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The '''Zhoushi language''' (Zhoushi: ''Ʒөшinчina'') is a [[wikipedia:Slavic_languages|Slavic language]] with major influence of local languages of TBD, that arose as a [[wikipedia:Mixed language|mixed language]] or [[wikipedia:Pidgin|pidgin]] of sorts in the nation of [[Zhousheng]], a former colonial outpost of [[Suidenland]]. It is based on a slavic grammatic and linguistic base, especially inspired by [[Bogmian language|Bogmian]], [[wikipedia:Czech language|Suiden]] and [[Belgorian language|Belgorian]] languages, but has many major influences of other languages located in the region, especially [[Yu language|Standard Yu]], [[wikipedia:Khmer language|Preimeai]], [[wikipedia:Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]] and [[wikipedia:Kagate language|Syuba]].
The '''Zhoushi language''' (Zhoushi: ''Ʒөшinчina'') is a [[wikipedia:Slavic_languages|Slavic language]] with major influence of local languages, that arose as a [[wikipedia:Mixed language|mixed language]] or [[wikipedia:Pidgin|pidgin]] of sorts in the nation of [[Zhousheng]], a former colonial outpost of [[Suidenland]]. It is based on a slavic grammatic and linguistic base, especially inspired by [[Bogmian language|Bogmian]], [[wikipedia:Czech language|Suiden]] and [[Belgorian language|Belgorian]] languages, but has many major influences of other languages located in the region, especially [[Yu language|Standard Yu]], [[wikipedia:Khmer language|Preimeai]], [[wikipedia:Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin Chinese]] and [[wikipedia:Kagate language|Syuba]].


