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'''Oikan''' (Oikan: {{Ukilen|oikto}} ''Oikto'' [ˈo̞i̯.ktə]) is the official language of [[Sunteria]]. It is a | '''Oikan''' (Oikan: {{Ukilen|oikto}} ''Oikto'' [ˈo̞i̯.ktə]) is the official language of [[Sunteria]]. It is a [[Helnian languages|Helnian language]]. | ||
{{Infobox:Language|LanguageName=Oikan|AlternativeName=Sunterian<br> | |||
Kalilondese|NativeLanguage=Oikto|LanguageFamily=[[Brausian languages|Brausian]]|EarlyForms=[[Old Oikan]]<br> | |||
[[Middle Oikan]]|OfficialLanguage=[[Sunteria]]|LanguageNPrnnctn=[ˈo̞i̯.ktə]|WritingSystem=Oikan mixed script ([[Ukilen logographs]] and [[Astseredontia]])}} | |||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
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* /m/ is labiodental when followed by /f, v/ | * /m/ is labiodental when followed by /f, v/ | ||
* /n | * /n, l/ are palatal when followed by /e, ei̯, eu̯, i, iu̯, j, ʃ, ʒ, t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/ | ||
* /n | * /n, l/ are velar when followed by /o, oi̯, ou̯, u, ui̯, w, k, g/ | ||
* /tp | * /tp, pt/ are realized as [t͡p], and /db, bd/ are realized as [d͡b] | ||
* monophthongs are reduced in unstressed syllables | * monophthongs are reduced in unstressed syllables | ||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
Syllable structure: (C) | Syllable structure: (C)<sup>4</sup>V(C)<sup>5</sup> | ||
* a phoneme cannot cluster with itself, or with a phoneme that differs only by voicing, within the same syllable | * a phoneme cannot cluster with itself, or with a phoneme that differs only by voicing, within the same syllable | ||
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== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
Oikan is written in a mixed script consisting of [[Ukilen logographs]] ('' | Oikan is written in a mixed script consisting of [[Ukilen logographs]] (''nesieikieve'') and [[Astseredontia|Astseredontia letters]] (''saianikieve''). | ||
There are three types of readings of ''nesieikieve'': ''džesamsaianve'' (native readings), ''iemiesaianve'' (Bapho-Xenic readings), and ''džangieiemiesaianve'' (neo-Baphian readings). | |||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
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== Dialectal variation == | == Dialectal variation == | ||
There are many dialects of Oikan. Oikan dialects can be divided into two groups: yod-coalescing dialects and yod-preserving dialects. Yod-coalescing dialects are dialects where the sound shift {dj, d͡zj, d͡ʒj}, {sj, ʃj}, {tj, t͡sj, t͡ʃj}, {zj, ʒj} → d͡ʒ, ʃ, t͡ʃ, ʒ has occurred. Yod-preserving dialects are dialects where said sound shift did not occur. | There are many dialects of Oikan. Oikan dialects can be divided into two groups: yod-coalescing dialects and yod-preserving dialects. Yod-coalescing dialects are dialects where the sound shift {dj, d͡zj, d͡ʒj}, {sj, ʃj}, {tj, t͡sj, t͡ʃj}, {zj, ʒj} → d͡ʒ, ʃ, t͡ʃ, ʒ has occurred. Yod-preserving dialects are dialects where said sound shift did not occur. | ||
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