Ziromnian language
| Ziromnian | |
|---|---|
| ziromñazequo | |
| Pronunciation | /ziromɲazekʷɔ/ |
| Native to | Ziromnia |
| Ethnicity | Ziromnian |
Native speakers | 390,000,000 (2025) |
Okchon
| |
Early forms | |
| Ziromnian (Ziromnian alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Ziromnia |
| Regulated by | Zequo eña Ziromiña in an advisory capacity |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | zm |
| ISO 639-2 | zrx (B) zmn (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | zmn |
Ziromnian is an Okchon language spoken by about 390,000,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Ziromnia, where it is the national language.
Ziromnian is part of the Omnic languages, which evolved from several dialects of Celisequo on the western coast of Lake Okchon after the collapse of the Okchon Empire in the 3rd century. The oldest systematic written use of the language happened in Rodmond, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Ziromnia, in the 7th century. The conquests of the Ziromnian Empire helped spread Ziromnian influences around the entire Western Okchon area, most notably in Vuisese.
Ziromnian is a descendant of Celisequo, and has one of the smaller degrees of difference from it (about 20%) alongside Reunic and Empireedian. Around 85% of modern Ziromnian vocabulary is derived from Celisequo, including Celisequo borrowings from Essuzic. It is also one of the most taught foreign languages throughout the world.
History
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Classification
Ziromnian is a member of the Omnic languages, along with other large languages such as Ixoleco and Vuisese. Along with the rest of the Omnic languages, Ziromnian is descended from Celisequo, specifically the Cellenic dialect.
According to the Telinguan Compendium, lexical similarity is 90% with Vuisese, 88% with Ixoleco, 82% with Empireedian, and 75% with Aelandian. However, these numbers are disputed, and the number with Aelandian suposedly was taken from a biased sample.
Scholars dispute whether or not Vuisese is a separate language from Ziromnian or not. The two are phonetically distinct, however the vast majority of words are shared. Most Ziromnian scholars consider the languages distinct, however a fair amount of international scholars do not.
Geographic Distribution
Ziromnian is an official language of Ziromnia and Xuzilvuis and is spoken fluently by the majority of the countries' populations. Ziromnian is also used in administration and official documents in the Okchon Alliance.
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Languages and Dialects
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Post- alveolar/ palatal |
Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||||||||
| Stop | p | b | t | d | k | ɡ | ʔ | |||||
| Affricate | t͡s | d͡z | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | ||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | θ | ð | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | x | ɣ | ||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||
| Lateral | l | ʎ | ||||||||||
| Trill | ʙ̥ | ʙ | t̪͡r̪̥ | d̪͡r̪̥ | r | |||||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| Close | i | y | u | |
| Near-close | ɪ | ʏ | ||
| Mid | e | ø | ə | o |
| Open | a | |||
Words
Conversation
Note: the plural form of verbs could also be used as an extremely formal (for example to noble people in monarchies) singular form (see royal we).
| English (loquotimaña) | Ziromnian (ziromñazequo) | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Éa | /ˈea/ |
| No | Ãne | /ˈaune/ |
| Of course! | ¡Ñatrequozzo! | ˌɲatɾeˈkʷod͡zo |
| Hello! | ¡Io! (informal) / ¡Euri ias! (semi-formal) | /ˈjo/; /ˌeuɾˈias/ |
| How are you? | ¿Quarã euri? (informal) / ¿Quar å euri allefi? (formal) / ¿Quarã eurif? (plural) | /ˌkʷaɾau ˈeuɾi/; /ˌkʷar‿ao euɾi aʎeʃi/ /ˌkʷaɾau ˈeuɾiʃ/ |
| Good morning! | Buongiorno! (= Good day!) | /ˌbwɔnˈdʒorno/ |
| Good evening! | Buonasera! | /ˌbwɔnaˈsera/ |
| Good night! | Buonanotte! (for a good night sleeping) / Buona serata! (for a good night awake) | /ˌbwɔnaˈnɔtte/ /ˌbwɔna seˈrata/ |
| Have a nice day! | Buona giornata! (formal) | /ˌbwɔna dʒorˈnata/ |
| Enjoy the meal! | Buon appetito! | /ˌbwɔn‿appeˈtito/ |
| Goodbye! | Arrivederci (general) / Arrivederla (formal) / Ciao! (informal) | (listen) /arriveˈdertʃi/ |
| Good luck! | Buona fortuna! (general) | /ˌbwɔna forˈtuna/ |
| I love you | Ti amo (between lovers only) / Ti voglio bene (in the sense of "I am fond of you", between lovers, friends, relatives etc.) | /ti ˈamo/; /ti ˌvɔʎʎo ˈbɛne/ |
| Welcome [to...] | Benvenuto/-i (for male/males or mixed) / Benvenuta/-e (for female/females) [a / in...] | /benveˈnuto//benveˈnuti//benveˈnuta/ /benveˈnute/ |
| Please | Per favore / Per piacere / Per cortesia | (listen) /per faˈvore/ /per pjaˈtʃere/ /per korteˈzia/ |
