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| Gaju |
| Pronunciation | [[w:Help:IPA|'gäɟu]] |
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| Created by | – |
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| Setting | Rttirria |
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| Native to | Rtuha, Uya, eastern Tyami, eastern Manamuki |
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Gaju (English: /'gɑːd͡ʒuː/, Gaju: ['gäɟu], Rttirri: [ˈkɑcu]) is a minority language in Rttirria, spoken by the Gaju people in the eastern part of the country. It is a member of the Rttirrian language family, descended from the Proto-South-Rttirrian langauge that is also the ancestor of modern Rttirri, the nation's official language.
Phonology
Consonants
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Labial
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Alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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In addition, the following consonants are allowed in loanwords:
Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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i /i/
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u /u/
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ii /ɪ/
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e /e/
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uu /ə/
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o /o/
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ee /ɛ/
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aa /ɔ/
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a /ä/
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Tones
Grammar
Gaju morphology is significantly more analytic than that of Rttirri.
Verbs
Nouns
Pronouns
Questions
Syntax
Sample text