Domian Dialects
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Domian is a language with 3 major dialect groups that form a dialect continuum. Here is a table of dialects in Domian and which group they belong to
| Dialect(English name) | Dialect(Domian name) | Dialect(Native name) | Dialect Code | Dialect Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucraise(Lucraese) | Lucraisi | Lucraisë | A11 | Lucraic |
| Cursattu | Curzattu | Crësatu | A12 | Lucraic |
| Gallirian | Callirianu/Gallirianu | Gallærianu | A21 | Lucraic |
| Ropelian | Ropelianu | Ropeliano | A22 | Lucraic |
| Saccerese(Standard Domian) | Saccerisi | Saccerisi | (B10) | Saccernic |
| Pitzilunan(Pitzilunic) | Pitzilunu | Pitzilunu | B11 | Saccernic |
| Capisan(Capisano) | Capisanu | Cappisanne | C11 | Capisanic |
| Irmallan | Irmallanu | Ermallene | C12 | Capisanic |
| Issarese | Issarisi | Essärese | C21 | Capisanic |
Lucraic dialects get the name from the city of Lucra. The dialects in this group share these features:
-use of "c’habiri" for there is instead of "c'essiri"
-loss of articles
-generally vso or sov
-neuter merging with masculine
-formation of plural with s
-"d" is read as "d' instead of "r" like other dialects
-consonant clusters "nz", "rz" and "lz" becoming "ns", "rs" and "ls" instead
-initial "d" and "b" becoming "nd" and "mb" sometimes
-initial "cch" becomes "pl"
-use of "-ssimu" suffix to form superlatives.
Below are some features only shared or existing in some Lucraic dialects
-"r" read like an English "r" (Lucraise, Cursattu)
-"ddh" being pronounced as "ð" (Lucraise, Cursattu)
-"ddh" being pronounced as "d" (Gallirian, Ropelian)
-"th" being pronounced as "θ" (Lucraise, Cursattu)
-Final "i" being pronounced as "ə" (Lucraise)
-Final "i" disappearing (Cursattu)
-Voicing of initial consonants (Gallirian)
-Sometimes "i" becoming "e" (Gallirian, Ropelian)
-Sometimes "u" becoming "o" (Ropelian)
-Sometimes "e" being pronounced as "æ" (Gallirian)
-"h" being pronounced as "h", unlike other dialects where it is silent(Lucraise, Cursattu, Gallirian)
-Double consonants become single (Cursattu, Gallirian, Ropelian)
Intervocalic s -> z (Ropelian)
-"qu" and "c' before "i" and "e" becoming q (ipa: c͡ç) (Lucraise, Cursattu, Gallirian)
Final s -> i
Burgonnian(All of Burgonnia) - ð -> dð, palatalisation of e, ʃ and z -> ʒ, t͡ʃ and ts -> d͡ʒ, r remains as r c͡ç -> g
Menzudomian (All of Menzudomia) - ʃ -> ʒ, t͡ʃ -> d͡ʒ, ð -> j, r remains as r c͡ç -> g
Ritusian(All of Ritusia) - j -> ɟ͡ʝ, ʃ -> z, t͡ʃ -> dz, r remains as r, c͡ç -> q, rough consonants, ch read as x
Ebbisinese(All of Ebbisinia) - v -> w, nasalisation, r -> ʒ, rz -> ʒ:, ð and ɟ͡ʝ -> d͡ʒ, c͡ç and j -> ʝ, final o becomes o
Tasnan(All of Tasna) - final s -> h, silenced vowels between unvoiced consonants, r may become ʐ
Vossinan(All of Vossina) - v -> b, stressed o -> ue, labialisation in b, p and m before u and o, r: pronounced as r, r pronounced as r in consonant clusters
Fuorsan(All of Fuorz) - Final u dropped, final ə -> e
Trastoran(All of Trastora) - s before another consonant and final s -> ʃ
Armannian(All of Armannia) - Double consonants
Virgontan(All of Virgonta) - o -> u
Tormanan(All of Tormana) - v -> f
Western Cursattu(All of Olinnu, Nastoa and Luijoci) - final dropped ë -> i, ð -> tt, double consonants, bb -> pp, dd -> tt, originally stressed vowels become long vowels, stress falls on the first syllable, has æ, y and ø, rolled r
Strific (All of Striflus and Piumbiu) - c -> h, g -> ɦ, intervocalic t -> θ
Talibo(All of Zuttaliba and Taliba) - o -> ø, aspirated consonants at the beginning of the sentence, f and v become p and b
Tracan (All of Traca) - r in consonant clusters become i, interconsonant o becomes u
Aijouan (All of Aijoua) - ei and ai -> e, creaky vowels when nasalised
Tzerbinese (All of Tzerbinu) - tz -> s, initial voiced consonants become unvoiced
Bannarian (All of Bannaria) - ia and iu -> ea and eo, ei -> ai
Pitzilunan is a Saccerese dialect, meaning that it shares a similar grammatical structure and other features such as the pronunciation of "ddh" with standard Domian. However, here are some differences that are unique to Pitzilunan:
- loss of geminated "r"
-"a" becoming more open
- uses articles "su", "sa" and "si"
-"r" before a consonant becoming "i"
-Stressed "e" and "o" becoming ie and uo
Capisanic dialects get the name from the city of Capisanu. The dialects in this group share these features:
-"ggh" becoming "ʎ:"
-"ddh: becoming "l:"
-Final "t" and "s" disappearing
-Loss of noun cases
-Most unstressed vowels becoming "ə"
-Palatalisation of "c" and "g" before"i"and "e" into "ʃ" and "ʒ"
-Palatalisation of "cc" and "gg" before"i"and "e" into "t͡ʃ" and "d͡ʒ"
-"ti" becoming "t͡si"
-Sometimes "b" being pronounced as "b" instead of "v" like other dialects
-Generally vso or svo
-Simplification of "kʷ" into "k"
-"z" being pronounced as "s"
-Disappearing of infinitive ending -ri
-Latin "pl", "bl" and "cl" (Domian "pr", "br", and "cr") becoming "pi", "bi" and "ki"
-"nc", "mp" and "nq" becoming "ng", "mb" and "ng"
Below are some features only shared or existing in some Capisanic dialects
-"tr" and "dr" being read with a rolled r (Capisan, Issarese)
-Aspirated consonants (Irmallan)
-Use of articles "o", "a" and "e" (Capisan, Irmallan)
-Use of articles "lu", "la" and "li" (Issarese)
-"s" becoming "ʃ" before "t" and "p" (Capisan, Irmallan)
-Narrow "a", "e" and "o" (Issarese)
-Voicing of initial consonants (Issarese)
-"d" is read as "d" instead of "r" like other dialects (Issarese)
-Diphthongnisation (Issarese)
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