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'''Rttirri''' ( | |image = Rttirria.png | ||
|name = Rttirri | |||
|nativename = Rttirriapu | |||
|pronunciation = [ʈʼiɻiɑpu] | |||
|region = Southeast Asia | |||
|states = All of Rttirria, though less prevalent in Sipa, Uya, Rtuha, and Wimichimau | |||
|setting = Rttirria | |||
|speakers = 46.5 million | |||
|date = 2015 | |||
|fam1 = Rttirrian | |||
|fam2 = South Rttirrian | |||
|fam3 = Classical Rttirri | |||
|script = [[w:Latin script|Latin]] (unofficially), Rttirri | |||
}} | |||
'''Rttirri''' (English: /ˈtɪəri/, homophonous with "teary") is the official language of Rttirria, a nation in Southeast Asia that forms a peninsula in the Bay of Bengal, 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 [ | Rttirri is dialectally diverse, with many different accents found across the nation. It uses the Rttirri script, an abugida that evolved from the [[w: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. | ||
Linguistically, Rttirri is classified as an ergative-absolutive, polysynthetic language. It has a phonology consisting of only four vowels (in the standard language) and 25 consonants. It is fascinating to linguists because of its unique method for marking the causative agents of verbs: inflectional particles that encode the person and number of the causative entity, just like the ones used to mark the ergative and absolutive agents. | Linguistically, Rttirri is classified as an ergative-absolutive, polysynthetic language. It has a phonology consisting of only four vowels (in the standard language) and 25 consonants. It is fascinating to linguists because of its unique method for marking the causative agents of verbs: inflectional particles that encode the person and number of the causative entity, just like the ones used to mark the ergative and absolutive agents. | ||
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===Modern Standard Rttirri=== | ===Modern Standard Rttirri=== | ||
The modern standard variant of the language is not spoken natively by many native Rttirrians, except those from highly educated and wealthy families, but it is widely used in news broadcasts and automated recordings such as those on subway systems - in this respect, it occupies a similar niche to that of [ | The modern standard variant of the language is not spoken natively by many native Rttirrians, except those from highly educated and wealthy families, but it is widely used in news broadcasts and automated recordings such as those on subway systems - in this respect, it occupies a similar niche to that of [[w:Received Pronunciation|Received Pronunication]] in the UK. It is characterized by the following features: | ||
* Because the usual aim of MSR is to "speak clearly", allophony is minimized - for example, consonants are not voiced intervocalically as they are in most dialects, and /w/ remains phonetically [w]. | * Because the usual aim of MSR is to "speak clearly", allophony is minimized - for example, consonants are not voiced intervocalically as they are in most dialects, and /w/ remains phonetically [w]. | ||
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===Eastern Rttirri=== | ===Eastern Rttirri=== | ||
Eastern Rttirri is spoken in much of the eastern half of the country, from the border with Myanmar to Fukanucha and eastern Kikai. This area of the country, centered on the capital city of Iharnara, is known for its large immigrant communities, decaying industry, high crime, and shrinking population, comparable to the [ | Eastern Rttirri is spoken in much of the eastern half of the country, from the border with Myanmar to Fukanucha and eastern Kikai. This area of the country, centered on the capital city of Iharnara, is known for its large immigrant communities, decaying industry, high crime, and shrinking population, comparable to the [[w:Rust Belt|Rust Belt]] of the United States. Eastern Rttirri, which is considered the most innovative dialect, is characterized by the following features: | ||
* Intervocalically within a word, voiceless consonants are voiced. | * Intervocalically within a word, voiceless consonants are voiced. | ||