=History=
==History==
TBD


==Comparison with the two former languages==
===Comparison with the two former languages===
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=Orthography and phonology=
==Orthography and phonology==
==Introduction==
===Introduction===
The language has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_languages slavic root and grammar], however, unlike other slavic languages, has 8 grammatical cases (other have 7 or 6). Also, there are about 700 Zhengian words in present day Zhoushi language, they are inflected using Bogmian grammar. Old Zhengian, having been descendant out of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroasiatic_languages Prei-Phnom languages], was slowly assimilated into Slavic grammar, having transformed into Slavic Zhengian. Because of the Zhengian accents profilerating, Zhoushi language has 40 unique phonemes, 2 of which are exclusive to Zhoushi language (those are /r̝̊/ ''([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_trill#Voiceless_alveolar_fricative_trill Voiceless alveolar fricative trill])<ref>Note: this phoneme is present in other two [[Kento-Polyash languages]]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_language Velnotian] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbian_languages Ulevan]</ref>'' and /ȴ̩/ ''([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabic_consonant Syllabic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_palatal_lateral_approximant voiced alveolo-palatal lateral approximant])'').
The language has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_languages slavic root and grammar], however, unlike other slavic languages, has 8 grammatical cases (other have 7 or 6). Also, there are about 700 Zhengian words in present day Zhoushi language, they are inflected using Bogmian grammar. Old Zhengian, having been descendant out of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroasiatic_languages Prei-Phnom languages], was slowly assimilated into Slavic grammar, having transformed into Slavic Zhengian. Because of the Zhengian accents profilerating, Zhoushi language has 40 unique phonemes, 2 of which are exclusive to Zhoushi language (those are /r̝̊/ ''([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_trill#Voiceless_alveolar_fricative_trill Voiceless alveolar fricative trill])<ref>Note: this phoneme is present in other two [[Kento-Polyash languages]]: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_language Velnotian] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbian_languages Ulevan]</ref>'' and /ȴ̩/ ''([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabic_consonant Syllabic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_palatal_lateral_approximant voiced alveolo-palatal lateral approximant])'').
==Alphabet==
===Alphabet===
{{Main|Zhoushi orthography}}
{{Main|Zhoushi orthography}}
TBD
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| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |A a
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|-
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapheme Grapheme] version: This version was later adopted as the official alphabet of the new Zhoushi language in 1984, uses special symbols for each phoneme
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic Diacritic] version: This version uses basic latin alphabet and solves the phonemes by adding diacritic symbols. Although still being recognized as a acceptable version of the language, it is barely used.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digraph_(orthography) Digraph] version: This version uses digraphs to sign specifical phonemes. It was dropped in early 1950's, as it didn't solve the main reason why Bogmians abandoned the Protopolyash script in the first place.
Zhoushi, although not officially using it, sometimes used lenghtened marks for vowels and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabic_consonant syllabic consonants]. Those symbols were used in some historical transcripts, but were eventually faded in pre-1950's unification proposals and didn't make it into the official grammar of 1984.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Order
!rowspan=2|Order !!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Letter !!rowspan=2|Name !!colspan=3|Sound in a syllable
!1 !!2 !!3 !!4 !!5 !!6 !!7 !!8 !!9 !!10
!11 !!12 !!13 !!14 !!15 !!16 !!17 !!18 !!19 !!20
|-
|-
![[wikipedia:Capital letters|Majuscule]]
!Beginning !!Middle !!End
|A ||B ||C ||Ч ||D ||Đ ||Ƌ ||E ||Є ||F
|G ||Џ ||H ||Ȝ ||I ||J ||K ||L ||Λ ||M
|-
|-
![[wikipedia:Lower case|Minuscule]]
!1 !![[wikipedia:A|A]] !!a
|a ||b ||c ||ч ||d ||đ ||ƌ ||e ||є ||f
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||a ||colspan=2|ɑ
|g ||џ ||h ||ȝ ||i ||j ||k ||l ||λ ||m
|-
|-
![[wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA Sound]]
!2 !![[wikipedia:B|B]] !!b
|a ||b ||t͡s ||t͡ʃ ||d~ɖ ||ɟ ||d͡z ||ɛ ||e ||f
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|b
|ɡ ||d͡ʒ ||h~ɦ ||x ||i ||j ||k ||l ||ȴ~ʎ ||m
|-
|-
!Order
!3 !![[wikipedia:C|C]] !!c
!21 !!22 !!23 !!24 !!25 !!26 !!27 !!28 !!29 !!30
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ʈ͡s ~ s
!31 !!32 !!33 !!34 !!35 !!36 !!37 !!38 !!39 !!40
|-
|-
![[wikipedia:Capital letters|Majuscule]]
!4 !![[wikipedia:Che (Cyrillic)|Ч]] !!ч
|N ||Ƞ ||O ||Ө ||P ||Q ||R ||Ꝛ ||S ||Ш
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ʈ͡ɕ
|T ||Ꞇ ||Þ ||U ||V ||Ƿ ||X ||Y ||Z ||Ʒ
|-
|-
![[wikipedia:Lower case|Minuscule]]
!5 !![[wikipedia:D|D]] !!d
|n ||ƞ ||o ||ө ||p ||q ||r ||ꝛ ||s ||ш
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=2|d ||ɖ
|t ||ꞇ ||þ ||u ||v ||ƿ ||x ||y ||z ||ʒ
|-
|-
![[wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA Sound]]
!6 !![[wikipedia:D with stroke|Đ]] !!đ
|n ||ɲ ||o ||u͡o ||p ||k͡v~q ||r ||r̝ ||s ||ʃ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=2|ɟ ||ɟə
|t~ʈ ||c ||θ~ð ||u ||v ||w ||k͡s ||y ||z ||ʒ
|-
!7 !![[wikipedia:Ƌ|Ƌ]] !!ƌ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ɖ͡z ~ z
|-
!8 !![[wikipedia:E|E]] !!e
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=2|æ ||ɛ
|-
!9 !![[wikipedia:Ukrainian Ye|Є]] !!є
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||je ||colspan=2|e
|-
!10 !![[wikipedia:F|F]] !!f
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|f
|}
{{col-4}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan=2|Order !!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Letter !!rowspan=2|Name !!colspan=3|Sound in a syllable
|-
!Beginning !!Middle !!End
|-
!11 !![[wikipedia:G|G]] !!g
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ɡ
|-
!12 !![[wikipedia:Dzhe|Џ]] !!џ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ɖ͡ʑ~ʑ
|-
!13 !![[wikipedia:H|H]] !!h
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ɦ~h
|-
!14 !![[wikipedia:Yogh|Ȝ]] !!ȝ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|x~ɣ
|-
!15 !![[wikipedia:I|I]] !!i
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|i~ɪ
|-
!16 !![[wikipedia:J|J]] !!j
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||j~ʝ ||colspan=2|j
|-
!17 !![[wikipedia:K|K]] !!k
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||k~q ||colspan=2|k
|-
!18 !![[wikipedia:L|L]] !!l
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|l
|-
!19 !![[wikipedia:Lambda|Λ]] !!λ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ʎ{{efn|Also possibly [lʲ] in some dialects}}
|-
!20 !![[wikipedia:M|M]] !!m
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|m
|}
{{col-4}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan=2|Order !!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Letter !!rowspan=2|Name !!colspan=3|Sound in a syllable
|-
!Beginning !!Middle !!End
|-
!21 !![[wikipedia:N|N]] !!n
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=2|n~ɳ ||ŋ
|-
!22 !![[wikipedia:N with long right leg|Ƞ]] !!ƞ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=2|ɲ ||ɲʰ
|-
!23 !![[wikipedia:O|O]] !!o
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|o~ɔ
|-
!24 !![[wikipedia:Oe (Cyrillic)|Ө]] !!ө
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ʊ͡ɔ
|-
!25 !![[wikipedia:P|P]] !!p
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|p
|-
!26 !![[wikipedia:Q|Q]] !!q
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||k͡v~k͡w{{efn|Also possibly [ɡ] in some dialects}} ||colspan=2|q
|-
!27 !![[wikipedia:R|R]] !!r
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|r
|-
!28 !![[wikipedia:R rotunda|Ꝛ]] !!ꝛ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ʐ
|-
!29 !![[wikipedia:S|S]] !!s
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|s
|-
!30 !![[wikipedia:Sha (Cyrillic)|Ш]] !!ш
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ɕ~ʃ
|}
{{col-4}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan=2|Order !!colspan=2 rowspan=2|Letter !!rowspan=2|Name !!colspan=3|Sound in a syllable
|-
!Beginning !!Middle !!End
|-
!31 !![[wikipedia:T|T]] !!t
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=2|t ||ʈ
|-
!32 !![[wikipedia:Insular script|Ꞇ]] !!ꞇ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=2|c ||cə
|-
!33 !![[wikipedia:Thorn (letter)|Þ]] !!þ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|θ~ð
|-
!34 !![[wikipedia:U|U]] !!u
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||ʊ ||colspan=2|u
|-
!35 !![[wikipedia:V|V]] !!v
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|v
|-
!36 !![[wikipedia:Wynn|Ƿ]] !!ƿ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|w~ʋ
|-
!37 !![[wikipedia:X|X]] !!x
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|k͡s~g͡z~ə{{efn|X is used as a new form for gender neutral declination for nonbinary pronouns as a suffix with the sound [ə]}}
|-
!38 !![[wikipedia:Y|Y]] !!y
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ɨ~y
|-
!39 !![[wikipedia:Z|Z]] !!z
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|z
|-
!40 !![[wikipedia:Ezh|Ʒ]] !!ʒ
|style="text-align: left;"|'' ||colspan=3|ʑ~ʒ
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{notelist}}


