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'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskt''; Wessedian: [[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.s(k)t]]]) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] ~~it is~~ spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.

'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskt''; Wessedian: [[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.s(k)t]]]) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.

Wessedian, like all other North Germanic languages, is descended from [[w:Old Norse|Old Norse]], the common language of the [[w:Norsemen|Norsemen]] during the [[w:Viking Age|Viking Age]]. Wessedian is descended from the West Norse dialect group, along with [[w:Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[w:Faroese language|Faroese]] and [[w:Nynorsk|Norwegian]]. However, unlike the continental Scandinavian languages — namely [[w:Swedish language|Swedish]], [[w:Danish language|Danish]] and [[w:Norwegian language|Norwegian]] — Wessedian is not easily [[w:Mutual intelligibility|mutualy intelligible]] with other Scandinavian languages, mainly due to its conservation of a case system. Wessedian has [[w:Borrowing (linguistics)|borrowed]] some vocabulary from the [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]], especially [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]], and [[w:Scots language|Scots]] due to shared historical contact between between the languages in the region.

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Non-native letters — these being ⟨''c''⟩, ⟨''q''⟩, ⟨''w''⟩ and ⟨''z''⟩ — mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling and are not usually considered part of the Wessedian alphabet, one exception to this is the letter ⟨''y''⟩, where, despite the Old Norse /y/ sound merging with /i/, the letter and it's associated sound got reintroduced in the language through loanwords from other, mainly ~~other~~ Scandinavian, languages.

Non-native letters — these being ⟨''c''⟩, ⟨''q''⟩, ⟨''w''⟩ and ⟨''z''⟩ — mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling and are not usually considered part of the Wessedian alphabet, one exception to this is the letter ⟨''y''⟩, where, despite the Old Norse /y/ sound merging with /i/, the letter and it's associated sound got reintroduced in the language through loanwords from other, mainly Scandinavian, languages.

==Phonology==

===Vowels===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Wessedian Monophthongs

! rowspan="2" |

! colspan="2" |front

! rowspan="2" |central

! colspan="2" |back

|-

!unrounded

!rounded

!unrounded

!rounded

|-

!close

| i

| y

|

| u

|-

!close-mid

| ɪ

|

| rowspan="2" | (ə)

|

| o

|-

!open-mid

| ɛ

| œ

|ʌ

|ɔ

|-

!back

| colspan="3" | a

|

|ɒ

|}

===Consonants===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

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* /ŋ/ is an allophone of /n/ in front of /k/ and /g/.

* In fast speech /r/ is often pronounced as [ɾ].

~~===Vowels===~~

===Prosody===

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-'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskt''; <small>Wessedian:&nbsp;</small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.s(k)t]]]</span>) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] it is spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.
+'''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyskt''; <small>Wessedian:&nbsp;</small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.s(k)t]]]</span>) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] spoken by about two million people, principally in and around Wessey, where it is the official language. Communities of Wessedian speakers also exist in England and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. Minor Wessedian-speaking communities also exist in Norway, the United States and Canada.
 Wessedian, like all other North Germanic languages, is descended from [[w:Old Norse|Old Norse]], the common language of the [[w:Norsemen|Norsemen]] during the [[w:Viking Age|Viking Age]]. Wessedian is descended from the West Norse dialect group, along with [[w:Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[w:Faroese language|Faroese]] and [[w:Nynorsk|Norwegian]]. However, unlike the continental Scandinavian languages — namely [[w:Swedish language|Swedish]], [[w:Danish language|Danish]] and [[w:Norwegian language|Norwegian]] — Wessedian is not easily [[w:Mutual intelligibility|mutualy intelligible]] with other Scandinavian languages, mainly due to its conservation of a case system. Wessedian has [[w:Borrowing (linguistics)|borrowed]] some vocabulary from the [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]], especially [[w:Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic]], and [[w:Scots language|Scots]] due to shared historical contact between between the languages in the region.
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-Non-native letters — these being ⟨''c''⟩, ⟨''q''⟩, ⟨''w''⟩ and ⟨''z''⟩ — mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling and are not usually considered part of the Wessedian alphabet, one exception to this is the letter ⟨''y''⟩, where, despite the Old Norse /y/ sound merging with /i/, the letter and it's associated sound got reintroduced in the language through loanwords from other, mainly other Scandinavian, languages.
+Non-native letters — these being ⟨''c''⟩, ⟨''q''⟩, ⟨''w''⟩ and ⟨''z''⟩ — mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names, and loanwords that haven't been adapted to Wessedian spelling and are not usually considered part of the Wessedian alphabet, one exception to this is the letter ⟨''y''⟩, where, despite the Old Norse /y/ sound merging with /i/, the letter and it's associated sound got reintroduced in the language through loanwords from other, mainly Scandinavian, languages.
 ==Phonology==
+===Vowels===
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+Wessedian Monophthongs
+! rowspan="2" |
+! colspan="2" |front
+! rowspan="2" |central
+! colspan="2" |back
+|-
+!<small>unrounded</small>
+!<small>rounded</small>
+!<small>unrounded</small>
+!<small>rounded</small>
+|-
+!close
+| i
+| y
+|
+|
+| u
+|-
+!close-mid
+| ɪ
+|
+| rowspan="2" | (ə)
+|
+| o
+|-
+!open-mid
+| ɛ
+| œ
+|ʌ
+|ɔ
+|-
+!back
+| colspan="3" | a
+|
+|ɒ
+|}
 ===Consonants===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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 * /ŋ/ is an allophone of /n/ in front of /k/ and /g/.
 * In fast speech /r/ is often pronounced as [ɾ].
-===Vowels===
 ===Prosody===