Wedge: Difference between revisions
Jukethatbox (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Jukethatbox (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
| date = 2026 | | date = 2026 | ||
| ethnicity = Wedge Islanders | | ethnicity = Wedge Islanders | ||
| dia1 = Pawropah | | dia1 = Pawropah | ||
| dia2 = Kosoopah | | dia2 = Kosoopah | ||
| notice=ipa | | notice=ipa | ||
| development_body = [https://discord.gg/Wzd9gWFu97 Wuhu Island Community Discord] | | development_body = [https://discord.gg/Wzd9gWFu97 Wuhu Island Community Discord] | ||
| agency = (unofficial) ''Guejipaajiuguni'' | | agency = (unofficial) ''Guejipaajiuguni'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Wedge''' (''guejipaa'' [[Help:IPA|[gʷedʒipaː]]], <small>lit.</small> "our speech"), also called '''Wedgeman''' or '''Wedge Islander''', is a [[Language isolate|language isolate]] native to the Wedge Islander people of Wedge Island (''Kairi'', ''Gueji‘o''). It is only natively spoken by around 30 Wedge Islanders, most of which live on [[Nawuhu|Wuhu Island]]. It is a critically endangered language, though its use has increased in recent years, especially among members of the Wedge Islander diaspora. About 10 native Wedge speakers are members or founders of the "Friends of Wedge" (''Kairijilooni'') separatist paramilitary group. Friends of Wedge maintain a small regulatory body of three Friends of Wedge members called the ''Guejipaajiuguni'', "Guardians of our language". They also run Wedge language classes on both Wedge Island and Wuhu Island, though these classes have suffered recent extensive crackdowns in the midst of the ongoing Almondria-Mushroom War. | '''Wedge''' (''guejipaa'' [[Help:IPA|{{IPA|[gʷedʒipaː]}}]], <small>lit.</small> "our speech"), also called '''Wedgeman''' or '''Wedge Islander''', is a [[Language isolate|language isolate]] native to the Wedge Islander people of Wedge Island (''Kairi'', ''Gueji‘o''). It is only natively spoken by around 30 Wedge Islanders, most of which live on [[Nawuhu|Wuhu Island]]. It is a critically endangered language, though its use has increased in recent years, especially among members of the Wedge Islander diaspora. About 10 native Wedge speakers are members or founders of the "Friends of Wedge" (''Kairijilooni'') separatist paramilitary group. Friends of Wedge maintain a small regulatory body of three Friends of Wedge members called the ''Guejipaajiuguni'', "Guardians of our language". They also run Wedge language classes on both Wedge Island and Wuhu Island, though these classes have suffered recent extensive crackdowns in the midst of the ongoing Almondria-Mushroom War. | ||
Wedge is an agglutinative, subject-verb-object language with two [[w:Grammatical gender|grammatical genders]], masculine and feminine, and three grammatical numbers: singular, dual and plural. | Wedge is an agglutinative, subject-verb-object language with two [[w:Grammatical gender|grammatical genders]], masculine and feminine, and three grammatical numbers: singular, dual and plural. | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Open | ! Open | ||
| a aː || ɒ ɒː | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{IPA|/ɒ ɒː/}} was historically written ⟨å åa⟩, though it was gradually more often written as ⟨ao aoa⟩ by the 20th century. However, this has caused homonyms such as ''raoa'' (originally ''råa'') "[[w:Sound (geography)|sound]]" {{IPA|/rɒː/}} and ''raoa'' {{IPA|[rao̯a~rawa]}} "white person; of white skin" | |||
[[Category:Wedge]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A posteriori]] | [[Category:Wedge]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A posteriori]] | ||
Revision as of 22:38, 26 March 2026
 | This article is a construction site. This project is currently undergoing significant construction and/or revamp. By all means, take a look around, thank you. |
| Wedge | |
|---|---|
| Wedgeman, Wedge Islander | |
| guejipaa | |
| Pronunciation | [gʷedʒipaː] |
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Date | 2026 |
| Setting | Wii Sports Resort |
| Native to | Wedge Island |
| Ethnicity | Wedge Islanders |
| Native speakers | ~30 (2026) |
language isolate
| |
Dialects |
|
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | (unofficial) Guejipaajiuguni |
| Development body | Wuhu Island Community Discord |
Wedge (guejipaa [gʷedʒipaː], lit. "our speech"), also called Wedgeman or Wedge Islander, is a language isolate native to the Wedge Islander people of Wedge Island (Kairi, Gueji‘o). It is only natively spoken by around 30 Wedge Islanders, most of which live on Wuhu Island. It is a critically endangered language, though its use has increased in recent years, especially among members of the Wedge Islander diaspora. About 10 native Wedge speakers are members or founders of the "Friends of Wedge" (Kairijilooni) separatist paramilitary group. Friends of Wedge maintain a small regulatory body of three Friends of Wedge members called the Guejipaajiuguni, "Guardians of our language". They also run Wedge language classes on both Wedge Island and Wuhu Island, though these classes have suffered recent extensive crackdowns in the midst of the ongoing Almondria-Mushroom War.
Wedge is an agglutinative, subject-verb-object language with two grammatical genders, masculine and feminine, and three grammatical numbers: singular, dual and plural.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | u uː |
| Mid | e eː | o oː |
| Open | a aː | ɒ ɒː |
/ɒ ɒː/ was historically written ⟨å åa⟩, though it was gradually more often written as ⟨ao aoa⟩ by the 20th century. However, this has caused homonyms such as raoa (originally råa) "sound" /rɒː/ and raoa [rao̯a~rawa] "white person; of white skin"