| Thank you! | Grazie! (general) / Ti ringrazio! (informal) / La ringrazio! (formal) / Vi ringrazio! (plural) | /ˈɡrattsje/ /ti rinˈɡrattsjo/ |
| You are welcome! | Prego! | /ˈprɛɡo/ |
| Excuse me / I am sorry | Mi dispiace (only "I am sorry") / Scusa(mi) (informal) / Mi scusi (formal) / Scusatemi (plural) / Sono desolato ("I am sorry", if male) / Sono desolata ("I am sorry", if female) | /ˈskuzi/; /ˈskuza/; /mi disˈpjatʃe/ |
| Who? | Chi? | /ki/ |
| What? | Che cosa? / Cosa? / Che? | /kekˈkɔza/ or /kekˈkɔsa/ /ˈkɔza/ or /kɔsa/ /ˈke/ |
| When? | Quando? | /ˈkwando/ |
| Where? | Dove? | /ˈdove/ |
| How? | Come? | /ˈkome/ |
| Why / Because | Perché | /perˈke/ |
| Again | Di nuovo / Ancora | /di ˈnwɔvo/; /anˈkora/ |
| How much? / How many? | Quanto? / Quanta? / Quanti? / Quante? | /ˈkwanto/ |
| What is your name? | Come ti chiami? (informal) / Qual è il suo nome? (formal) / Come si chiama? (formal) | /ˌkome tiˈkjami/ /kwal ˈɛ il ˌsu.o ˈnome/ |
| My name is... | Mi chiamo... | /mi ˈkjamo/ |
| This is... | Questo è... (masculine) / Questa è... (feminine) | /ˌkwesto ˈɛ/ /ˌkwesta ˈɛ/ |
| Yes, I understand. | Sì, capisco. / Ho capito. | /si kaˈpisko/ /ɔkkaˈpito/ |
| I do not understand. | Non capisco. / Non ho capito. | (listen) /non kaˈpisko/ /nonˌɔkkaˈpito/ |
| Do you speak English? | Parli inglese? (informal) / Parla inglese? (formal) / Parlate inglese? (plural) | (listen) /parˌlate inˈɡleːse/ (listen) /ˌparla inˈɡlese/ |
| I do not understand Italian. | Non capisco l'italiano. | /non kaˌpisko litaˈljano/ |
| Help me! | Aiutami! (informal) / Mi aiuti! (formal) / Aiutatemi! (plural) / Aiuto! (general) | /aˈjutami/ /ajuˈtatemi/ /aˈjuto/ |
| You are right/wrong! | (Tu) hai ragione/torto! (informal) / (Lei) ha ragione/torto! (formal) / (Voi) avete ragione/torto! (plural) | |
| What time is it? | Che ora è? / Che ore sono? | /ke ˌora ˈɛ/ /ke ˌore ˈsono/ |
| Where is the bathroom? | Dov'è il bagno? | (listen) /doˌvɛ il ˈbaɲɲo/ |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? | /ˌkwanto ˈkɔsta/ |
| The bill, please. | Il conto, per favore. | /il ˌkonto per faˈvore/ |
| The study of Italian sharpens the mind. | Lo studio dell'italiano aguzza l'ingegno. | /loˈstudjo dellitaˈljano aˈɡuttsa linˈdʒeɲɲo/ |
| Where are you from? | Di dove sei? (general, informal)/ Di dove è? (formal) | /di dove ssˈɛi/ /di dove ˈɛ/ |
| I like | Mi piace (for one object) / Mi piacciono (for multiple objects) | /mi pjatʃe/ /mi pjattʃono/ |
Question words
| English | Italian[1][2] | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| what (adj.) | che | /ke/ |
| what (standalone) | cosa | /ˈkɔza/, /ˈkɔsa/ |
| who | chi | /ki/ |
| how | come | /ˈkome/ |
| where | dove | /ˈdove/ |
| why, because | perché | /perˈke/ |
| which | quale | /ˈkwale/ |
| when | quando | /ˈkwando/ |
| how much | quanto | /ˈkwanto/ |
Time
| English | Ziromnian | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| today | oeþoluz | /oeθˈoluz/ |
| yesterday | çaloluz | /t͡ʃalˈoluz/ |
| tomorrow | xatenoluz | /k͡satenˈoluz/ |
| second | ocuþes | /seˈkondo/ |
| minute | tuenimo | /miˈnuto/ |
| hour | uroi | /ˈora/ |
| day | oluz | /ˈdʒorno/ |
| week | hevioluz | /settiˈmana/ |
| month | õdem | /ˈmeze/, /ˈmese/ |
| year | arre | /ˈanno/ |
Numbers
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| English | Ziromnian | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| one hundred | hequita | /ˈtʃɛnto/ |
| one thousand | asudoþa | /ˈmille/ |
| two thousand | asudoþaduo | /ˌdueˈmila/ |
| two thousand (and) twenty (2020) | asudoþaduodequaduo | /dueˌmilaˈventi/ |
| one million | mega | /miˈljone/ |
| one billion | γiga | /miˈljardo/ |
| one trillion | tera | /ˈmilleˈmiˈljardi/ |
Days of the week
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | lunedì | /luneˈdi/ |
| Tuesday | martedì | /marteˈdi/ |
| Wednesday | mercoledì | /ˌmerkoleˈdi/ |
| Thursday | giovedì | /dʒoveˈdi/ |
| Friday | venerdì | /venerˈdi/ |
| Saturday | sabato | /ˈsabato/ |
| Sunday | domenica | /doˈmenika/ |
Months of the year
| English | Italian | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| January | gennaio | /dʒenˈnajo/ |
| February | febbraio | /febˈbrajo/ |
| March | marzo | /ˈmartso/ |
| April | aprile | /aˈprile/ |
| May | maggio | /ˈmaddʒo/ |
| June | giugno | /ˈdʒuɲɲo/ |
| July | luglio | /ˈluʎʎo/ |
| August | agosto | /aˈɡosto/ |
| September | settembre | /setˈtɛmbre/ |
| October | ottobre | /otˈtobre/ |
| November | novembre | /noˈvɛmbre/ |
| December | dicembre | /diˈtʃɛmbre/ |
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- ↑ Danesi, Marcel (2008). Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian Grammar, Premium Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-1-259-58772-6.
- ↑ "Collins Italian Dictionary | Translations, Definitions and Pronunciations". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.