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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
| name = Péla | | name = Péla | ||
| nativename = pela / | | nativename = pela / pal pela | ||
| altname = Parla / Pala / Pâla / Pela / Pearlese / Pelese | | altname = Parla / Pala / Pâla / Pela / Pearlese / Pelese | ||
| ethnicity = Pearl Island Creoles,{{efn|Péla: ''Liljan''}} Lankous{{efn|Péla: ''Lonkou'', [[Lankou]]: ''Lankou yan''}} | |||
| familycolor = Mixed | | familycolor = Mixed | ||
| pronunciation = pela | | pronunciation = pela | ||
| fam1 = [[w:Creole language|Creole]] | | fam1 = [[w:Creole language|Creole]] | ||
| fam2 = [[w:French-based creole language|French Creole]] | | fam2 = [[w:French-based creole language|French Creole]] | ||
| state = Pearl Island{{efn|name=island|Péla: ''Lilapela'', ''Lil'' for short; [[w:French language|French]]: ''Île-de-Perles''(traditional), ''Lilapéla''(modern)}} | |||
| creator = User:Jukethatbox | | creator = User:Jukethatbox | ||
| created = 2025 | | created = 2025 | ||
| official = Democratic Republic of Lilapela{{efn|name=republic|Péla: ''Repibli Demokrati Lilapela''; [[w:French language|French]]: ''République Démocratique de Lilapéla''}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Péla'''{{efn|[[Help:IPA|[pela]]]}}{{efn|Also called '''Parla''', '''Pala''', '''Pâla''', '''Pela''', '''Pearlese''' or '''Pelese'''; [[w:French language|French]]: ''perlanais''}} is a [[w:French-based creole language|French-based creole language]] spoken by the Pearl Island Creoles{{efn| | '''Péla'''{{efn|[[Help:IPA|[pela]]]}}{{efn|Also called '''Parla''', '''Pala''', '''Pâla''', '''Pela''', '''Pearlese''' or '''Pelese'''; [[w:French language|French]]: ''perlanais''}} is a [[w:French-based creole language|French-based creole language]] spoken by the Pearl Island Creoles of Pearl Island.{{efn|name=island}} It is the sole official language of the Democratic Republic of Lilapela{{efn|name=republic}} since its independence, and is spoken natively by 20,000 speakers(excluding speakers of the closely related [[Lankou]]), around 97% of the Lilapela population. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | |||
Péla(and by extension [[Lankou]]) orthography is almost entirely based on [[w:Haitian Creole#Orthography|Haitian Creole orthography]]. | |||
===Consonants=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! !! Labial{{efn|"Labial" here refers to anything from '''bilabial''', '''labiodental''' and '''labial-velar'''.}} !! Alveolar !! Post-alveolar !! Velar !! Palatal | |||
|- | |||
! Plosive | |||
| p b || t d || k g || | |||
|- | |||
! Nasal | |||
| m || n || || (ŋ) || ɲ | |||
|- | |||
! Fricative | |||
| f v || s z || ʃ ʒ || ɣ || | |||
|- | |||
! Approximant | |||
| w || l || || || j | |||
|} | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||