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|imagesize        = 185px
|imagecaption      = Flag of Ehomania
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|name              = Ehomanian
|name              = Ehomanian
|nativename        = Ëhomanyš
|nativename        = Ëhomanyš
|pronunciation    = e'homa.nyʃ
|pronunciation    = ə'homa.nyʃ
|pronunciation_key = IPA for Ehomanian
|pronunciation_key = IPA for Ehomanian
|state            = Ehomania<br>to be added<br>to be added
|state            = Ehomania<br>to be added<br>to be added
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|stand1            = Standard Ehomanian (based on Artarda (''Artërdë'') dialect)
|stand1            = Standard Ehomanian (based on Artarda (''Artërdë'') dialect)
|script1          = Latn
|script1          = Latn
|nation            = Republic of Ehomania
|nation            = [[File:Flag of Ehomania.png|25px]] Ehomania
|agency            = National Language Council of Ehomania
|agency            = National Language Council of Ehomania
|notice            = IPA
|notice            = IPA
}}
}}


'''Ehomanian''' (''Ëhomanyš'' [[IPA for Ehomanian|[eˈhoma.nyʃ]]]) is an [[Ehomanic languages|Ehomanic]] language spoken by several Ehomanic peoples, primarily by the Ehomanian people in the country of Ehomania and, to a lesser extent, in surrounding areas. It is the most widely spoken, by both number of [[w:First_language|native]] and overall speakers, and most standardised member of the Ehomanic languages, which together form a [[w:dialect_continuum|dialect continuum]]. Standard Ehomanian is based on the prestigious Artarda (''Artërdë'') dialect. Although Standard Ehomanian is closely related to neighboring [[w:Vernaculars|vernaculars]], it is regarded as the formal and [[w:Standard_language|official form]] of the language family.  
'''Ehomanian''' (''Ëhomanyš'' [[IPA for Ehomanian|[əˈhoma.nyʃ]]]) is an [[Ehomanic languages|Ehomanic]] language spoken by several Ehomanic peoples, primarily by the Ehomanian people in the country of Ehomania and, to a lesser extent, in surrounding areas. It is the most widely spoken, by both number of [[w:First_language|native]] and overall speakers, and most standardised member of the Ehomanic languages, which together form a [[w:dialect_continuum|dialect continuum]]. Standard Ehomanian is based on the prestigious Artarda (''Artërdë'') dialect. Although Standard Ehomanian is closely related to neighboring [[w:Vernaculars|vernaculars]], it is regarded as the formal and [[w:Standard_language|official form]] of the language family.  


Depending on [[w:_Sociolinguistics|sociolinguistic]] factors, spoken Ehomanian may be partly mutually intelligible with other Ehomanic languages such as [[Artiutan]], [[Furtaian]], [[Kunstetian]], amongst other minor Ehomanic languages. Linguists often categorize the Ehomanic languages into [[Western Ehomanic languages|Western]], [[Central Ehomanic languages|Central]], and [[Eastern Ehomanic languages|Eastern]] branches, with Ehomanian forming the core of the Central Ehomanic languages. It is also considered the reference point for comparative [[Proto-Ehomanic]] reconstruction, of which Ehomanian is theorised to have descended from.
Depending on [[w:_Sociolinguistics|sociolinguistic]] factors, spoken Ehomanian may be partly mutually intelligible with other Ehomanic languages such as [[Artiutan]], [[Furtaian]], [[Kunstetian]], amongst other minor Ehomanic languages. Linguists often categorize the Ehomanic languages into [[Western Ehomanic languages|Western]], [[Central Ehomanic languages|Central]], and [[Eastern Ehomanic languages|Eastern]] branches, with Ehomanian forming the core of the Central Ehomanic languages. It is also considered the reference point for comparative [[Proto-Ehomanic]] reconstruction, of which Ehomanian is theorised to have descended from.
 
==Classification==
==History==
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
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===Orthography===
 
Standard Ehomanian has eight vowels and 24 consonants. In the Erepunsh dialect, vowels are nasalized when preceding a nasal consonant, and the mid-central vowel ë is lost at the end of words. The word stress is mainly on the last syllable.
 
