555
edits
Saxuma: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Saxuma''' /ˈsaʃɨmə/ (<small>Saxuma:</small> [ˈsá.ɕy.ma]), also romanized '''Sasiouma''' and historically known as '''Saras Wima''' ['sʌ.r̥as wi'ma], is a language isolate spoken by approximately | '''Saxuma''' /ˈsaʃɨmə/ (<small>Saxuma:</small> [ˈsá.ɕy.ma]), also romanized '''Sasiouma''' and historically known as '''Saras Wima''' ['sʌ.r̥as wi'ma], is a language isolate spoken by approximately 9000 speakers on the Mediterranean island of Sasaios, and an autonomous zone of Italy. It is notable for its split ergative alignment, highly irregular construct declensions, and dynamic semantic gender. | ||
Almost all residents of Sasaios speak Greek and English, but there is a strong movement to protect the cultural heritage of the language, with poetry, novels, and music produced in Saxuma, as well as dubbings of many foreign movies and television shows into the language. | Almost all residents of Sasaios speak Greek and English, but there is a strong movement to protect the cultural heritage of the language, with poetry, novels, and music produced in Saxuma, as well as dubbings of many foreign movies and television shows into the language. | ||