ receives "light to moderate nasalization". | ||
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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. | ||