==Phonology==
===Phonology===
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!rowspan="2"<!--style="border-bottom:none; width: 60px; padding-bottom:0; text-align:right;"-->{{diagonal split header|[[wikipedia:Manner of articulation|Manner]]|[[wikipedia:Place of articulation|Place]]}} <!--→-->
!rowspan="2"<!--style="border-bottom:none; width: 60px; padding-bottom:0; text-align:right;"-->{{diagonal split header|[[wikipedia:Manner of articulation|Manner]]|[[wikipedia:Place of articulation|Place]]}} <!--→-->
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'''<big>Bold</big>''' ''are the common sounds, while'' <big>regular</big> ''sounds may happen in dialects and/or in a world for easier pronunciation
'''<big>Bold</big>''' ''are the common sounds, while'' <big>regular</big> ''sounds may happen in dialects and/or in a world for easier pronunciation


=Grammar=
==Grammar==
{{Main|Zhoushi grammar}}
{{Main|Zhoushi grammar}}
The Zhoushi language knows two grammatical numbers, singular and plural (with some remnants of the [[wikipedia:Dual (grammatical number)|Dual number]]) and all 8 Proto-[[Thuado-Thrismaran languages|Thuado-Thrismaran]] grammatical cases:
The Zhoushi language knows two grammatical numbers, singular and plural (with some remnants of the [[wikipedia:Dual (grammatical number)|Dual number]]) and all 8 Proto-[[Thuado-Thrismaran languages|Thuado-Thrismaran]] grammatical cases:
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This system can be still seen for example on the Zhoushi clock faces, which are still using the old system, writing it as 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-ᚴ-ⵒ-ᘐ.
This system can be still seen for example on the Zhoushi clock faces, which are still using the old system, writing it as 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-ᚴ-ⵒ-ᘐ.
===[[Zhoushi grammar#Verbs|Verbs]]===
TBA
=Language examples=
===[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer Lord's prayer]===
Following text shows [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer Lord's prayer] compared to [[Monte Blanco|Belgorian]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_language Slovanic] languages<br>
{| style="border-spacing: 2px; border: 1px solid darkgray;"
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Common language]
! Zhoushi ''(Grapheme)''
! Zhoushi ''(Diacritic)''
! [[Monte Blanco|Belgorian]] ''([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_alphabet Protopolyash])''
! [[Monte Blanco|Belgorian]] ''(Diacritic)''
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_language Slovanic langauge]
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|Our Father in heaven,}}
| Oþчe naш, kitory jesꞇєш na ƞieby,
| Ot́če naš, kitory jesťěš na ňieby,
| ⲟⲧⲕⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲓ, ⲧⲓϣ ⲓⲥⲉϣ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲉⲃϣⲓⲭⲁⲭ,
| Otki naši, tiš iseš na niebšichach,
| Otče náš, ktorý si na nebesiach,
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|hallowed be your name.}}
| mino Tiƿe buđ posviƌeno,
| mino Tiwe buď posvid́eno,
| ⲡⲟⲥⲫⲁⲧⲓⲓ ⲥⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲟ ⲧⲯⲟⲓⲟ,
| Posfatii sa meno Tvoio,
| posväť sa meno Tvoje,
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|Your kingdom come.}}
| Tiƿoje guo pꝛiȝađ,
| Tiwoje guo přiȟaď,
| ⲡⲣⲓⲓⲭⲟⲇⲓⲓ ⲕⲣⲁⲗⲫⲥⲧⲯⲟ ⲧⲯⲟⲓⲟ,
| Priichodii kralfstvo Tvoio,
| príď kráľovstvo Tvoje,
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|Your will be done,}}
| biduч Tiƿuj janџ,
| biduč Tiwuj janǧ,
| ⲃⲓⲓ ⲯⲩⲟⲗⲁ ⲧⲯⲟⲓⲁ,
| bii vuola Tvoia,
| buď vôľa Tvoja,
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|on earth as it is in heaven.}}
| jak v ƞeby, tak aj na zөmi.
| jak v ňeby, tak aj na zǒmi.
| ⲓⲁⲕ ⲯ ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓ, ⲧⲁⲕ ⲁⲓ ⲛⲁ ⲍⲉⲙⲛⲓ.
| iak v niebi, tak ai na zemni.
| ako v nebi, tak i na zemi.
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|Give us this day our daily bread}}
| Ȝilab maш tudejшij divaj mam dƞes
| Ȟilab maš tudejšij divaj mam dňes
| ⲭⲗⲓⲉⲃⲓⲕ ⲛⲁϣ ⲯⲍⲇⲉⲓϣⲁⲓ ⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙ ⲇⲛⲓⲉⲥ
| Chliebik naš daj nam dnies
| Chlieb náš daj nám dnes
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|and forgive us our debts,}}
