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{{PAGENAME}} forms a single dialect continuum and is otherwise an isolate, though some speculate that {{PAGENAME}} is related to the [[Quame languages]].

==Diglossia==

Sjowaázh is strongly diglossic, with the diglossia influenced by social class. High Sjowaázh, the prestige variety, is a mixture of 'Onáp'aañ Sjowaázh and [[Sjowaázh/Classical|Classical Sjowaázh]] and is the standard language used in literature, formal writing, newsreading, public announcements. High Sjowaázh plays a similar role to the RP accent in British English: most native speakers of High Sjowaázh are people from highly educated and wealthy families. On the other end of the spectrum, the lower class speak local lects which are sometimes mutually unintelligible. The diglossia is also influenced by gender: urban women are more likely than other groups to use more neutral forms and accents (i.e. closer to an abstract pseudo-High Sjowaázh "~~women's lect~~"). Since the 1340s (fT), a greater permissiveness towards regional and "nonstandard" varieties of Sjowaázh has taken hold in education. However, due to greater travel and the mass media, marked features in Sjowaázh varieties have also begun to disappear. Today, a quasi-"~~women's lect~~" is slowly emerging as the canonical non-posh colloquial dialect.

Sjowaázh is strongly diglossic, with the diglossia influenced by social class. High Sjowaázh, the prestige variety, is a mixture of 'Onáp'aañ Sjowaázh and [[Sjowaázh/Classical|Classical Sjowaázh]] and is the standard language used in literature, formal writing, newsreading, public announcements. High Sjowaázh plays a similar role to the RP accent in British English: most native speakers of High Sjowaázh are people from highly educated and wealthy families. On the other end of the spectrum, the lower class speak local lects which are sometimes mutually unintelligible. The diglossia is also influenced by gender: urban women are more likely than other groups to use more neutral forms and accents (i.e. closer to an abstract pseudo-High Sjowaázh "gynelect"). Since the 1340s (fT), a greater permissiveness towards regional and "nonstandard" varieties of Sjowaázh has taken hold in education. However, due to greater travel and the mass media, marked features in Sjowaázh varieties have also begun to disappear. Today, a quasi-"gynelect" is slowly emerging as the canonical non-posh colloquial dialect.

The hierarchy of lects is roughly as follows:

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High Sjowaázh is the variety taught in Sjowaázh schools and also the variety that is often first taught to non-natives. Though most natives are able to speak the proper language to some extent, they only choose to use it in certain situations, like greeting a customer, or talking to a stranger over the phone.

The language encountered in Sjowaázh pop culture can be much less posh, depending on the region and social class of the characters, and the target audience. The most frequently used Sjowaázh varieties in pop culture are the urban middle-class lects (most creators live in or near one of the major urban centers, e.g. 'Onápaañ, Jighoó'ii, Cyamányeñh). Using more unusual lects mark certain types of characters (e.g. rural lects for country hicks, broad urban lects for hypermasculine bros, a caricatured "~~women's lect~~" for ditzy teenage girls, High Sjowaázh for posh villains, ...)

The language encountered in Sjowaázh pop culture can be much less posh, depending on the region and social class of the characters, and the target audience. The most frequently used Sjowaázh varieties in pop culture are the urban middle-class lects (most creators live in or near one of the major urban centers, e.g. 'Onápaañ, Jighoó'ii, Cyamányeñh). Using more unusual lects mark certain types of characters (e.g. rural lects for country hicks, broad urban lects for hypermasculine bros, a caricatured "gynelect" for ditzy teenage girls, High Sjowaázh for posh villains, ...)

==Todo==

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 {{PAGENAME}} forms a single dialect continuum and is otherwise an isolate, though some speculate that {{PAGENAME}} is related to the [[Quame languages]].
 ==Diglossia==
-Sjowaázh is strongly diglossic, with the diglossia influenced by social class. High Sjowaázh, the prestige variety, is a mixture of 'Onáp'aañ Sjowaázh and [[Sjowaázh/Classical|Classical Sjowaázh]] and is the standard language used in literature, formal writing, newsreading, public announcements. High Sjowaázh plays a similar role to the RP accent in British English: most native speakers of High Sjowaázh are people from highly educated and wealthy families. On the other end of the spectrum, the lower class speak local lects which are sometimes mutually unintelligible. The diglossia is also influenced by gender: urban women are more likely than other groups to use more neutral forms and accents (i.e. closer to an abstract pseudo-High Sjowaázh "women's lect"). Since the 1340s (fT), a greater permissiveness towards regional and "nonstandard" varieties of Sjowaázh has taken hold in education. However, due to greater travel and the mass media, marked features in Sjowaázh varieties have also begun to disappear. Today, a quasi-"women's lect" is slowly emerging as the canonical non-posh colloquial dialect.
+Sjowaázh is strongly diglossic, with the diglossia influenced by social class. High Sjowaázh, the prestige variety, is a mixture of 'Onáp'aañ Sjowaázh and [[Sjowaázh/Classical|Classical Sjowaázh]] and is the standard language used in literature, formal writing, newsreading, public announcements. High Sjowaázh plays a similar role to the RP accent in British English: most native speakers of High Sjowaázh are people from highly educated and wealthy families. On the other end of the spectrum, the lower class speak local lects which are sometimes mutually unintelligible. The diglossia is also influenced by gender: urban women are more likely than other groups to use more neutral forms and accents (i.e. closer to an abstract pseudo-High Sjowaázh "gynelect"). Since the 1340s (fT), a greater permissiveness towards regional and "nonstandard" varieties of Sjowaázh has taken hold in education. However, due to greater travel and the mass media, marked features in Sjowaázh varieties have also begun to disappear. Today, a quasi-"gynelect" is slowly emerging as the canonical non-posh colloquial dialect.
 The hierarchy of lects is roughly as follows:
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 High Sjowaázh is the variety taught in Sjowaázh schools and also the variety that is often first taught to non-natives. Though most natives are able to speak the proper language to some extent, they only choose to use it in certain situations, like greeting a customer, or talking to a stranger over the phone.
-The language encountered in Sjowaázh pop culture can be much less posh, depending on the region and social class of the characters, and the target audience. The most frequently used Sjowaázh varieties in pop culture are the urban middle-class lects (most creators live in or near one of the major urban centers, e.g. 'Onápaañ, Jighoó'ii, Cyamányeñh). Using more unusual lects mark certain types of characters (e.g. rural lects for country hicks, broad urban lects for hypermasculine bros, a caricatured "women's lect" for ditzy teenage girls, High Sjowaázh for posh villains, ...)
+The language encountered in Sjowaázh pop culture can be much less posh, depending on the region and social class of the characters, and the target audience. The most frequently used Sjowaázh varieties in pop culture are the urban middle-class lects (most creators live in or near one of the major urban centers, e.g. 'Onápaañ, Jighoó'ii, Cyamányeñh). Using more unusual lects mark certain types of characters (e.g. rural lects for country hicks, broad urban lects for hypermasculine bros, a caricatured "gynelect" for ditzy teenage girls, High Sjowaázh for posh villains, ...)
 ==Todo==