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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Wessedian | |name = Wessedian | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = væssoyisk | ||
|pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk/ | |pronunciation = /ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk/ | ||
|creator = Hilda D'Haeseleer | |creator = Hilda D'Haeseleer | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Wessedian''' is a North Germanic language spoken by several thousands of people, principally in the Republic of Wessey. Communities of Wessedian speakers are also found in the United Republics of Ireland and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. There are considerable amounts of speakers in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Monarchy of England and Wales. Smaller communities also exist in Canada and the United States. | '''Wessedian''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''væssoyisk''; <small>Wessedian: </small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Wessedian|[ˈvɛsː.ɔɪ̯.isk]]]</span>) is a [[w:North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] spoken by several thousands of people, principally in the Republic of Wessey. Communities of Wessedian speakers are also found in the United Republics of Ireland and Scotland, where it is recognised as a minority language. There are considerable amounts of speakers in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Monarchy of England and Wales. Smaller communities also exist in Canada and the United States. | ||
Wessedian shares a lot of similarities with other North Germanic languages, especially with Western Norwegian dialects and Faroese, but also features some influences from Goidelic languages and Scots | Wessedian shares a lot of similarities with other North Germanic languages, especially with [[w:Vestlandsk|Western Norwegian dialects]] and [[w:Faroese language|Faroese]], but also features some influences from [[w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic languages]] and [[w:Scots language|Scots]] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
The Wessedian alphabet consists of 25 letters, nine of which are vowels and 16 are consonants. Some people also consider ''â'' and ''ô'' to be separate letters, and not just ''a'' and ''o'' with a circumflex. | |||
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Non-native letters mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names. They can also be found in some loanwords, but are usually spelt phonetically instead, for example: ''centimeter'' or ''sentimeter''. | Non-native letters mostly appear in some foreign proper nouns, like toponyms and given names. They can also be found in some loanwords, but are usually spelt phonetically instead, for example: ''centimeter'' or ''sentimeter''. | ||
Wessedian letters almost always correspond to their pronunciation, Some graphemes do not correspond directly to their pronunciation, some of these are: | |||
* The letters '''k''' and '''g''' become palatised, i.e. are pronounced as /c/ and /ɟ/ respectively, when followed an '''e''', '''i''' or '''j'''. Examples: ''tba'' | |||
* The combinations '''sj''', '''skj''', '''stj''' and very rarely '''ti''' are pronounced almost always pronounced as /ʃ/. Examples: ''tba''. | |||
===Diasystems=== | ===Diasystems=== | ||
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| m | | m | ||
| colspan="3" | n | | colspan="3" | n | ||
| ɲ | | ɲ* | ||
| ŋ | | ŋ | ||
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| t͡ʃ | | t͡ʃ* | ||
| | | (t͡ɕ)* | ||
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! <small>voiceless</small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| f | | f | ||
| | | (θ)* | ||
| s | | s | ||
| ʃ | | ʃ | ||
| | | (ɕ)* | ||
| x | | x* | ||
| h | | h | ||
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