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Jukethatbox (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{construction}} {{infobox language | name = Fuano | nativename = fuano, lan fuan | pronunciation = fweno | speakers = 600,000 | date = 2024 | familycolor = Mixed | creator = User:Jukethatbox | created = 2024 | fam1 = French-Spanish Creole | state = Fuano Island | ethnicity= Fuano Creole people | official = Democratic Republic of Fuinoa }} '''Fuano'''<ref>fuano: ''fuano'', ''lan fuan''; French: ''langue fouan''; Spanish: ''id...") |
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'''Fuano'''<ref>fuano: ''fuano'', ''lan fuan''; [[w:French language|French]]: ''langue fouan''; [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''idioma | '''Fuano'''<ref>fuano: ''fuano'', ''lan fuan''; [[w:French language|French]]: ''langue fouan''; [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''idioma fuana''</ref> is a French and Spanish [[w:Mixed language|mixed language]] spoken natively on Fuano Island<ref>fuano: ''il fuan''; [[w:French language|French]]: ''Île-de-Fouan''; [[w:Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Isla del Fuano''</ref> by around 600,000 Fuanos. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! !! Front !! Central !! Back | |||
|- | |||
! Close | |||
| i || || u | |||
|- | |||
! Close-mid | |||
| e || || o | |||
|- | |||
! Open | |||
| || a || | |||
|} | |||
==Sound changes== | |||
===From French=== | |||
/ʁ/ after a consonant becomes /w/ (borrowed from [[w:Haitian Creole|Haitian Creole]]) | |||
* (''fromage'' > ''fuomaj'') | |||
intervocalic /ʁ/ becomes /r/ | |||
* (''fréro'' > ''fuero'') | |||
(applies to both spanish and french) /ʁ/ before a consonant is often deleted | |||
* (''barbu'' > ''babu'') | |||
/ʁ/ in any other position is usually deleted (apart from rue which becomes ru) | |||
* (''racine'' > ''asin'') | |||
/ə/ and /ø/ become /e/ | |||
* (''feuilleté'' > ''feyte'', ''œuf'' > ''efe'') | |||
/ɛ/ and /ɔ/ merɡe with /e/ and /o/, /wa/ becomes /we/ | |||
* (''forêt'' > ''fore'', ''soirée'' > ''suere'') | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:fuano]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:fuano]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 1 January 2025
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| Fuano | |
|---|---|
| fuano, lan fuan | |
| Pronunciation | fweno |
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Date | 2024 |
| Native to | Fuano Island |
| Ethnicity | Fuano Creole people |
| Native speakers | 600,000 (2024) |
French-Spanish Creole
| |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Democratic Republic of Fuinoa |
Fuano[1] is a French and Spanish mixed language spoken natively on Fuano Island[2] by around 600,000 Fuanos.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial/ Labiodental |
Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | Palatal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ɲ | |
| Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | x | |
| Approximant | w | l | j | ||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
Sound changes
From French
/ʁ/ after a consonant becomes /w/ (borrowed from Haitian Creole)
- (fromage > fuomaj)
intervocalic /ʁ/ becomes /r/
- (fréro > fuero)
(applies to both spanish and french) /ʁ/ before a consonant is often deleted
- (barbu > babu)
/ʁ/ in any other position is usually deleted (apart from rue which becomes ru)
- (racine > asin)
/ə/ and /ø/ become /e/
- (feuilleté > feyte, œuf > efe)
/ɛ/ and /ɔ/ merɡe with /e/ and /o/, /wa/ becomes /we/
- (forêt > fore, soirée > suere)