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'''Rttirri''' (natively: [ʈʼiɻiɑpu] ''Rttirri language''; English: /ˈtɪəri/, homophonous with "teary") is the official language of Rttirria, a nation in Southwest Asia that forms a peninsula | [[File:Rttirria.png|thumb|right|Flag of Rttirria, where Rttirri is the official language.]] | ||
'''Rttirri''' (natively: [ʈʼiɻiɑpu] ''Rttirri language''; English: /ˈtɪəri/, homophonous with "teary") is the official language of Rttirria, a nation in Southwest Asia that forms a peninsula along the southwestern coast of Myanmar. It is spoken as the native language of 46.5 million Rttirrian citizens, or just under 80% of the nation's total population of 58.2 million. Most other citizens have at least some proficiency in the language. | |||
Rttirri is dialectally diverse, with many different accents found across the nation. It uses the Rttirri script, an abugida that evolved from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallava_alphabet Pallava script], which is a Brahmic script. Other Pallava scripts include Thai, Lao, Burmese, and Khmer. However, an English transcription system was codified in the late 19th century, and is used on this page for convenience. | Rttirri is dialectally diverse, with many different accents found across the nation. It uses the Rttirri script, an abugida that evolved from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallava_alphabet Pallava script], which is a Brahmic script. Other Pallava scripts include Thai, Lao, Burmese, and Khmer. However, an English transcription system was codified in the late 19th century, and is used on this page for convenience. | ||
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==Dialectology== | ==Dialectology== | ||
[[File:Rttirria provinces no background.png|thumb|right|Simple map of Rttirria, showing the divisions between provinces, major rivers, and mountain ranges. Note the outline of Myanmar on the top right.]] | |||
Rttirri has many regional dialects. | Rttirri has many regional dialects. | ||
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