| aj ƿypujuшꞇaj mam џriȝy maшije,
| aj wypujušťaj mam ğriȟy mašije,
| ⲓ ⲟⲇⲡⲩϣⲧⲓ ⲛⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲉ ⲯⲓⲛⲓⲉ,
| i odpušti nam našie vinie,
| a odpusť nám naše viny,
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|as we also have forgiven our debtors.}}
| jak aj my ƿypujuшamy mašim huoqum.
| jak aj my wypujušamy mašim huoqum.
| ⲓⲁⲕ ⲓ ⲙⲓ ⲟⲇⲡⲩϣⲧⲓⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲙ ⲯⲓⲛⲓⲕⲁⲙ.
| iak i mi odpuštiame našim vinikam.
| ako i my odpúšťame svojim vinníkom.
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|And do not bring us into temptation,}}
| Aj ƞevydaj mas fu pakuшenji,
| Aj ňevydaj mas fu pakušenji,
| ⲓ ⲛⲓⲉⲍⲯⲓⲉⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲯ ⲡⲟⲕⲩϣⲓⲉⲛⲓⲉ,
| I nezvidai nas v pokušenie,
| A neuveď nás do pokušenia,
|-
| {{color|#4B61D1|but rescue us from the evil one.}}
| le zibafuj mas ƿy Jingu.
| le zibafuj mas wy Jingu.
| ⲁⲗⲓⲉ ⲭⲣⲁⲛⲓⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲟⲇ ⲍⲗⲟⲅⲟ.
| ale chrani nas od Zlogo.
| ale zbav nás Zlého.
|}
====Interactive analysis of the prayer====
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Common]:'''<br>
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. Amen.
'''Zhoushi:'''<br>{{Hover title|Father|Oþчe}} {{Hover title|our|maш}}, {{Hover title|which|kitory}} {{Hover title|[you] are|jesꞇєш}} {{Hover title|on [in]|na}} {{Hover title|Heaven|ƞieby}}, {{Hover title|name|mino }} {{Hover title|your|Tiƿe}} {{Hover title|be|buđ}} {{Hover title|hallowed|posviƌeno}}. {{Hover title|Your|Tiƿoje}} {{Hover title|kingdom|guo}} {{Hover title|come|pꝛiȝađ}}. {{Hover title|Be [will]|Biduч}} {{Hover title|your|Tiƿuj}} {{Hover title|will|janџ}}, {{Hover title|as|jak}} {{Hover title|in|v}} {{Hover title|Heaven|ƞieby}}, {{Hover title|[as well]|tak aj}} {{Hover title|on|na}} {{Hover title|earth|zөmi}}. {{Hover title|Bread|Ȝilab}} {{Hover title|our|maш}} {{Hover title|dialy|tudejшij}} {{Hover title|give|divaj}} {{Hover title|us|mam}} {{Hover title|today|dƞes}}. {{Hover title|And|Aj}} {{Hover title|forgive|ƿypujuшꞇaj}} {{Hover title|us|mam}} {{Hover title|sins [debts]|џriȝy}} {{Hover title|our|maшije}}, {{Hover title|how we [as we]|jak aj}} {{Hover title|we|my}} {{Hover title|forgive|ƿypujuшamy}} {{Hover title|our|mašim}} {{Hover title|sinners [debtors]|huoqum}}. {{Hover title|And|Aj}} {{Hover title|do not give us [do not bring us]|ƞevydaj}} {{Hover title|us|mas}} {{Hover title|into [to]|fu}} {{Hover title|temptation [time of trial]|pakuшenji}},<ref>Other version is "(...) {{Hover title|And|Aj}} {{Hover title|do not give [do not allow]|ƞedaj}} {{Hover title|[so we]|abyȝom}} {{Hover title|weren't [aren't]|nebyli}} {{Hover title|given [surrendered]|vydaƞi}} {{Hover title|into [to]|fu}} {{Hover title|temptation [time of trial]|pakuшenji}}, (...)" This version is favored by [[Zhousheng#Kaȝin Christianity|Kaȝin Christians]], while the [[wikipedia:Catholic Church|Catholic Christians]] prefer the version listed above.</ref> {{Hover title|but|le}} {{Hover title|remove [rescue]|zibafuj}} {{Hover title|us|mas}} {{Hover title|from|ƿy}} {{Hover title|the Bad [the evil one]|Jingu}}. {{Hover title|Amen|Amen}}.
'''IPA:'''<br>[oθ.t͡ʃɛ ˈmaːʃ | ˈki.to.rɨ ˈjɛ.scɛʃ na ˈɲie.bɨ | ˈmi.no ˈti.we ˈbuɟ ˈpo.svi.d͡ze.no ‖ ˈti.wo.jɛ guo ˈpr̝̊i.ɣaɟ ‖ ˈbi.dut͡ʃ ˈti.wuj ˈjand͡ʒ | ˈjak ˈfu ˈɲie.by | ˈtak ˈaj ˈna ˈzu͡o.mi ‖ ˈxi.lab ˈmaʃ ˈtu.dɛj.ʃij ˈdi.vaj ˈmaːm ˈdɲɛs ‖ ˈaj wɨ.pu.ju.ʃcaj ˈmaːm ˈd͡ʒiː.xɨ ˈma.ʃi.je | ˈjak ˈaj wɨ.pu.ju.ʃa.mɨ ˈmaʃ.im ˈhu.o.k͡vum. ‖ ˈaj ˈɲɛ.vɨ.daj ˈmaːs ˈfu ˈpa.ku.ʃen.ji | ˈlɛ ˈzi.ba.fuj ˈmaːs ˈwɨ ˈjin.gu ‖ ˈaː.mɛn] [[File:Speaker Icon.svg|13px|link=http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=o%CE%B8.t%CD%A1%CA%83%C9%9B%20%CB%88ma%CB%90%CA%83%20%7C%20%CB%88ki.to.r%C9%A8%20%CB%88j%C9%9B.sc%C9%9B%CA%83%20na%20%CB%88%C9%B2ie.b%C9%A8%20%7C%20%CB%88mi.no%20%CB%88ti.we%20%CB%88bu%C9%9F%20%CB%88po.svi.d%CD%A1ze.no%20%E2%80%96%20%CB%88ti.wo.j%C9%9B%20guo%20%CB%88pr%CC%9D%CC%8Ai.%C9%A3a%C9%9F%20%E2%80%96%20%CB%88bi.dut%CD%A1%CA%83%20%CB%88ti.wuj%20%CB%88jand%CD%A1%CA%92%20%7C%20%CB%88jak%20%CB%88fu%20%CB%88%C9%B2ie.by%20%7C%20%CB%88tak%20%CB%88aj%20%CB%88na%20%CB%88zu%CD%A1o.mi%20%E2%80%96%20%CB%88xi.lab%20%CB%88ma%CA%83%20%CB%88tu.d%C9%9Bj.%CA%83ij%20%CB%88di.vaj%20%CB%88ma%CB%90m%20%CB%88d%C9%B2%C9%9Bs%20%E2%80%96%20%CB%88aj%20w%C9%A8.pu.ju.%CA%83caj%20%CB%88ma%CB%90m%20%CB%88d%CD%A1%CA%92i%CB%90.x%C9%A8%20%CB%88ma.%CA%83i.je%20%7C%20%CB%88jak%20%CB%88aj%20w%C9%A8.pu.ju.%CA%83a.m%C9%A8%20%CB%88ma%CA%83.im%20%CB%88hu.o.k%CD%A1vum.%20%E2%80%96%20%CB%88aj%20%CB%88%C9%B2%C9%9B.v%C9%A8.daj%20%CB%88ma%CB%90s%20%CB%88fu%20%CB%88pa.ku.%CA%83en.ji%20%7C%20%CB%88l%C9%9B%20%CB%88zi.ba.fuj%20%CB%88ma%CB%90s%20%CB%88w%C9%A8%20%CB%88jin.gu%20%E2%80%96%20%CB%88a%CB%90.m%C9%9Bn&voice=Jan]]
