Senian language
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| Senian language | |
|---|---|
| език сеньскі jezyk sieński | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈjezɨk ˈsʲenʲskʲi] |
| Native to | Senia Parts of Pelemia |
| Region | Worldwide (Senian diaspora) |
| Ethnicity | Senians Elsians |
Native speakers | c. 26 million |
Auressian
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Early forms | |
| Dialects | |
| Albanic, Sabarian (Senian alphabet) | |
| Senian Sign Language | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Senia |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Senian (/ˈsɛniən/; Senian: език сеньскі, romanised jezyk sieński [ˈjezɨk ˈsʲenʲskʲi], or simply сеньскі, romanised sieński [ˈsʲenʲskʲi]) is an Auressian language belonging to the West Ludic languages alongside Lassian, Ornish and Elsian.
Classification
History
Geographic distribution
Standards
Dialects
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Syllable structure
Prosody
Orthography
Albanic alphabet
Senian uses an Albanic alphabet consisting of 37 characters.
А Б В Г Д Е Ё Ж З Ѕ И Й І Ї К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ў Ф Х Ц Ч Џ Ш Щ Ъ Ь Э Ю Я
а б в г д е ё ж з ѕ и й і ї к л м н о п р с т у ў ф х ц ч џ ш щ ъ ь э ю я
Sabarian alphabet
There is an official Sabarian alphabet for Senian, although it is not the official alphabet of the Senian language. It differs from the traditional Sabarian alphabet as it was used in Coravia prior to the creation of modern-day Senia in several ways, including the usage of ⟨V⟩ instead of ⟨W⟩, the usage of ⟨L/Ĺ⟩ instead of ⟨Ł/L⟩ and the treating of the soft counterparts of /t/ and /d/ as soft /t/ and /d/ rather than soft /t͡s/ and /d͡z/ (represented in the spelling as ⟨Ŧ⟩ and ⟨Đ⟩ rathern than ⟨Ć⟩ and ⟨DŹ⟩ now). In regards to the spelling of the retroflex series, the official Senian alphabet uses diacritics in the Ornish tradition (č, š, ž) rather than the Lassian tradition (cz, sz, ż), though palatalisation is spelled as in Lassian with the addition of characters for /lʲ/ and /rʲ/: ⟨Ĺ⟩ and ⟨Ŕ⟩. The Albanic characters ⟨Ѕ⟩, ⟨Џ⟩ and ⟨Щ⟩ are represented with digraphs ⟨DZ⟩, ⟨DŽ⟩ and ⟨ŠČ⟩.
A B C Č D Đ E F G H I Ï J K L Ĺ M Ń O P R Ŕ S Ś Š T Ŧ U Ŭ V Z Ź Ž
a b c č d đ e f g h i ï j k l ĺ m ń o p r ŕ s ś š t ŧ u ŭ v z ź ž