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'''Shalaian''' is an [[Idavic]] language spoken in [[Verse:Tricin]]. Most of its speakers are in the Shalaian Autonomous Region of Dodellia, Txapoalli, and in Crackfic Tricin, Cualand.
'''Whitmer''' (''j-imbróos whi'tmeréen'' [dʒ‿ɪmˈbɾüːz xʷɪʔtməˈɾiːn]), also known as '''Shalaian''', is an [[Idavic]] language spoken in [[Verse:Tricin]]. Most of its speakers are in the Whitmer Autonomous Region of Dodellia, Txapoalli, Cualand and southern Talma. It is inspired by Fuṣħā Arabic, Australian English and PIE.


=Phonology=
Rā marbūTa / "what if Arabic were non-rhotic" in both Dodellia and Cualand
There are two main dialects of Shalaian, Dodellian Shalaian (which has more of an Egyptian Arabic aesthetic), Txapoallian Shalaian, and Cualand Shalaian (which has more of an Anglo-Fuṣḥā aesthetic).
 
historical -s(ret) endings develop into -r endings which then become -ə or lengthening
 
''Abrowéen'' 'kind, gentle, empathetic' < ''abra'' 'heart'


Rā marbūTa / "what if Arabic were non-rhotic" in both Dodellia and Cualand
''silj'' 'social housing'
== Dodellian ==
== External history ==
/ʔ h ħ ʕ k x kʷ xʷ w tʃ j n t&#800; d&#800; s&#800; t&#810; d&#810; s&#810; ɾ l m b f/
The name Whitmer is an adaptation of an earlier conlang name of mine, Whetmer, which was a straight-up English giblang. The resemblance to real-life persons named Whitmer is coincidental.


/e æ ɑ o i: e: æ: ɑ: o: u:/ with no vowel reduction
== Phonology ==
== Txapoallian ==
== Cualand (Crackfic Tricin) ==
===Vowels===
===Vowels===
The vowels are a subset of Received Pronunciation vowels.
The vowels are a subset of Received Pronunciation vowels.
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;Notes
;Notes
*/ə/ occurred only in unstressed syllables. Adjacent to pharyngeals it is closer to [ɐ].
*/ə/ occurred only in unstressed syllables. Adjacent to pharyngeals it is closer to [ɐ].
*It is common to use both etymological linking R and "intrusive" R [ɹ~ɾ] between /ɑː eː ɛː oː ɜː ə/ and a following vowel in a prosodic unit. For example: ''Għídna aj kisál't'' 'Edna and her dogs' is pronounced [ˈʕednə‿ɹətʃ kɪ'sæɫʔt].
*It is common to use both etymological linking R and "intrusive" R [ɹ~ɾ] between /ɑː eː ɛː oː ɜː ə/ and a following vowel in a prosodic unit. For example: ''Għídna al kisál't'' 'Edna and her dogs' is pronounced [ˈʕednə‿ɹəɫ kɪ'sæɫʔt].
*/ɒ/ is [ɔ] as in Modern RP. It is lowered to [ɒ] after /ʕ/.
*/ɒ/ is [ɔ] as in Modern RP. It is lowered to [ɒ] after /ʕ/.
*/ɔː/ is [oː] as in Modern RP.
*/ɔː/ is [oː] as in Modern RP.
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! rowspan="2" |Palatal
! rowspan="2" |Palatal
! colspan="2" |Velar
! colspan="2" |Velar
! rowspan="2" |Pharyngeal
! rowspan="2" |Radical
! rowspan="2" |Glottal
! rowspan="2" |Glottal
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| '''sh''' /ʃ/
| '''sh''' /ʃ/
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| '''kh''' /x/
| '''kh''' /x/
| '''wh''' /xʷ/
| '''wh''' /xʷ/
| '''ħ''' /ħ/
| '''ħ''' /ħ/
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*/tʃ dʒ ʃ/ are labialized [tʃʷ dʒʷ ʃʷ], as in English.
*/tʃ dʒ ʃ/ are labialized [tʃʷ dʒʷ ʃʷ], as in English.
*/kʷ xʷ/ can occur in coda, unlike /Cw/ combinations.
*/kʷ xʷ/ can occur in coda, unlike /Cw/ combinations.
*/ʕ/ is a relatively weak approximant like the Sephardi Hebrew /ʕ/; it's not as strong as the Arabic /ʕ/. When less careful, postvocalic /ʕ/ may be nasalized [ʕ̃], the nasalization affecting adjacent vowels.
* By default, /ħ/ is a voiceless epiglottal fricative, and /ʕ/ is an epiglottal approximant. They are true pharyngeals before true back vowels.
*The cluster /ʕʔ/ is realized as [ʡ].
*The cluster /ʕʔ/ is realized as [ʡ].
*[p z] are found allophonically as allophones of /b s/. Otherwise /p z g/ are only used in loanwords from English and other languages.
*[p z] are found allophonically as allophones of /b s/. Otherwise /p z g/ are only used in loanwords.


===Intonation===
===Intonation===
Cualand Shalaian has a characteristic intonation similar to Conservative RP (whereas in Trician English, sounding this "posh" is considered a Shalaian accent):
Whitmer has an intonation similar to Australian English.
*Before the stressed syllable: something like Arabic
*Declarative: start with high pitch on stressed syllable, steady fall to end
*Interrogative: dip and steady rise
*Dependent: high-falling with a dip-rise at the end.


===Stress===
===Stress===
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