===[https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Anterian_World_Assembly#World_Peace_Manifesto World Peace Manifesto]===
[https://iiwiki.us/wiki/Anterian_World_Assembly#World_Peace_Manifesto World Peace Manifesto] is the founding agreement, that formed the [[Anterian World Assembly]]. The document, although being written in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Common] was originally written by [[Mustelaria|Mustelarian]] prime minister Jeliþo Pogөf, a native Zhoushi, who later translated this matterial into Zhoushi. Interactive translation includes the first paragraph of the text:
====Interactive analysis of the manifesto====
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Common]:'''<br>
We, the nations of Anteria, hereby stand together, working together, united and willing to cooperate to reach global peace. We have seen enough deaths, enough suffering, enough pain and enough ruined lives. We came together with a hope and a ideal, that there are things that should be done, there are ways better than war, there is a better way to work with the world.
Therefore, we, form a Anterian World Assembly as equals. Every voice would be heard in this assembly and every voice would be respected. Everyone has right to be heard and everyone has right to be listened to. We came together, not because we are all the same, but because we are different, diverse, and only thing uniting us is our desire to solve problems peacefully.
'''Zhoushi:'''<br>⸿{{Hover title|We|Ny}}, {{Hover title|[the] nations|narody}} {{Hover title|of Anteria|Anterje}}, {{Hover title|[we] stand up|ƿustavame}} {{Hover title|together|pospolu}}, {{Hover title|working|pracujiƌ}} {{Hover title|together|pospolu}}, {{Hover title|united|odnetƞi}} {{Hover title|and|aj}} {{Hover title|willing|ȝoчuƌ}} {{Hover title|to cooperate|spөlupracovaч}} {{Hover title|to reach|k dosaʒenje}} {{Hover title|global|ʒөmskeho}} {{Hover title|peace|santifu}}. {{Hover title|We|Ny}} {{Hover title|[have] seen|viџali}} {{Hover title|too many|pꝛiliш}} {{Hover title|deaths|smrꞇiȝ}}, {{Hover title|too many|pꝛiliш}} {{Hover title|too many|utrpeƞi}}, {{Hover title|too many|pꝛiliш}} {{Hover title|pain|bөlu}} {{Hover title|and|aj}} {{Hover title|too many|pꝛiliш}} {{Hover title|destroyed|zƞiчoniȝ}} {{Hover title|lives|чiƿtu}}. {{Hover title|We|Ny}} {{Hover title|came together|sє sȝromaʒđili}} {{Hover title|with|s}} {{Hover title|a faith|virө}} {{Hover title|and|aj}} {{Hover title|ideal|idealem}}, {{Hover title|that|ʒto}} {{Hover title|there are things|jsu vjeƌi}}, {{Hover title|which|kitore}} {{Hover title|should be|by miaλy byч}} {{Hover title|done|đelane}}, {{Hover title|there are ways|jsu moʒnosꞇi}} {{Hover title|better|lepшє}} {{Hover title|than|neʒ}} {{Hover title|war|vojna}}, {{Hover title|there is a [better] way|je moʒnosꞇ}} {{Hover title|to work|pracovaч}} {{Hover title|with|se}} {{Hover title|[countries]|шtaty}} {{Hover title|[of the] world|zөme}}.
⸿{{Hover title|And|Aj}} {{Hover title|therefore|proto}}, {{Hover title|we|ny}} {{Hover title|create|formujeme}} {{Hover title|[the] Anterian|Anterjiskө}} {{Hover title|World|Zөmskө}} {{Hover title|Assembly|Sȝromaџici}}, {{Hover title|mutually|vzajemƞє}} {{Hover title|to each other|sөbjє}} {{Hover title|equal|ravƞi}}. {{Hover title|Every|Kaʒdy}} {{Hover title|voice|glas}} {{Hover title|will be|bude}} {{Hover title|heard|slyшen}} {{Hover title|in|v}} {{Hover title|[the] Assembly|Sȝromaџici}} {{Hover title|and|aj}} {{Hover title|every|kaʒdy}} {{Hover title|voice|glas}} {{Hover title|will be|bude}} {{Hover title|followed/listened to|ƿyslyшen}}. {{Hover title|We|Ny}} {{Hover