===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Standard Ehomanian vowel phonemes
!
! colspan="2" |[[w:Front vowel|Front]]
! rowspan="2" |[[w:Central vowel|Central]]
! colspan="2" |[[w:Back vowel|Back]]
|-
!
![[w:unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]
![[w:rounded vowel|Rounded]]
![[w:unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]
![[w:rounded vowel|Rounded]]
|-
! align="left" |[[w:Close vowel|Close]]
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |[[w:Close front unrounded vowel|i]]
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |[[w:Close front rounded vowel|y]]
| 
| 
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |[[w:Close back rounded vowel|u]]
|-
! align="left" | [[w:Close-mid|Close-mid]]
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |[[w:Close-mid front unrounded vowel|e]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
! align="left" |[[w:Mid vowel|Mid]]
|
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |[[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]
| 
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center;" |[[w:Close-mid back rounded vowel|o]]
|-
! align="left" | [[w:Low-mid vowel|Open-mid]]
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |[[w:Open-mid front unrounded vowel|ɛ]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
! align="left" |[[w:Open vowel|Open]]
| class="nounderlines" style="text-align:center" |[[w:Open front unrounded vowel|a]]
| 
| 
| 
| 
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! {{Wp|help:IPA|IPA}} !! Description !! Written as !! English approximation
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Close front unrounded vowel|i}} || {{wp|Close front unrounded vowel}} || i || sk'''i'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Close front rounded vowel|y}} || {{wp|Close front rounded vowel}} || y || f'''ew'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Close-mid front unrounded vowwl|e}}|| {{wp|Close-mid front unrounded vowel}} || e || b'''e'''d
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Open front unrounded vowel|a}} || {{wp|Open front unrounded vowel}} || a || f'''a'''r
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Open-mid front unrounded vowel|ɛ}} || {{wp|Open mid-front unrounded vowel}} || ä || b'''a'''d
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Mid central vowel|ə}} || {{wp|Mid central vowel}} || ë || '''a'''bout
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Close-mid back rounded vowel|o}} || {{wp|Close-mid back rounded vowel}} || o || g'''o'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | {{wp|Close back unrounded vowel|u}} || {{wp|Close back rounded vowel}} || u || b'''oo'''t
|}
 
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Standard Ehomanian consonants
! colspan="2" scope="col" |
! scope="col" | {{wp|Labial consonant|Labial}}
! scope="col" | {{wp|Alveolar consonant|Alveolar}}
! scope="col" | {{wp|Postalveolar consonant|Post-<br />alveolar}}
! scope="col" | {{wp|Palatal consonant|Palatal}}
! scope="col" | {{wp|Velar consonant|Velar}}
! scope="col" | {{wp|Glottal consonant|Glottal}}
|-
! colspan="2" | {{wp|Nasal consonant|Nasal}}
| {{wp|Voiced bilabial nasal|m}}
| {{wp|Voiced alveolar nasal|n}}
|
| {{wp|Voiced palatal nasal|ɲ}}
| ({{wp|Voiced velar nasal|ŋ}})
|
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{wp|Plosive consonant|Plosive}}
! {{small|voiceless}}
| {{wp|Voiceless bilabial plosive|p}}
| {{wp|Voiceless alveolar plosive|t}}
|
|
| {{wp|Voiceless velar plosive|k}}
|
|-
! {{small|voiced}}
| {{wp|Voiced bilabial plosive|b}}
| {{wp|Voiced alveolar plosive|d}}
|
|
| {{wp|Voiced velar plosive|g}}
|
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{wp|Affricate consonant|Affricate}}
! {{small|voiceless}}
|
| {{wp|Voiceless alveolar affricate|t͡s}}
| {{wp|Voiceless postalveolar affricate|t͡ʃ}}
|
|
|
|-
! {{small|voiced}}
|
| {{wp|Voiced alveolar affricate|d͡z}}
| {{wp|Voiced postalveolar affricate|d͡ʒ}}
|
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{wp|Fricative consonant|Fricative}}
! {{small|voiceless}}
| {{wp|Voiceless labiodental fricative|f}}
| {{wp|Voiceless alveolar fricative|s}}
| {{wp|Voiceless postalveolar fricative|ʃ}}
|
|
| {{wp|Voiceless glottal fricative|h}}
|-
! {{small|voiced}}
| {{wp|Voiced labiodental fricative|v}}
| {{wp|Voiced alveolar fricative|z}}
| {{wp|Voiced postalveolar fricative|ʒ}}
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" | {{wp|Approximant consonant|Approximant}}
| ({{wp|Labiovelar approximant|w}})
|
|
| {{wp|Palatal approximant|j}}
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" | {{wp|Lateral consonant|Lateral}}
|
| {{wp|Alveolar lateral approximant|l}}
|
| {{wp|Palatal lateral approximant|ʎ}}
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" | {{wp|Trill consonant|Trill}}
|
| {{wp|Alveolar trill|r}}
|
|
|
|
|}


