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|name = Fejanese
|name = Fejanese
|nativename = Fejãto
|nativename = Fejãto
|pronunciation = [fɛ'ʒʲɐ̃,to:]
|pronunciation = fɛ'ʒʲɐ̃,tuː
|region = Unknown as of yet
|setting = Asgejerssø
|states = ?
|created = 2012
|nation = ?
|script1        = Latn
|speakers = ?
|creator = User:Darthme
|date = 2012
|familycolor = ?
|fam1 = ?
|fam2 = ?
|fam3 = ?
|fam4 = ?
|map          =
|mapcaption    =
|iso2 = als
|iso3 = als
|script        = [[w:Latin script|Latin script]]
}}
}}


[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Languages]]




Fejãto is a little-documented language whose speakers live somewhere west of the Asgejerssø.  As more and more study of the language and its grammar is done, this page will be updated accordingly.  For now, only a rudimentary phonology has been compiled by explorers who dare to cross the treacherous seas.   
Fejãto is a little-documented language whose speakers live somewhere west of the Asgejerssø.  As more and more study of the language and its grammar is done, this page will be updated accordingly.  For now, only a rudimentary profile of the language has been compiled by explorers who dare to cross the treacherous seas.   




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|ãme
|ãme
|[ɐ̃]
|[ɐ̃]
|syllables containing (ã) takes always take primary stress
|syllables containing (ã) always take primary stress
|-
|-
|b
|b
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|dome
|dome
|[d]
|[d]
|when followed by a vowel, (d) represents [d͡ʒ]
|when followed by (e) or (i), (d) represents [d͡ʒ], silent when word-final or following (n)/(m)
|-
|-
|e
|e
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|g
|g
|gome
|gome
|[ɤ]
|[ɣ]/[g]
|often reduced to [ɤ] unless word-initial
|often reduced to [ɣ] unless word-initial, then it becomes [g]
|-
|-
|h
|h
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|-
|-
|m
|m
|ame
|ime
|[m]
|[m]
|often silenced when word-final
|often silenced when word-final, tends to nasalize vowels directly preceding it
|-
|-
|n
|n
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|obe
|obe
|[o]/[ɔ]
|[o]/[ɔ]
|[ɔ] when unstressed
|[ɔ] when unstressed, often pronounced [u:] when word-final
|-
|-
|p
|p
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|s
|s
|ese
|ese
|[ʃ]
|[s]/[ɕ]
|when (ss) occurs and in very formal speech (s) is pronouced [s]
|when word-initial/word-final, or when (ss) occurs, (s) is pronouced [s], additionally, if there are two or more frictave consonants in a word before (s), it is realized as [s]
|-
|-
|t
|t
|ete
|ete
|[t]
|[t]
|when followed by a vowel, (t) represents [t͡ʃ]
|when followed by (e) or (i), (t) represents [t͡ɕ]
|-
|-
|u
|u
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|[v]
|[v]
| -
| -
|-
|ç
|eçe
|[s]
|always pronounced [s] regardless of placement
|}
==Grammar==
===Verbs===
Verbs in Fejãto fall under three Classes:  Class I (Strong Verbs), Class II (Weak Verbs), and Class III (Irregular Verbs).  By far the largest group is Class I.  The only difference between Class I and Class II is simply that they conjugate differently.  Class III consists of verbs that fall under neither I nor II. 
All verbs can be conjugated for 6 persons (including he/she/it as one person) in all tenses. 
====Class I====
Class I verbs generally end with ''-or'' in the infinitive, but this by itself does not make a verb a Class I verb.  Forming other tenses in Fejãto is usually very simple and standard, but tends to lead to long words.
Here is a conjugation table for the verb ''dantror'' (to speak)
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle
|-
! Person !! Present !! Past !! Perfect !! Present Progressive
|-
| I (''jue'') || dantro || dantros || dantroça || dantroçendo
|-
| you (''nosa'') || dantrej || dantrejes || dantrejeça || dantrejeçendo
|-
| you (pl.) (nossaç) || dantresar || dantreses || dantreseça || dantresendo
|-
| he/she/it (laç/leç/ã) || dantrej || dantrejes || dantrejeça || dantrejeçendo
|-
| they (lusa) || dantren || dantrenes || dantrença || dantrençendo
|-
| we (ossé) || dantrossa || dantrosses || dantrosseça || dantrossendo
|}
In the perfect case, when there is a frictave consonant ([ɕ/ʒ/d͡ʒ/s]) as a verb's final sound, a 'glider e' is inserted so that ''ç'' stands alone.  This makes the word easier to pronounce because the frictaves are not doubled up.
====Class II====
Class II verbs end with ''-ar'' in the infinitive and generally undergo an ablaut sound change int he past tense
While the ablaut can be confusing to some, even these sound changes are all regular (that is, one vowel quality always shifts to another).  Those that do not conform with the normal sound shifts are classified under Class III. 
Here is a conjugation table for the verb ''ponar'' (to create)
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle
|-
! Person !! Present !! Past !! Perfect
|-
| I (''jue'') || ponare || panare || çapanare
|-
| you (''nosa'') || ponares || panares || çapanares
|-
| you (pl.) (nossaç) || ponaresa || panaresa || çapanaresa
|-
| he/she/it (laç/leç/ã) || ponares || panares || çapanares
|-
| they (lusa) || ponaru || panaru || çapanaru
|-
| we (ossé) || ponari || panari || çapanari
|}
In the perfect tense, the prefix ''ça-'' is added to the ablauted form of the noun to distinguish it from the simple past version.
The sound changes for each vowel are as follows:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle
|-
! Vowel !! Past !!
|-
| a || ã ||
|-
| e || i ||
|-
| i || u ||
|-
| o || a ||
|-
| u || e ||
|-
| ã || a
|}
(I will probably rework this later with a more general raising/lowering of vowels)
===Adjectives/Adverbs===
===Sentence Structure===
==Examples==
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:left"
|-
! Fejãto !! IPA !! English
|-
| No fejãto ç'es ké ra de jolla dosso norasto || /'nu:  fɛ'ʒʲã,tu:  'sʔeɕ  'ke  'ra  'd͡ʒe  'ʒʲo,lʲɛ  'do,su:  nɔ'raɕ,tu:/ || Fejãto is the language of the Fejanese people (lit. The Fejãto is of what the tongue of the people[s])
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|}
===Kanto===
A ''kanto'' is a ritual chant, often used in times of war as a rallying cry to either intimidate enemies or raise morale among allies.  Here is an example of a feared kanto used by the ''Çajosã'' tribe during their conquest of eastern Fejorram (the Fejanese-speaking territories)
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle
!'''Fejãto'''
!'''English'''
|-
|Prutassa!  A ç'essa ossés kanto!   
|Let us sing!  This (is) our war cry!
|-
|A rato no murte ké norasto mulren!           
|(This/the) song of death (is) what people fear!
|-
|A rato no murte ké jorã mulren!               
|(This/the) song of death (is) what kings fear!
|-
|A rato no murte ké hãlije mulren!             
|(This/the) song of death (is) what gods fear!
|-
|Ossé protessa ossés rato!                     
|We cry (out) our song!
|-
|Lusa oçassa o orise unte!                     
|(So) the people hear the invincible warriors!''
|-
|-
|}
|}
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