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{{Infobox language
| name            = Esonian
| name            = Esonian
| altname          = 遥島語
| altname          = -遥島語
| nativename       =  
| nativename       =  
| acceptance      =
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| region          =
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| creator          =
| creator          =
| created          = 1884 AD
| created          =
| setting          =
| setting          =
| ethnicity        = [[Culture of Esonice|Esonians]]
| ethnicity        = [[Culture of Esonice|Esonians]]
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| familycolor      = Altaic
| familycolor      = Altaic
| fam1            = [[wikipedia:Japonic languages|Proto-Yanese]]
| fam1            = [[wikipedia:Japonic languages|Proto-Yanese]]
| fam2            = [[wikipedia:Japonic languages|Early Esonian]]
| fam2            = -- <!-- up to fam15 -->
| fam3            = [[wikipedia:Japonic languages|Old Velisian]]
| fam3            =  
| fam4            = [[wikipedia:Japonic languages|Middle Velisian]]<!-- up to fam15 -->
| fam4            =  
| protoname        =
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| ancestor        =  
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| stand2          = <!-- up to stand6 -->
| stand2          = <!-- up to stand6 -->
| dialects        = 67 recognised dialects
| dialects        = 70 recognised dialects
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Esonian, also known as Modern Esonian or Modern Velisian or just Velisian, is a [[Alharu|West Alharun]] {{wp|language|language}} located in the [[Esonian archipelago|Esonian archipelago]] where it is primarily spoken by --- speakers. It is the {{wp|national language|official national language}} of [[Esonice|Esonice]], Sushindo, Jinshu, Vikeda and Zushiri. It is widely accepted by academics that Esonian is a member of the {{wp|Japonic languages|Yanese language family}}, however it is also argued that it is a member of the {{wp|Slavic languages|Slavic language family}} due to phonological, lexical and grammatical similarities and historical connections.  
Esonian, also known as Modern Esonian or sometimes Velisian, is a [[Alharu|West Alharun]] {{wp|language|language}} predominantly spoken by the inhabitants of [[Esonian archipelago|Esonian archipelago]]. It is the {{wp|national language|official national language}} of [[Esonice|Esonice]]. Esonian is part of the {{wp|Japonic languages|Yanese language family}}. However, Esonian has significant {{wp|Stratum (linguistics)|influence}} from Proto-Slavic a source and bares similarities to many modern day {{wp|Slavic languages|Slavic languages}} in [[Argis|Argis]] lexically, grammatically and phonologically to varying degrees.  


==History==
==History==
===Reform of 1884===


==Phonology==
==Phonology==


===Vowels===
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Oral
!
! {{wp|Front vowel|Front}}
! {{wp|Central vowel|Central}}
! {{wp|Back vowel|Back}}
|-
! {{wp|Close vowel|Close}}
| {{wp|Close front unrounded vowel|i}}
|
| {{wp|Close_back_rounded_vowel#Close_back_compressed_vowel|u}}
|-
! {{wp|Mid vowel|Mid}}
| {{wp|Open-mid front unrounded vowel|ɛ}}
|
| {{wp|Open-mid back rounded vowel|ɔ}}
|-
! {{wp|Open vowel|Open}}
|
| {{wp|Open central unrounded vowel|ä}}
|}
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Nasal
!
! {{wp|Front vowel|Front}}
! {{wp|Central vowel|Central}}
! {{wp|Back vowel|Back}}
|-
! {{wp|Mid vowel|Mid}}
| {{wp|Nasal vowel|ɛ̃}}
|
| {{wp|Nasal vowel|ɔ̃}}
|-
! {{wp|Open vowel|Open}}
|
| {{wp|Nasal vowel|ã}}
|}
|}
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
===Vowels===
====Nasal vowels====


{{Esonice}}
{{Esonice}}

Revision as of 19:13, 1 May 2022

Esonian
-遥島語
Native to Esonice
EthnicityEsonians
Proto-Yanese
  • --
    • Esonian
Dialects70 recognised dialects
Mixed scripts
Official status
Official language in
 Esonice
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-1ES
ISO 639-2ESO
ISO 639-3ESO
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Esonian, also known as Modern Esonian or sometimes Velisian, is a West Alharun language predominantly spoken by the inhabitants of Esonian archipelago. It is the official national language of Esonice. Esonian is part of the Yanese language family. However, Esonian has significant influence from Proto-Slavic a source and bares similarities to many modern day Slavic languages in Argis lexically, grammatically and phonologically to varying degrees.

History

Phonology

Vowels

Oral
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Open ä
Nasal
Front Central Back
Mid ɛ̃ ɔ̃
Open ã

Consonants