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Jalovan
Jaⱶlöviꞩ - Jaⱶlövȧ dialekt
"A Goral Wedding" at Dom Ludowy Theatre.jpg
Traditional Jalovan folklore festival
Pronunciation/jɑː.lœ.vaˑ/ Speaker Icon.svg
Native to Walneria
EthnicityJalova Walnerians
Native speakers
L1: ~3,450
L2: ~110
FL: >50
Latin alphabet
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
9 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
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The Jalov dialect (Jalovan: Jaⱶlövȧ dialekt; Walnerian: Jaloviss dialekt), alternatively named the Jalov language (Jalovan: Jaⱶlövȧ ẜpꝛaⱶħ; 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

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

Alphabet

Jalovan alphabet table

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 I i Į į J j K k L l M m
N n O o Ö ö P p Q q R r ꝛ 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 I Į J K L M N O Ö P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Minuscule a ȧ ä ą b c d e ė f g h ħ i į j k l m n o ö p q r ſ s ß § t u v w x y z
IPA Sound a
ɑ

ɑˑ
æ ã
ɑ̃
b k d ɛ
e
əˑ
ɛˑ
f ɡ h
ɦ
x
ɣ
◌ː
◌̩
i
ɪ
ĩ
ɪ̃
j k l m n ɔ
o
œ
ø
p k͡v r z ʃ
ɕ
s t u f v k͡s y
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

The Jalova dialect has three variants of the letter H, which are used to denote different sounds:

Short vowels

Ȧȧ Ėė
Ȧȧ Ėė

The extra-short/short vowels developed from Early New High Dolch digraph ER and syllables including a syllabic consonant. In Walnerian, the ER digraph is written as Ŕ and is pronounced rather as a syllabic [ʁ̩] than a vowel proper. Jalovan recognized 2 short vowels:

Nasal vowels

Ąą Įį
Ąą Įį

The nasal vowels developed from Early New High Dolch digraphs EI and AU. In Walnerian, the EI digraph remained phonetically the same, only changing in orthography and AU digraph developed phonetically into Ó [ɔː]. In Jalovan, however, under the influence of especially Dazhdin linguistic enclave in the area, the two vowel clusters developed into nasal sounds:

  • AU into Ą ([ɑʊ̯] → [ɑ̃]). Comparison may be the Dolch word "Aufbau" [ˈaʊ̯fˌbaʊ̯] (construction) and its Jalovan counterpart "Ąfbą" [ˈɑ̃fˌbɑ̃ː]
  • EI into Į ([aɪ̯] → [ɪ̃]). Comparison may be the Dolch word "Eisfrei" [ˈaɪ̯sfʁaɪ̯] (devoid of ice) and its Jalovan counterpart "Įsfrį" [ˈɪ̃sfrɪ̃ː]

If the nasal vowel is on the end of the word, it is automatically pronounced as long.

Grammar

TBA

Examples

TBA