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|This page is written as though it were diegetic, so any information unbeknownst to in-world linguists, or any context which would help in the understanding of this timeline, is placed in a box, like this. | |{{small|This page is written as though it were diegetic, so any information unbeknownst to in-world linguists, or any context which would help in the understanding of this timeline, is placed in a box, like this. | ||
Hraayan is indeed a Sinitic language, having begun to diverge after citizens of the Cai State fled an ongoing war with the Chu Kingdom the Cai State was subsequently made to relocate. | Hraayan is indeed a Sinitic language, having begun to diverge after citizens of the Cai State fled an ongoing war with the Chu Kingdom the Cai State was subsequently made to relocate.}} | ||
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|''Hraay'' is descended from Old Chinese 蔡 ''*s.r̥ˤat-s'', from the name of the Cai state. | |{{small|''Hraay'' is descended from Old Chinese 蔡 ''*s.r̥ˤat-s'', from the name of the Cai state.}} | ||
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Through frequent reforms by the Hraayan Language Association (''Wu Ning yi Ngan Hraay'', commonly abbreviated as ''WNNH''), Hraayan spelling is broadly up-to-date with its pronunciation, although some digraphs are used. These are are follows: | Through frequent reforms by the Hraayan Language Association (''Wu Ning yi Ngan Hraay'', commonly abbreviated as ''WNNH''), Hraayan spelling is broadly up-to-date with its pronunciation, although some digraphs are used. These are are follows: | ||
* ''h_'' represents a voiceless approximant, as in the cases of ''hr'' and ''hw''. | * ''h_'' represents a voiceless approximant, as in the cases of ''hr'' and ''hw''. | ||
* ''_w'' | * ''_w'' represents a labialized consonant, as in the cases of ''kw'' and ''gw''. | ||
* ''ng'' represents a velar nasal, /ŋ/. | |||
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