Old Yaraji
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| Old Yaraji | |
|---|---|
| ايظݣجي | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈʔjərˤgəd͡ʒiː] |
| Created by | Dillon |
| Date | 2022 |
| Setting | Morocco |
Old Yaraji /ˈjɑrəd͡ʒi/ (Old Yaraji: ايظݣجي [ˈʔjərˤgəd͡ʒiː]) is an Artonian language spoken in northwestern Morocco.
Orthography
Old Yaraji was written with Arabic script.
| ا | ب | ت | ج | چ | د | ر |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /ʔ, aː/ | /b/ | /sː/ | /d͡ʒ/ | /t͡ʃ/ | /d/ | /r/ |
| ز | س | ش | ظ | ض | ط | ع |
| /z/ | /s/ | /ʃ/ | /rˤ/ | /lˤ/ | /t/ | /ɣ/ |
| ف | ق | ك | كو | ݣ | ݣو | ل |
| /f/ | /ɣː/ | /k/ | /kʷ/ | /g/ | /gʷ/ | /l/ |
| م | ن | ه | هو | و | ۋ | ي |
| /m/ | /n/ | /h/ | /xʷ/ | /w, uː/ | /β/ | /j, iː, eː/ |
- Non-initial /ʔ/ is instead written with ⟨ء⟩
| A a | Ā ā | B b | Č č | D d | E e | Ē ē | F f | G g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /a/ | /aː/ | /b/ | /t͡ʃ/ | /d/ | /ə/ | /eː/ | /f/ | /g/ |
| Gʷ gʷ | H h | I i | Ī ī | J j | K k | Kʷ kʷ | L l | Ḷ ḷ |
| /gʷ/ | /h/ | /i/ | /iː/ | /d͡ʒ/ | /k/ | /kʷ/ | /l/ | /lˤ/ |
| M m | N n | R r | Ṛ ṛ | S s | Š š | T t | U u | Ū ū |
| /m/ | /n/ | /r/ | /rˤ/ | /s/ | /ʃ/ | /t/ | /u/ | /uː/ |
| V v | W w | Xʷ xʷ | Y y | Z z | ʔ | Ɣ ɣ | CC | |
| /β/ | /w/ | /xʷ/ | /j/ | /z/ | /ʔ/ | /ɣ/ | /Cː/ |
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | Glottal | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | lab. | |||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||
| Stop | b | t | d | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | k (qː) | g (ɢ) | kʷ | gʷ | ʔ | ||
| Fricative | f | β | s (t͡s) | z | ʃ | (xː) | ɣ | xʷ | h | (ʕ) | ||
| Approximant | l | lˤ | j (ɟː) | w | ||||||||
| Trill | r | rˤ | ||||||||||
- /ɣ/ is is in free variation between [ɣ~ʕ~ɢ], but [ʕ] and [ɢ] are more common before /a,aː/.
- /sː,ɣː,jː/ are realized as [sː~t͡s,ɟː,xː~qː].
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid | eː | ə | |
| Low | a aː |
Prosody
Old Yaraji stress is initial.
Phonotactics
Old Yaraji maximal syllables are CCVCCC.
Morphology
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Particles
Syntax
Old Yaraji word order is strictly VSO.
Example texts
Surah Al-Fatihah 1:1-7
ان امنط الله اصهمان اصمطي
ط مضينص د الله ارب دنينص
اصهمان اصمطي
ملك جيي برطه
بنهمر چ ايك فرچمه يبتن چ
دكس كصي بليد ازكطي
ازكطيكوي يه انعمف كون ي اهييصه كزنط كويض ۋكون
ʔin ʔemmnit ʔaḷḷāh ʔeṛahmān ʔeṛahmatī.
Ti meḷaynuṛ de ʔaḷḷāh ʔerabb dunynuṛ
ʔeṛahmān ʔeṛahmatī
Maliki jēy bratuh.
Benhamer Če ʔēk ferččemeh yebassni Če.
Duks kuṛē de Blēdi ʔezektī.
ʔezektīkʷē yeh ʔanɣamef kʷin yye ʔihēyeṛeh kezenti kʷēṛ vekʷin.