title|[ourselves]|sє}} {{Hover title|assembled|sȝromaʒđili}} {{Hover title|no|ƞe}} {{Hover title|because|ʒtobo}} {{Hover title|we|ny}} {{Hover title|are|jesmy}} {{Hover title|[the] same|stejƞi}}, {{Hover title|but|ale}} {{Hover title|because|ʒtobo}} {{Hover title|we|ny}} {{Hover title|are|jesmy}} {{Hover title|different|rөzƞi}}, {{Hover title|diverse|rөzđilƞi}}, {{Hover title|and|aj}} {{Hover title|[the] single/only|ođina}} {{Hover title|thing|vjeƌ}} {{Hover title|us|nas}} {{Hover title|unifying/binding|odneꞇiƌi}} {{Hover title|is|jest}} {{Hover title|[the] desire|þeha}} {{Hover title|to solve|ꝛeшit}} {{Hover title|problems|problemy}} {{Hover title|peacefully|mirovo}}.
'''IPA:'''<br>[nɨ ˈna.ro.dɨ ˈan.te.rʲɛ ˈpu.sta.va.mey ˈpospolu | ˈpra.t͡su.jid͡z ˈpo.sp.olu | ˈod.nɛ.tɲi ˈaj ˈxo.t͡ʃud͡z ˈspu͡o.lu.pra.t͡so.vat͡ʃ k ˈdo.sa.ʒɛn.jɛ ˈʒu͡om.ske.ho ˈsan.ti.fu ‖ ˈnɨ ˈvi.d͡ʒa.li pr̝̊iː.liʃ. ˈsmr.cix | ˈpr̝̊iː.liʃ ˈu.tr.pɛ.ɲiː | ˈpr̝̊iː.liʃ ˈbu͡o.lu aj ˈpr̝̊iː.liʃ ˈzɲi.t͡ʃo.nix ˈt͡ʃiw.tuː ‖ nɨ se ˈsɣro.maʒ.ɟi.li s ˈvi.ru͡o aj ˈi.dɛ.aː.lem | ˈʒto ˈjsu ˈvje.d͡zi | ˈki.to.rɛ ˈby ˈmia.ȴɨ ˈbɨt͡ʃ ˈɟe.la.nɛ | ˈjsu ˈmo.ʒno.sci ˈlɛp.ʃe ˈnɛʒ ˈvoj.na | ˈjɛ ˈmoʒ.nosc ˈpra.t͡so.vat͡ʃ se ˈʃta.tɨ zu͡o.me] [[File:Speaker Icon.svg|13px|link=http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=n%C9%A8%20%CB%88na.ro.d%C9%A8%20%CB%88an.te.r%CA%B2%C9%9B%20%CB%88pu.sta.va.mey%20%CB%88pospolu%20%7C%20%CB%88pra.t%CD%A1su.jid%CD%A1z%20%CB%88po.sp.olu%20%7C%20%CB%88od.n%C9%9B.t%C9%B2i%20%CB%88aj%20%CB%88xo.t%CD%A1%CA%83ud%CD%A1z%20%CB%88spu%CD%A1o.lu.pra.t%CD%A1so.vat%CD%A1%CA%83%20k%20%CB%88do.sa.%CA%92%C9%9Bn.j%C9%9B%20%CB%88%CA%92u%CD%A1om.ske.ho%20%CB%88san.ti.fu%20%E2%80%96%20%CB%88n%C9%A8%20%CB%88vi.d%CD%A1%CA%92a.li%20pr%CC%9D%CC%8Ai%CB%90.li%CA%83.%20%CB%88smr.cix%20%7C%20%CB%88pr%CC%9D%CC%8Ai%CB%90.li%CA%83%20%CB%88u.tr.p%C9%9B.%C9%B2i%CB%90%20%7C%20%CB%88pr%CC%9D%CC%8Ai%CB%90.li%CA%83%20%CB%88bu%CD%A1o.lu%20aj%20%CB%88pr%CC%9D%CC%8Ai%CB%90.li%CA%83%20%CB%88z%C9%B2i.t%CD%A1%CA%83o.nix%20%CB%88t%CD%A1%CA%83iw.tu%CB%90%20%E2%80%96%20n%C9%A8%20se%20%CB%88s%C9%A3ro.ma%CA%92.%C9%9Fi.li%20s%20%CB%88vi.ru%CD%A1o%20aj%20%CB%88i.d%C9%9B.a%CB%90.lem%20%7C%20%CB%88%CA%92to%20%CB%88jsu%20%CB%88vje.d%CD%A1zi%20%7C%20%CB%88ki.to.r%C9%9B%20%CB%88by%20%CB%88mia.%C8%B4%C9%A8%20%CB%88b%C9%A8t%CD%A1%CA%83%20%CB%88%C9%9Fe.la.n%C9%9B%20%7C%20%CB%88jsu%20%CB%88mo.%CA%92no.sci%20%CB%88l%C9%9Bp.%CA%83e%20%CB%88n%C9%9B%CA%92%20%CB%88voj.na%20%7C%20%CB%88j%C9%9B%20%CB%88mo%CA%92.nosc%20%CB%88pra.t%CD%A1so.vat%CD%A1%CA%83%20se%20%CB%88%CA%83ta.t%C9%A8%20zu%CD%A1o.me&voice=Jan]]
===First words from the Moon===
First country to land people on the Moon was [[San Calia]], which successfully got a lunar lander with two people in Mare Unitaris on July 20th, 1967. Calonaut David Russel was the first to touch the surface of the Moon, saying the quote seconds after climbing down the ladder. Interactive translation of the quote:
====Interactive analysis of the first words====
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Common]:'''<br>
We come in the name of San Calia, for Anteria, and for all mankind.
'''Zhoushi:'''<br>
{{Hover title|[We] come|Pꝛiȝazimy}} {{Hover title|in [the]|ve}} {{Hover title|name|minu}} {{Hover title|[of] San Calia|Svekalije}}, {{Hover title|for|pro}} {{Hover title|Anteria|Anterji}}, {{Hover title|and|aj}} {{Hover title|for|pro}} {{Hover title|all [of]|cөle}} {{Hover title|mankind|λuƌitvo}}.
'''IPA:'''<br>[pr̝̊i.xa.zi.mɨ ˈve ˈmi.nu ˈsve.ka.li.je ˈpro ˈan.te.rʲi ˈaj ˈpro ˈt͡su͡o.le ˈȴu.d͡zi.tstvo] [[File:Speaker Icon.svg|13px|link=http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=pr%CC%9D%CC%8Ai.xa.zi.m%C9%A8%20%CB%88ve%20%CB%88mi.nu%20%CB%88sve.ka.li.je%20%CB%88pro%20%CB%88an.te.r%CA%B2i%20%CB%88aj%20%CB%88pro%20%CB%88t%CD%A1su%CD%A1o.le%20%CB%88%C8%B4u.d%CD%A1zi.tstvo&voice=Jan]]
===[[wikipedia:Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook|The Universal Phrase]]===
'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Common]:'''<br>
My hovercraft is full of eels.
'''Zhoushi:'''<br>
{{Hover title|My|Moje}} {{Hover title|hovercraft (literally "floating boat")|vzaшeloџ}} {{Hover title|is|je}} {{Hover title|full|plna}} {{Hover title|[of] eels|voguꝛ}}.


