Ketaserang - Revision history

Jukethatbox at 23:15, 18 March 2026

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	\| minority = [[Poccasin Federation]]		\| minority =
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Jukethatbox at 13:23, 2 August 2025

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	'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA\|kətæsɪˈræŋ, kɪ-]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the Seru people, an ethnolinguistic group of related peoples inhabiting the Ketaserang & Kenalerambo archipelago in the Poccasin Federation. Variously considered a single language and a [[w:Dialect continuum\|dialect continuum]], Ketaserang has the largest population of native speakers for an indigenous language in the Poccasin Federation, at 2.56 million speakers; only the [[w:English-based creole language\|English creole language]] [[Bemé]] has more speakers at 15 million. Because of this high native speaker number, there have been various [[w:Self-determination\|calls for independence]] by the Seru peoples to form their own state distinct from the Poccasin Federation; however, these calls have mostly died down since the [[1999 Internal Autonomy Act]], which gave each region in the Poccasin Federation their own devolved regional government and a right to withdraw from the Federation if a two-thirds majority vote for independence is achieved.		'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA\|kətæsɪˈræŋ, kɪ-]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the Seru people, an ethnolinguistic group of related peoples inhabiting the Ketaserang & Kenalerambo archipelago in the [[Poccasin Federation]]. Variously considered a single language and a [[w:Dialect continuum\|dialect continuum]], Ketaserang has the largest population of native speakers for an indigenous language in the Poccasin Federation, at 2.56 million speakers; only the [[w:English-based creole language\|English creole language]] [[Bemé]] has more speakers at 15 million. Because of this high native speaker number, there have been various [[w:Self-determination\|calls for independence]] by the Seru peoples to form their own state distinct from the Poccasin Federation; however, these calls have mostly died down since the [[1999 Internal Autonomy Act]], which gave each region in the Poccasin Federation their own devolved regional government and a right to withdraw from the Federation if a two-thirds majority vote for independence is achieved.
	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
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Jukethatbox at 14:32, 27 June 2025

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	'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA\|kətæsɪˈræŋ~~(g)~~]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the Seru people, an ethnolinguistic group of related peoples inhabiting the Ketaserang & Kenalerambo archipelago in the Poccasin Federation. Variously considered a single language and a [[w:Dialect continuum\|dialect continuum]], Ketaserang has the largest population of native speakers for an indigenous language in the Poccasin Federation, at 2.56 million speakers; only the [[w:English-based creole language\|English creole language]] [[Bemé]] has more speakers at 15 million. Because of this high native speaker number, there have been various [[w:Self-determination\|calls for independence]] by the Seru peoples to form their own state distinct from the Poccasin Federation; however, these calls have mostly died down since the [[1999 Internal Autonomy Act]], which gave each region in the Poccasin Federation their own devolved regional government and a right to withdraw from the Federation if a two-thirds majority vote for independence is achieved.		'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA\|kətæsɪˈræŋ, kɪ-]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the Seru people, an ethnolinguistic group of related peoples inhabiting the Ketaserang & Kenalerambo archipelago in the Poccasin Federation. Variously considered a single language and a [[w:Dialect continuum\|dialect continuum]], Ketaserang has the largest population of native speakers for an indigenous language in the Poccasin Federation, at 2.56 million speakers; only the [[w:English-based creole language\|English creole language]] [[Bemé]] has more speakers at 15 million. Because of this high native speaker number, there have been various [[w:Self-determination\|calls for independence]] by the Seru peoples to form their own state distinct from the Poccasin Federation; however, these calls have mostly died down since the [[1999 Internal Autonomy Act]], which gave each region in the Poccasin Federation their own devolved regional government and a right to withdraw from the Federation if a two-thirds majority vote for independence is achieved.
	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
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-'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA|kətæsɪˈræŋg]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.
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Phonology

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	/r/ is a stressed allophone of /ɾ/, as in ''mḅa'''r'''aang'' [[Help:IPA\|[ᵐɓɐˈraːŋ]]] "belongings". In contrast, /ŋʷ/ is an word-medial and unstressed allophone of /ᵑɡʷ/, such as in ''duḍee'''ngw'''e'' [[Help:IPA\|[dʊˈɗɛːŋʷe]]] "wooden flute".		/r/ is a stressed allophone of /ɾ/, as in ''mḅa'''r'''aang'' [[Help:IPA\|[ᵐɓɐˈraːŋ]]] "belongings". In contrast, /ŋʷ/ is an word-medial and unstressed allophone of /ᵑɡʷ/, such as in ''duḍee'''ngw'''e'' [[Help:IPA\|[dʊˈɗɛːŋʷe]]] "wooden flute".

			/β/ is an allophone of /b/ before /s z/, such as in ''a'''b'''suh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ɐβsʊh]]] "curve (n.)".
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Phonology

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	<sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.<br>		<sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.<br>
	There are 39 phonemic and 4 allophonic consonants in Ketaserang, 58.1% of these being plosives or implosives; more than any other language spoken in the Poccasin Archipelago.		There are 39 phonemic and 4 allophonic consonants in Ketaserang, 58.1% of these being plosives or implosives; more than any other language spoken in the Poccasin Archipelago.

			/t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/ is an allophone of /t d/ before /ɪ iː/. However, some dialects also shift /c ɟ/ to /t͡ʃ d͡ʒ/ in the same way, leading to differing spellings of certain words, like ''ki'''ti'''aap'' (standard) and ''ki'''ci'''aap'' (non-standard), both pronounced [[Help:IPA\|[kɪˈt͡ʃaːp]]] and meaning "ketchup".

			/r/ is a stressed allophone of /ɾ/, as in ''mḅa'''r'''aang'' [[Help:IPA\|[ᵐɓɐˈraːŋ]]] "belongings". In contrast, /ŋʷ/ is an word-medial and unstressed allophone of /ᵑɡʷ/, such as in ''duḍee'''ngw'''e'' [[Help:IPA\|[dʊˈɗɛːŋʷe]]] "wooden flute".
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Jukethatbox at 21:01, 8 May 2025

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	<sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.		<sup>1</sup> All implosive stops are voiced.<br>
			There are 39 phonemic and 4 allophonic consonants in Ketaserang, 58.1% of these being plosives or implosives; more than any other language spoken in the Poccasin Archipelago.
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Jukethatbox at 19:58, 8 May 2025

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	'''Ketaserang'''([[Help:IPA\|/kətæsɪˈræŋg/]]; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.		'''Ketaserang'''(/[[Help:IPA\|kətæsɪˈræŋg]]/; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.

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			Ketaserang has [[w:Tenseness#Vowels\|5 lax and 5 tense vowels]]. Lax vowels appear in unstressed and/or closed syllables, while tense vowels always appear in stressed and typically open syllables. However, tense vowels can still appear in closed syllables if stressed; examples include ''k'''uu'''kti'' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈkuːk.t͡ʃɪ]]] "spiked wheel" or ''mas'''ee'''h'' [[Help:IPA\|[mɐˈsɛːh]]] "religious".
	[[Category:Ketaserang]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A priori]]		[[Category:Ketaserang]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A priori]]

Jukethatbox at 19:45, 8 May 2025

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	'''Ketaserang'''([[Help:IPA\|/~~kɪtæsɪˈræŋ, -ˈrɑːŋ~~/]]; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.		'''Ketaserang'''([[Help:IPA\|/kətæsɪˈræŋg/]]; ''ketasiraangeh'' [[Help:IPA\|[ketɐsɪˈraːŋeh]]]) is the language spoken by the inhabitants of Ketaserang & Kenalerambo.

	==Phonology==		==Phonology==