Fejãto

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Fejanese
Fejãto
Pronunciation[[Help:IPA|fɛ'ʒʲɐ̃,tu:]]
Created by
Native to?
Native speakers? (2012)
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  • ?
    • ?
      • ?
        • Fejanese
Official status
Official language in
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Language codes
ISO 639-2fej
ISO 639-3fej


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.


Phonology

Letters Letter Name Pronunciation Further information
a ame [ɐ] reduced to [ɛ] in vernacular speech when unstressed
ã ãme [ɐ̃] syllables containing (ã) takes always take primary stress
b beme [b] often silenced when appearing after (m) except for formal speech
d dome [d] when followed by a vowel, (d) represents [d͡ʒ]
e eme [e]/[ɛ] [ɛ] when unstressed except for when word-final when it represents [e]
f efe [f] -
g gome [ɣ]/[g] often reduced to [ɣ] unless word-initial, then it becomes [g]
h home [x] [x] unless used in a consonant cluster, then adds palatilization
i ibe [i] -
j jome [ʒ] often palatalized in vernacular speech
k kame [k] -
l lobe [l] (ll) represents [lʲ]
m ime [m] often silenced when word-final
n ene [n] -
o obe [o]/[ɔ] [ɔ] when unstressed, often pronounced [u:] when word-final
p pame [p] -
r reme [r] tapped; can be trilled if one wants to emphasize the (r)
s ese [ɕ] when (ss) occurs and in very formal speech (s) is pronouced [s]
t ete [t] when followed by a vowel, (t) represents [t͡ɕ]
u ume [u] -
v veme [v] -
ç eçe [s] always pronounced [s] regardless of placement


Examples

Fejãto IPA English
No fejãto ç'es ké ra de jolla dosso norasto /'nu: fɛ'ʒʲã,tu: 'sʔeɕ 'ke 'ra 'd͡ʒe 'ʒʲo,lʲɛ 'd͡ʒo,su: nɔ'raɕ,tu:/ Fejãto is the language of the Fejanese people (lit. The Fejãto is what of the tongue of the people[s])
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