'''IPA:'''<br>[ˈmo.jɛ ˈvza.ʃe.lod͡ʒ ˈje ˈpl̩.naː ˈvo.gur̝̊] [[File:Speaker Icon.svg|13px|link=http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%CB%88mo.j%C9%9B%20%CB%88vza.%CA%83e.lod%CD%A1%CA%92%20%CB%88je%20%CB%88pl%CC%A9.na%CB%90%20%CB%88vo.gur%CC%9D%CC%8A&voice=Jan]]
==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Zhoushi grammar]]
*[[Zhoushi grammar]]
*[[Zhoushi orthography]]
*[[Zhoushi orthography]]
*[[Pustogorian Bogmian language]]
*[[Bogmian language]]
*[[Demographics of Mustelaria]]
*[[Mustelaria]]
*[[Zhousheng]]
*[[Zhousheng]]
*[[Flag of Zhousheng]]
*[[Flag of Zhousheng]]
*[[Sekidean Union]]
*[[Inner Sekidean Union]]
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"Zhoushi language" redirects here. For Zhoushi language as set in its canon in Anteria, see Zhoushi language/Anteria.
Zhoushi
Ʒөшinчina - Ʒөшinƌky jєzyk
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Zhoushi ethnic flag
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Native to
EthnicityZhoushi Slavs
Native speakers
L1: 26,985,000
L2: 4,532,000
FL: 230,000
Standard forms
Great Corpus of the New Zhoushi language
Zhoushi Latin Alphabet
Official status
Official language in
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-1ZS
ISO 639-2ZSG
ISO 639-3ZSG
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The Zhoushi language (Zhoushi: Ʒөшinчina) is a Slavic language with major influence of local languages, that arose as a mixed language or pidgin of sorts in the nation of Zhousheng, a former colonial outpost of Suidenland. It is based on a slavic grammatic and linguistic base, especially inspired by Bogmian, Suiden and Belgorian languages, but has many major influences of other languages located in the region, especially Standard Yu, Preimeai, Mandarin Chinese and Syuba.

