Dezaking [NCO]
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Registered by
Rowe on 5 September 2016
Language type
A priori
Place & SpeakersDezaking is spoken in Congaval.
Species
Human/humanoid
About Dezaking
Dezaking was originally spoken on Dezaking Island in southwestern 
Congaval. After the country first united, Dezaking was chosen as the lingua franca.
Congaval. After the country first united, Dezaking was chosen as the lingua franca.
Sample of Dezaking[view] Áxeui niáx-á-s kis nowám theki áxeui niáx-ám-a yek.
Why have many Cheez-Its when you can have one Cheez-Them?[view all texts]
Why have many Cheez-Its when you can have one Cheez-Them?[view all texts]
Language family relationships
[view] About MaedimSpoken in the Congaval area.
[view] Kobëgn (Cobenan)The Cobenan dialect is spoken in the Cobena region. It originated after the Dezaking language spread to Cobena and took some elements from the Cobenan language.
[view] Evän (Evanese)The Evanese dialect is spoken in mainland Evanja (Evändzsä) and parts of eastern Mirozda. It originated after Dezaking spread to Evanja and took influence mainly from the Evanese and East Miroz languages, with some influence from nearby languages.
[view] Wisif (Island)The Island dialect is the standard form of Dezaking and is the most common dialect. It originated on Dezaking Island near modern-day Dezaking City.
[view] Miroz (Miroz)The Miroz dialect is spoken in the Mirözdä region (called Mirozda in Miroz), mainly in the western part. It originated after Dezaking spread to Mirozda. This dialect is the closest to mainland Madim languages.
[view] Netsin (Nechin)The Nechin dialect is spoken on Nechin Island and parts of southeast Evanja (especially in Lachaun County) and eastern Dezaking Island. This dialect took influence from the Nechin language along with Lachauni (spoken in Lachaun County) and Tanaki (spoken on Dezaking Island).
[view] Si Ểk (Si-Yekéan)Si-Yeké is spoken on Yeké island. Si-Yeké is almost a creole between Dezaking and Yekéan and is the most unique Dezaking dialect. It is the only dialect with a complex tone system.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p pʰ | ᵐb | t tʰ | ⁿd | k | ᵑg | q | ʔ | ||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | ʃ | x | ʁ | |||||||||||
| Affricate | t͡s | k͡x | ||||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||
| Lateral fricative | ɬ | |||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | ɹ | j | w | |||||||||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | ī i̋ | ȳ y̋ | ú ù | |
| Close-mid | ē e̋ | ø̄ ø̋ | ó ò | |
| Open | á à | |||
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Dezaking. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 DezakingOrthography | |||||||||||
| Ph ph/pʰ/ | Pp/p/ | Bb/ᵐb/ | Th th/tʰ/ | Tt/t/ | Dd/ⁿd/ | Kk/k/ | Gg/ᵑg/ | Ff/f/ | Vv/v/ | Ss/s/ | Zz/z/ |
| Sl sl/ɬ/ | Xx/ʃ/ | Jj/k͡x/ | Ng ng/ŋ/ | Cc/t͡s/ | Ll/l/ | Rh rh/ɹ/ | Ww/w/ | Qq/q/ | Qh qh/ʔ/ | Hh/x/ | Rr/ʁ/ |
| Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | Aa/à/ | Ee/ē/ | Ii/ī/ | Oo/ò/ | Uu/ù/ | Öö/ø̄/ | Üü/ȳ/ | Yy/j/ | ||
| ✔ Shown in correct order | |||||||||||
