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'''Macambese''' (''lang Macambe'' [[Help:IPA|{{IPA|[laŋ maˈkamə]}}]]) is an Oïl language spoken natively in the English town of Macamby. It was historically natively spoken by about 50,000 residents of Macamby and its surrounding countryside (''peissaîde''), but is now designated as a definitely endangered language by the UNESCO ''[[w:Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger|Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]'', with only an estimated 1,200 truly native speakers remaining, though estimates of L2 speakers are much higher at around 20,000 L2 speakers. It is unofficially regulated by the Cirquel Solei (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈsirkəl soˈlei̯]}}, <small>lit.</small> "Circle of the Sun"). | '''Macambese''' (''lang Macambe'' [[Help:IPA|{{IPA|[laŋ maˈkamə]}}]]) is an Oïl language spoken natively in the English town of Macamby. It was historically natively spoken by about 50,000 residents of Macamby and its surrounding countryside (''peissaîde''), but is now designated as a definitely endangered language by the UNESCO ''[[w:Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger|Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]'', with only an estimated 1,200 truly native speakers remaining, though estimates of L2 speakers are much higher at around 20,000 L2 speakers. It is unofficially regulated by the Cirquel Solei (pronounced {{IPA|[ˈsirkəl soˈlei̯]}}, <small>lit.</small> "Circle of the Sun"). | ||
As an Oïl language, Macambese is most closely related to the Northern Oïl languages such as [[w:Norman language|Norman]] and [[w:Picard|Picard]], as well as [[w:French language|Standard French]]. However, its isolation from France has led it to develop unique and sometimes English-influenced features that are rare in other Oïl languages; for example, many Macambese words are calques of English words, such as ''amei-fillia'' "girlfriend" being a calque of English {{l|en|girlfriend}} as opposed to the equivalent French term, {{l|fr|petite amie}} (lit. "little friend (f.)"). Other features borrowed from English include the vowel /ʌ/ (usually written ''u'', often cognate with French /y/) and phonemic [[w:Affricates|affricates]] /tʃ dʒ/ and [[w:Dental fricatives|dental fricatives]] /θ ð/. | As an Oïl language, Macambese is most closely related to the Northern Oïl languages such as [[w:Norman language|Norman]] and [[w:Picard|Picard]], as well as [[w:French language|Standard French]]. However, its isolation from France has led it to develop unique and sometimes English-influenced features that are rare in other Oïl languages; for example, many Macambese words are calques of English words, such as ''amei-fillia'' "girlfriend" being a calque of English {{l|en|girlfriend}} as opposed to the equivalent French term, {{l|fr|petite amie}} (<small>lit.</small> "little friend (f.)"). Other features borrowed from English include the vowel {{IPA|/ʌ/}} (usually written ''u'', often cognate with French {{IPA|/y/}}) and phonemic [[w:Affricates|affricates]] {{IPA|/tʃ dʒ/}} and [[w:Dental fricatives|dental fricatives]] {{IPA|/θ ð/}}. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||