===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable"
===Prosody===
! {{wp|International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA}} !! Description !! Written&nbsp;as&nbsp; !! English approximation
====Stress====
|-
====Intonation====
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced bilabial nasal|m}} || {{wp|Bilabial nasal|Bilabial nasal}} || m || '''m'''an
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced alveolar nasal|n}} || {{wp|Alveolar nasal|Alveolar nasal}} || n || '''n'''o
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced palatal nasal|ɲ}} || {{wp|Palatal nasal|Palatal nasal}} || nj || o'''ni'''on
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced velar nasal|ŋ}} || {{wp|Velar nasal|Velar nasal}} || ng || si'''ng'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless bilabial plosive|p}} || {{wp|Bilabial plosive|Voiceless bilabial plosive}} || p || s'''p'''ot
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced bilabial plosive|b}} || {{wp|Bilabial plosive|Voiced bilabial plosive}} || b || '''b'''ack
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless alveolar plosive|t}} || {{wp|Alveolar plosive|Voiceless alveolar plosive}} || t || s'''t'''op
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced alveolar plosive|d}} || {{wp|Alveolar plosive|Voiced alveolar plosive}} || d || '''d'''og
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless velar plosive|k}} || {{wp|Velar plosive|Voiceless velar plosive}} || k || s'''k'''ip
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced velar plosive|ɡ}} || {{wp|Velar plosive|Voiced velar plosive}} || g || '''g'''ood
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless alveolar affricate|t͡s}} || {{wp|Affricate consonant|Voiceless alveolar affricate}} || c || ca'''ts'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced alveolar affricate|d͡z}} || {{wp|Affricate consonant|Voiced alveolar affricate}} || x || ki'''ds'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless postalveolar affricate|t͡ʃ}} || {{wp|Affricate consonant|Voiceless postal-alveolar affricate}} || č || '''ch'''eck
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced postalveolar affricate|d͡ʒ}} || {{wp|Affricate consonant|Voiced postal-alveolar affricate}} || x̌ || '''j'''ump
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless labiodental fricative|f}} || {{wp|Labiodental fricative|Voiceless labiodental fricative}} || f || '''f'''an
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced labiodental fricative|v}} || {{wp|Labiodental fricative|Voiced labiodental fricative}} || v || '''v'''an
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless alveolar fricative|s}} || {{wp|Alveolar fricative|Voiceless alveolar fricative}} || s || '''s'''it
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced alveolar fricative|z}} || {{wp|Alveolar fricative|Voiced alveolar fricative}} || z || '''z'''ip
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless postalveolar fricative|ʃ}} || {{wp|Postalveolar fricative|Voiceless postal-alveolar fricative}} || š || '''sh'''eep
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced postalveolar fricative|ʒ}} || {{wp|Postalveolar fricative|Voiced postal-alveolar fricative}} || ž || vi'''s'''ion
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiceless glottal fricative|h}} || {{wp|Glottal fricative|Voiceless glottal fricative}} || h || '''h'''eavy
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Alveolar trill|r}} || {{wp|Voiced alveolar trill|Alveolar trill}} || r || Spanish ''pe'''rr'''o''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Alveolar lateral approximant|l}} || {{wp|Voiced alveolar lateral approximant|Alveolar lateral}} || l || '''l'''ip
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Palatal lateral approximant|ʎ}} || {{wp|Lateral consonant|Palatal lateral}} || lj || mi'''lli'''on
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Palatal approximant|j}} || {{wp|Voiced palatal approximant|Palatal approximant}} || j || '''y'''es
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wp|Voiced labio-velar approximant|w}} || {{wp|Labio-velar approximant}} || w || '''w'''et
|}
'''Notes:'''
* /ŋ/ is an allophone of /n/ before /k/ and /g/.
* /w/ only appears in recent loanwords, such as in the word ''quiz'' (/kwiːz/) and ''kwark'' (/kwaːrk/)


