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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
=== Overview === | === Overview === | ||
Standard Ivili has traditionally operated under a {{wp|Verb–subject–object word order}} (VSO), and this has been true for the entirety of the languages existence. | Standard Ivili has traditionally operated under a {{wp|Verb–subject–object word order}} (VSO), and this has been true for the entirety of the languages existence. It is also worth noting that in Ivili, {{wp|Possession}} is typically ordered possessee before possessor. The Ivili language has five grammatical cases, and typically relies heavily on context to determine singularity, plurality, and depending on the sentence, tenses. Ivili has just seventeen phonemes, making the language the simplest of the four that are native to the Şotīko archipelago. | ||
=== Alphabet === | === Alphabet === | ||
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| Ivili | |
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| Şotī Ekuşemīn | |
| Pronunciation | /aɪdʒaɪlaɪ/  |
| Native to | |
| Region | Şotīko Archipelago in Olivacia |
| Ethnicity | Stonish |
Native speakers | L1: 3,200,000+ (2018) L2: 4,335,000+ FL: 25,000+ |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ivl |
| Linguasphere | TBA |
| File:TBA | |
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History
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Geographic distribution
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Classification
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Regional variants
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Comparison to sister languages
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Phonology
Overview
Standard Ivili has traditionally operated under a Verb–subject–object word order (VSO), and this has been true for the entirety of the languages existence. It is also worth noting that in Ivili, Possession is typically ordered possessee before possessor. The Ivili language has five grammatical cases, and typically relies heavily on context to determine singularity, plurality, and depending on the sentence, tenses. Ivili has just seventeen phonemes, making the language the simplest of the four that are native to the Şotīko archipelago.
Alphabet
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Phonetics
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | Laryngeal | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bilabial | Labiodental | Linguolabial | Dental | Alveolar | Postal-veolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | |||||||||||||
| Nasal | m (m) |
n (n) |
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| Plosive | p (p) |
b (b) |
t (t) |
d (d) |
k (k) |
g (g) |
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| Sibilant affricate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sibilant fricative | s (s) |
ʃ (ш) |
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| Non-sibilant fricative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j (j) |
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| Tap/Flap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latelar approximant | l (l) |
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| Tongue position | Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |||||
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| Close | u (u) | |||||||||
| Near-close | ||||||||||
| Close-mid | e (є) |
o (o) | ||||||||
| Mid | ||||||||||
| Open-mid | ||||||||||
| Near-open | ||||||||||
| Open | ||||||||||
| Diphthong | e͡i (ei) ~ a͡i (ai) | |||||||||
Grammar
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