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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Besagren | |name = Besagren | ||
|nativename | |nativename = besodxun<br/>cerissu besodxun | ||
|pronunciation = | |pronunciation = beˈsaddʒi<br/>ˈkeruʃu beˈsoddʒun | ||
| | |states = Western Evandor (Besagren Plateau) | ||
|ethnicity = Besagrens | |ethnicity = Besagrens | ||
|speakers = {{formatnum:62000000}} | |speakers = {{formatnum:62000000}} | ||
|date = 2312 | |date = 2312 | ||
|setting = [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]] | |setting = [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]] | ||
|familycolor = | |familycolor = Dravidian | ||
|fam1 = [[Evandorian languages]] | |fam1 = [[Evandorian languages]] | ||
|fam2 = Central Evandorian | |fam2 = Central Evandorian | ||
|fam3 = Íscégon | |fam3 = Íscégon | ||
|creator = | |creator = User:Lili21 | ||
|created = Sep 2017 | |created = Sep 2017 | ||
|script = Íscégon script for Besagren | |script = Íscégon script for Besagren | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Besagren''' (natively ''( | '''Besagren''' (natively ''(cerussu) besodxun'' [(ˈkeruʃu) beˈsoddʒun]) is an [[Evandorian languages|Evandorian language]] of the planet of [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]] (Bes.: ''Caemmiri'' [kaˈemmiri]), belonging to the Central Evandorian branch, one of the various modern descendants of [[Íscégon]] (Bes.: ''isseun'' or ''cerussu issèunu''), the most important classical language in Western Evandorian civilization. It has therefore many similarities with the planet's main lingua franca, [[Cerian]] (Bes.: ''charredxeu''), a fellow Íscégon descendant, even if the two languages are not mutually intelligible. | ||
Besagren is spoken by around 62 million people, mostly in Besagret ([beˈsag(g)ret]) but also in a few former Besagren colonies in Púríton and Ceránento, as well as among descendents of Besagren immigrants to other former colonies of Western powers. | Besagren is spoken by around 62 million people, mostly in Besagret ([beˈsag(g)ret]) but also in a few former Besagren colonies in Púríton and Ceránento, as well as among descendents of Besagren immigrants to other former colonies of Western powers. | ||
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A few notes about consonants: | A few notes about consonants: | ||
* /l/ is limited to a few reborrowings from Íscégon or borrowings from other languages with that sound (e.g. [[Nordulaki]], [[Auralian]], or [[Nivarese]]). Many speakers merge it with /r/, especially in colloquial registers. | * /l/ is limited to a few reborrowings from Íscégon or borrowings from other languages with that sound (e.g. [[Nordulaki]], [[Auralian]], or [[Nivarese]]). Many speakers merge it with /r/, especially in colloquial registers. | ||
* The /rr/ sequence is always pronounced [rʒ] (e.g. '' | * The /rr/ sequence is always pronounced [rʒ] (e.g. ''irraima'' "city" [irˈʒajma]) and some linguists analyze it as being /rʒ/. | ||
* The contrast between /s/ and /ʃ/ is neutralized before other consonants, with the only phone used in that context being [ʃ] (e.g. ''urrustu'' "hawk" [urˈʒuʃtu]). | * The contrast between /s/ and /ʃ/ is neutralized before other consonants, with the only phone used in that context being [ʃ] (e.g. ''urrustu'' "hawk" [urˈʒuʃtu]). | ||
* Dento-alveolar /d/ and retroflex /ɖ/ are sometimes said to be allophones of the same phoneme, with [ɖɖ] being geminate /dd/, as geminate [dd] only occurs as part of intervocalic /dʒ/ ( | * Dento-alveolar /d/ and retroflex /ɖ/ are sometimes said to be allophones of the same phoneme, with [ɖɖ] being geminate /dd/, as geminate [dd] only occurs as part of intervocalic /dʒ/ (e.g. ''Charredxì'' "Ceria" [tʃarʒedˈdʒi]). The [ɖ] sound also never occurs outside of [ɖɖ] and [ɳɖ] - the latter being the usually realization of /nd/, e.g. ''Ebandu'' "Evandor" [ˈebaɳɖu]. However, both [d] and [ɖɖ] may occur word-initially (cf. ''ddun'' [ɖɖun] "mouth" and ''dassu'' [ˈdaʃu] "nine"), and therefore some linguists consider them to be different phonemes. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||