Saxuma: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "==Introduction== '''Saxuma''' ([sa.ɕùˈmá], also romanized '''Sasiouma''', historically known as '''Saras Wima''' ['sa.ras wi'ma]) is a language isolate spoken by approximately 5000 speakers on the western Mediterranean island of Sasaois. It is notable for its split ergative alignment, flexible word order, and dynamic semantic gender. Almost all residents of Sasaios speak Greek and English, but there is a strong movement to protect the cultural heritage of the lang...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
| Plosive || p b || t d || c || k g || <q> ʔ | | Plosive || p b || t d || c || k g || <q> ʔ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Fricative || (ɸ) v~β || | | Fricative || <ff> (ɸ) v~β || s~t͡s z~d͡z || ɕ ʑ~d͡ʑ || <h> x~h <f> xʷ~hʷ || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Approximant || | | Approximant || w || r̥ l || <y> j || | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 02:34, 22 September 2024
Introduction
Saxuma ([sa.ɕùˈmá], also romanized Sasiouma, historically known as Saras Wima ['sa.ras wi'ma]) is a language isolate spoken by approximately 5000 speakers on the western Mediterranean island of Sasaois. It is notable for its split ergative alignment, flexible word order, and dynamic semantic gender.
Almost all residents of Sasaios speak Greek and English, but there is a strong movement to protect the cultural heritage of the language, with poetry, novels, and music produced in Saxuma, as well as dubbings of many foreign movies and television into the language.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | (ɲ) | (ŋ) | |
| Plosive | p b | t d | c | k g | ʔ |
| Fricative | <ff> (ɸ) v~β | s~t͡s z~d͡z | ɕ ʑ~d͡ʑ | <h> x~h <f> xʷ~hʷ | |
| Approximant | w | r̥ l | <y> j |