Jalov dialect

Jalovan
Jaⱶlöviꞩ - Jaⱶlövȧ dialekt
Pronunciation	/jɑː.lœ.vaˑ/
Native to	Walneria
Ethnicity	Jalova Walnerians
Native speakers	L1: ~3,450 L2: ~110 FL: >50
Language family	Euro-Argisian Dolchic West Dolchic High Dolch Walnerian Jalovan
Writing system	Latin alphabet
Official status
Recognised minority language in	19 Jalovan villages: Jalov (Jaⱶlöv) Cilsdorf (Zilsdorf) Himperk (Hįmberg) Semilë (ẞemilė) Lóssice (Loⱶẜitz) Ófhaim (Ąfhįm) Ssloiŕ (Ꞩloiⱶr) Bórkúm (Bąrkuⱶm) Dítanó (Ditȧ§dorf)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

The Jalov dialect (Jalovan: Jaⱶlövȧ dialekt; Walnerian: Jaloviss dialekt), alternatively named the Jalov language (Jalovan: Jaⱶlövȧ ẜpraⱶħ; Walnerian: Jaloviss sproch), shorthand name being Jalovan (Jalovan: Jaⱶlöviꞩ; Walnerian: Jaloviss), is considered either to be the most distinct and linguistically furthest dialect of the Walnerian language or its own language of High Dolch family.

It is primairly spoken in the area of the middle age Dolchic linguistic enclave around Jalov, currently being used in 9 villages in the region.

Linguistic island

Walnerian name	Jalovan name	Percentage of Jalovans	Population	Region
Jalov	Jⱶalöv	58%		Lómane
Cilsdorf	Zilsdorf	93%		Ŕezënfeld
Himperk	Hįmberg	88%		Lómane
Semilë	ẞemilė	68%		Lómane
Lóssice	Loⱶẜitz	53%		Lómane
Ófhaim	Ąfhįm	66%		Ŕezënfeld
Ssloiŕ	Ꞩloiⱶr	85%		Ŕezënfeld
Bórkúm	Bąrkuⱶm	90%		Lómane
Dítanó	Ditȧ§dorf	78%		Ŕezënfeld
Libice	Lįbitz	44%		Lómane
Rálskov	Raⱶlßką	42%		Ŕezënfeld

Alphabet

See also: Walnerian orthography

The Jalovan dialect uses its own orthography.

A a	Ȧ ȧ	Ä ä	Ą ą	B b	C c	D d	E e	Ė ė	F f
G g	H h	Ħ ħ	Ⱶ ⱶ	I i	Į į	J j	K k	L l	M m
N n	O o	Ö ö	P p	Q q	R r	S ſ s	Ꞩ ẜ ꞩ	ẞ ß §	T t
U u	V v	W w	X x	Y y	Z z

Phonology

Order	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27		28		29		30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Majuscule	A	Ȧ	Ä	Ą	B	C	D	E	Ė	F	G	H	Ħ	Ⱶ	I	Į	J	K	L	M	N	O	Ö	P	Q	R	S		Ꞩ		ẞ		T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
Minuscule	a	ȧ	ä	ą	b	c	d	e	ė	f	g	h	ħ	ⱶ	i	į	j	k	l	m	n	o	ö	p	q	r	ſ	s	ẜ	ꞩ	ß	§	t	u	v	w	x	y	z
IPA Sound	a ɑ	aˑ ɑˑ	æ	ã ɑ̃	b	k	d	ɛ e	əˑ ◌̩	f	ɡ	h ɦ	x	◌ː	i ɪ	ĩ ɪ̃	j	k	l	m	n	ɔ o	œ ø	p	k͡v	r	z		s		ʃ ɕ		t	u	f	v	k͡s	y yː	t͡s

Letters S and its miniscules

Sſs Ꞩẜꞩ ẞߧ
Sſs Ꞩẜꞩ ẞߧ

The letter S and its derivatives have two miniscule variants, which are used depending on their location in the word. Unlike Walnerian language, which has preserved the miniscule differentiation only within the Fraktur orthography, Jalovan alphabet uses the miniscule differentiation independent of the script used.

The miniscules are often named the "Short" (kurz) and "Long" (lang), and are written by the following rule:

• Long S (ſ; ẜ; ß) is written on the beggining or the middle of a syllable
  • Example: Raiſe; Maẜiⱶne; Roⱶße
• Short S (s; ꞩ; §) is written on the end of a syllable, or in foreign loanwords and interjections
  • Example: Mesnįg; Voⱶꞩsain; Moⱶ§

Letters H and its derivatives

Hh Ħħ Ⱶⱶ
Hh Ħħ Ⱶⱶ

TBA

Short vowels

Ȧȧ Ėė
Ȧȧ Ėė

TBA

Nasal vowels

Ąą Įį
Ąą Įį

TBA

Grammar

TBA

Examples

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