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Latest revision as of 04:00, 11 July 2025

Ehomanian
Ëhomanyš
Flag of Ehomania.png
Flag of Ehomania
Pronunciation[ə'homa.nyʃ]
Created byHailirev
DateMay 2025
SettingMedetia (continent; worldbuilding)
Native toEhomania
to be added
to be added
Standard form
Standard Ehomanian (based on Artarda (Artërdë) dialect)
Official status
Official language in
Flag of Ehomania.png Ehomania
Regulated byNational Language Council of Ehomania
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Ehomanian (Ëhomanyš [əˈhoma.nyʃ]) is an Ehomanic language spoken by several Ehomanic peoples, primarily by the Ehomanian people in the country of Ehomania and, to a lesser extent, in surrounding areas. It is the most widely spoken, by both number of native and overall speakers, and most standardised member of the Ehomanic languages, which together form a dialect continuum. Standard Ehomanian is based on the prestigious Artarda (Artërdë) dialect. Although Standard Ehomanian is closely related to neighboring vernaculars, it is regarded as the formal and official form of the language family.

Depending on sociolinguistic factors, spoken Ehomanian may be partly mutually intelligible with other Ehomanic languages such as Artiutan, Furtaian, Kunstetian, amongst other minor Ehomanic languages. Linguists often categorize the Ehomanic languages into Western, Central, and Eastern branches, with Ehomanian forming the core of the Central Ehomanic languages. It is also considered the reference point for comparative Proto-Ehomanic reconstruction, of which Ehomanian is theorised to have descended from.

Classification

History

Phonology

Standard Ehomanian has eight vowels and 24 consonants. In the Erepunsh dialect, vowels are nasalized when preceding a nasal consonant, and the mid-central vowel ë is lost at the end of words. The word stress is mainly on the last syllable.

Vowels

Standard Ehomanian vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Unrounded Rounded Unrounded Rounded
Close i y     u
Close-mid e        
Mid ə   o
Open-mid ɛ        
Open a        
IPA Description Written as English approximation
i Close front unrounded vowel i ski
y Close front rounded vowel y few
e Close-mid front unrounded vowel e bed
a Open front unrounded vowel a far
ɛ Open mid-front unrounded vowel ä bad
ə Mid central vowel ë about
o Close-mid back rounded vowel o go
u Close back rounded vowel u boot

Consonants

Standard Ehomanian consonants
Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar 		Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ (ŋ)
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d g
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ h
voiced v z ʒ
Approximant (w) j
Lateral l ʎ
Trill r
IPA Description Written as  English approximation
m Bilabial nasal m man
n Alveolar nasal n no
ɲ Palatal nasal nj onion
ŋ Velar nasal ng sing
p Voiceless bilabial plosive p spot
b Voiced bilabial plosive b back
t Voiceless alveolar plosive t stop
d Voiced alveolar plosive d dog
k Voiceless velar plosive k skip
ɡ Voiced velar plosive g good
t͡s Voiceless alveolar affricate c cats
d͡z Voiced alveolar affricate x kids
t͡ʃ Voiceless postal-alveolar affricate č check
d͡ʒ Voiced postal-alveolar affricate x̌ jump
f Voiceless labiodental fricative f fan
v Voiced labiodental fricative v van
s Voiceless alveolar fricative s sit
z Voiced alveolar fricative z zip
ʃ Voiceless postal-alveolar fricative š sheep
ʒ Voiced postal-alveolar fricative ž vision
h Voiceless glottal fricative h heavy
r Alveolar trill r Spanish perro
l Alveolar lateral l lip
ʎ Palatal lateral lj million
j Palatal approximant j yes
w Labio-velar approximant w wet

Notes:

  • /ŋ/ is an allophone of /n/ before /k/ and /g/.
  • /w/ only appears in recent loanwords, such as in the word quiz (/kwiːz/) and kwark (/kwaːrk/)

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

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