History

Comparison with the two former languages

Aspect Bogmian Zhengian Zhoushi
Genders YES NO YES
Clusivity NO YES YES
Vowel length YES NO NO
Syllabicity YES NO YES
Reflexive YES NO YES
Cases YES ??? YES
Dozenal NO YES ???
Indifference NO YES YES

Orthography and phonology

Introduction

The language has a slavic root and grammar, however, unlike other slavic languages, has 8 grammatical cases (other have 7 or 6). Also, there are about 700 Zhengian words in present day Zhoushi language, they are inflected using Bogmian grammar. Old Zhengian, having been descendant out of Prei-Phnom languages, was slowly assimilated into Slavic grammar, having transformed into Slavic Zhengian. Because of the Zhengian accents profilerating, Zhoushi language has 40 unique phonemes, 2 of which are exclusive to Zhoushi language (those are /r̝̊/ (Voiceless alveolar fricative trill)[1] and /ȴ̩/ (Syllabic voiced alveolo-palatal lateral approximant)).

Alphabet

Main article: Zhoushi orthography
A a B b C c Ч ч D d Đ đ Ƌ ƌ E e Є є F f
G g Џ џ H h Ȝ ȝ I i J j K k L l Λ λ M m
N n Ƞ ƞ O o Ө ө P p Q q R r Ꝛ ꝛ S s Ш ш
T t Ꞇ ꞇ Þ þ U u V v Ƿ ƿ X x Y y Z z Ʒ ʒ
  1. ↑ Also possibly [lʲ] in some dialects
  2. ↑ Also possibly [ɡ] in some dialects
  3. ↑ X is used as a new form for gender neutral declination for nonbinary pronouns as a suffix with the sound [ə]

Phonology

Labial Coronal Dorsal Laryngeal
Bilabial Labiodental Linguolabial Dental Alveolar Postal-veolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Nasal m̥
(m) 		m
(m) 		n
(n) 		ɳ
(n) 		ɲ
(ƞ)
Plosive p
(p) 		b
(b) 		t
(t) 		d
(d) 		ʈ
(t) 		ɖ
(d) 		c
(ꞇ) 		ɟ
(đ) 		k
(k) 		g
(g) 		q
(q)
Sibilant affricate t͡s
(c) 		d͡z
(ƌ) 		t͡ʃ
(ч) 		d͡ʒ
(џ) 		ʈ͡ʂ
(ч) 		ɖ͡ʐ
(џ) 		t͡ɕ
(ч) 		d͡ʑ
(џ)
Sibilant fricative s
(s) 		z
(z) 		ʃ
(ш) 		ʒ
(ʒ) 		ʂ
(ш) 		ʐ
(ʒ) 		ɕ
(ш) 		ʑ
(ʒ)
Non-sibilant fricative f
(f) 		v
(v) 		θ
(þ) 		ð
(þ) 		ʝ
(j) 		x
(ȝ) 		ɣ
(ȝ) 		χ
(ȝ) 		h
(h) 		ɦ
(h)
Approximant ʋ
(ƿ) 		j
(j) 		w
(ƿ)
Tap/Flap ɾ̥
(r) 		ɾ
(r)
Trill r̥ (r)
r̝̊ (ꝛ) 		r (r)
r̝ (ꝛ)
Latelar approximant l
(l) 		ȴ
(λ) 		ʟ
(λ)
Tongue position Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i
(i) 		y
(y) 		ɨ
(y) 		u
(u)
Near-close ɪ
(i)
Close-mid e
(є) 		o
(o)
Mid ə
(e)
Open-mid ɛ
(e) 		ʌ
(o) 		ɔ
(o)
Near-open æ
(e) 		ɐ
(a)
Open a
(a) 		ɑ
(a) 		ɒ
(a)
Diphthong a͡u (au) ~ ɛ͡u (eu) ~ e͡u (єu) ~ o͡u (ou) ~ ɔ͡u (ou) ~ u͡o (ө) ~ u͡ɔ (ө) ~ a͡e (ae) ~ a͡i (ai)
Long vowels aː (a) ~ ɛː (e) ~ eː (є) ~ iː (i) ~ ɪː (i) ~ oː (o) ~ ɔː (o) ~ uː (u) ~ ɨː (y)

Bold are the common sounds, while regular sounds may happen in dialects and/or in a world for easier pronunciation

Grammar

Main article: Zhoushi grammar

The Zhoushi language knows two grammatical numbers, singular and plural (with some remnants of the Dual number) and all 8 Proto-Thuado-Thrismaran grammatical cases:

Nouns

The Zhoushi language recognizes 4 grammatical genders and then a set of words with no gender:

  • Masculine
    • Masculine animate - 4 inflection patterns
    • Masculine inanimate - 4 inflection patterns
  • Feminine - 4 inflection patterns
  • Neuter - 4 inflection patterns
  • Indifferent (that is not a gender, but a lack of gender) - 2 inflection patterns

Adjectives

There are 4 inflection patterns for adjectives, being a combination of hard/soft and descriptivity/possessivity:

  • Descriptive soft
  • Descriptive hard
  • Possessive soft
  • Possessive hard

In the declinations of adjectives, Vocative has merged with Nominative.

Pronouns

The Zhoushi language has following pronouns:

Singular
  • Ja (GEN Miƞe) - I/Me
  • Ty (GEN Tebe) - You
  • Өn (GEN Ƞej/Jego/Jeho) - He/Him
  • Өna (GEN Ƞi/Jej) - She/Her
  • Өno (GEN Өnogo/Өnoho) - It/Its
  • Өnu (GEN Ƞij/Joj) - They/Them
  • ACC Se (GEN Sebe) - -self
Plural
  • Ny (GEN Nas) - Inclusive we
  • Vy (GEN Vas) - You
  • Oni (GEN Ƞiȝ/Jiȝ) - They/Them (masculine)
  • Ony (GEN Ƞeȝ/Jeȝ) - They/Them (feminine)
  • Ona (GEN Ƞєȝ/Oƞєȝ) - They/Them (neuter + indifferent)
  • My (GEN Mas) - Exclusive we
  • ACC Sє (GEN Sєbe) - -selfves

Numbers

Until 1970's, Zhousheng used dozenal numerical system, substituting 10 a 11 with ᚴ and ⵒ. The last symbol used was so called "Cyclic symbol", which was used for twelve-step cycles and sets of twelve parts, which was written as ᘐ.

This system can be still seen for example on the Zhoushi clock faces, which are still using the old system, writing it as 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-ᚴ-ⵒ-ᘐ.

See also

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  1. ↑ Note: this phoneme is present in other two Kento-Polyash languages: Velnotian and Ulevan
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