Fuano
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 | 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. |
| 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)