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By number of speakers, the '''Central''' branch is by far the largest, as [[Sinatolean]] is a member of this branch. However, by number of languages in the branch, it is the smallest; even the extinct Sinat’ branch had more at its peak. The Central languages contain two languages: [[Sinatolean]] and [[Ya’anguí]], the latter a moribund language with only a dozen native speakers remaining, that is often considered a dialect of Sinatolean. | By number of speakers, the '''Central''' branch is by far the largest, as [[Sinatolean]] is a member of this branch. However, by number of languages in the branch, it is the smallest; even the extinct Sinat’ branch had more at its peak. The Central languages contain two languages: [[Sinatolean]] and [[Ya’anguí]], the latter a moribund language with only a dozen native speakers remaining, that is often considered a dialect of Sinatolean. | ||
===Southern=== | ===Southern=== | ||
By number of languages, the Southern group is by far the largest. The branch alone has hundreds of languages, but some of the more common ones include Mowinda-Moyeng | By number of languages, the Southern group is by far the largest. The branch alone has hundreds of languages, but some of the more common ones include Mowinda-Moyeng and Mitu Õa. | ||
===Naéllang=== | ===Naéllang=== | ||
Naéllang(Nillíno: [[Help:IPA|[naˈejaŋ]]]) are a small Sinatolean language family that developed primarily on the former Spanish colony of Santa Valeria(Nillíno: ''Ngoé-kk’''), so most of the languages in this family, such as the most spoken language on the island, [[Nillíno]], have mostly Spanish-derived orthographies. However, the language of [[Narabõa]], spoken on the island of Narabõa/São Cezário, was influenced by Portuguese instead, because of Portuguese colonial influence on the island. | Naéllang(Nillíno: [[Help:IPA|[naˈejaŋ]]]) are a small Sinatolean language family that developed primarily on the former Spanish colony of Santa Valeria(Nillíno: ''Ngoé-kk’''), so most of the languages in this family, such as the most spoken language on the island, [[Nillíno]], have mostly Spanish-derived orthographies. However, the language of [[Narabõa]], spoken on the island of Narabõa/São Cezário, was influenced by Portuguese instead, because of Portuguese colonial influence on the island. | ||
===Hau-Hau=== | ===Hau-Hau=== | ||
The Hau-Hau languages are the most divergent of the Sinatolean branches. It is named after the [[Hau-Hau]] language, an ancient language that is the closest ancestor of all modern Hau-Hau languages. It merges and loses many sounds from Proto-Sinatolean, including *y, *f, *v, *s and *z. In the modern descendant of [[Ah Oka]], all fricatives have been dropped, and replaced with the glottal stop. | The Hau-Hau languages are the most divergent of the Sinatolean branches. It is named after the [[Hau-Hau]] language, an ancient language that is the closest ancestor of all modern Hau-Hau languages. It merges and loses many sounds from Proto-Sinatolean, including *y, *f, *v, *s and *z. In the modern descendant of [[Ah Oka]], all fricatives have been dropped, and replaced with the glottal stop. | ||
Other sounds that are merged or dropped in the Hau-Hau languages include the *é, *e and *ø vowels, the voiced plosives(*b, *d, *g) and the palatal plosives(*c, *j). | |||
Modern Hau-Hau languages are spoken primarily in the Pukahau Islands([[Hau-Hau]]: ''pukahauhau'' [[Help:IPA|[pukɐhɐwhɐw]]]) of the Nelahgan islands. | Modern Hau-Hau languages are spoken primarily in the Pukahau Islands([[Hau-Hau]]: ''pukahauhau'' [[Help:IPA|[pukɐhɐwhɐw]]]) of the Nelahgan islands. | ||
===Sinat’=== | ===Sinat’=== | ||
Sinat’(Assiha’: [[Help:IPA|[zinˈɑːtˀ]]]) is a completely extinct branch of the Sinatolean language family, and also gave its name to the region where many Sinatoleans live today. It was spoken between around 600 CE-900 CE, when the dramatic rise of the [[Sinatolean|Sinatolean language]] and [[Sinatolean Empire|empire]] led to the decline and gradual extinction of the Sinat’ languages around 1000 CE. | Sinat’(Assiha’: [[Help:IPA|[zinˈɑːtˀ]]]) is a completely extinct branch of the Sinatolean language family, and also gave its name to the region where many Sinatoleans live today. It was spoken between around 600 CE-900 CE, when the dramatic rise of the [[Sinatolean|Sinatolean language]] and [[Sinatolean Empire|empire]] led to the decline and gradual extinction of the Sinat’ languages around 1000 CE. | ||
[[Category:Sinatolean languages]] [[Category:Language families]] | [[Category:Sinatolean languages]] [[Category:Language families]] | ||