Sidonijan [SIDO]
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Language type
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Place & SpeakersSidonijan is spoken in Confederation of Sidonija.
Species
Human/humanoid
About Sidonijan
Asediinu (also known as Sidonijan in English) is the native and official language of the Sidonijan (Hasiduuli) people. They mostly live in the Confederation of Sidonija (Sidóŋkalo), a country on the west coast of the continent of Latimaʒo, on Rajumo, the Sidonijan homeworld. Sidonijan is ultimately descended from Proto-Akari-Besoxan and is from the Proto-Akari-Sidonijan branch specifically.
Sidonija was the birthplace and home of Mabol the Great, the founder of one of the most significant religions in Rajumo, Mabolism, as well as the first King-Emperor of one of the most powerful Sidonijan states, the Holy Kingdom of Sidonija. As such, Sidonijan spread across Latimaʒo and became a religious language, the preferred language for Mabolist rituals. Sidonija used to be a thalassocracy infamous for its naval prowess, so Asediinu became a lingua franca for merchants, who called it “the golden language”. Today, Asediinu is one of the most spoken languages in Rajumo.
Sidonija was the birthplace and home of Mabol the Great, the founder of one of the most significant religions in Rajumo, Mabolism, as well as the first King-Emperor of one of the most powerful Sidonijan states, the Holy Kingdom of Sidonija. As such, Sidonijan spread across Latimaʒo and became a religious language, the preferred language for Mabolist rituals. Sidonija used to be a thalassocracy infamous for its naval prowess, so Asediinu became a lingua franca for merchants, who called it “the golden language”. Today, Asediinu is one of the most spoken languages in Rajumo.
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Language family relationships
Language treeAkari-Besoxan
⤷ Proto Akari-Besoxan
⤷ Old Akari-Sidonijan
⤷ Classical Sidonijan
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Sidonijan
⤷ Proto Akari-Besoxan
⤷ Old Akari-Sidonijan
⤷ Classical Sidonijan
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SidonijanPhonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | [ɴ]1 | ||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||||||||||||
| Fricative | [ɸ]2 | [v]3 | θ | ð4 | s | z5 | ɕ | ʑ | x | [χ]6 | ||||||||
| Affricate | t͡s | d͡z | t͡ɕ | d͡ʑ | ||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | ɹ7 | j | w | |||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||||||||
- allophone of /ŋ/
- allophone of /θ/
- allophone of /ð/
- /θ/ before long vowels or when in contact with /ð/
- /s/ before long vowels or when in contact with /z/
- allophone of /x/
- /ɾ/ before long vowels and when geminated
| Vowels | Front | Central | Near- back | Back | ||||
| Close | i | y | [ɨ]1 | [ʉ]2 | u | |||
| Near-close | ʊ | |||||||
| Close-mid | e | ø | o | |||||
| Mid | [e̞]3 | ə | [o̞]4 | |||||
| Open-mid | ɛ | [ʌ]5 | ɔ | |||||
| Near-open | [æ]6 | |||||||
| Open | a | [ä]7 | [ɑ]8 | |||||
- allophone of /i/
- allophone of /u/
- allophone of /e/
- allophone of /o/
- /ə/ when stressed, allophone of /ə/
- allophone of /a/
- /ə/ when lengthened, allophone of /a/
- /ɔ/ when lengthened, allophone of /ɔ/
Syllable StructureAsydiinu has a (C1)(M)V(C2) syllable structure. “C1” is the onset, “M” is the medial, “V” is the vowel, and “C2” is the coda. “C1” is any consonant, with some exceptions. The onset and medial cannot be the same sound, and some other onset-medial combinations are not allowed (/ml/, /mr/, /nl/, /nr/, /jw/, /jr/, /ɾw/, /ɾl/). /w/ cannot be the onset when next to any medial; /w/ cannot be next to /u/ or /o/, and /j/ cannot be next to /i/ or /y/, in any situation.
“M” is /w j l ɾ/. /w/ can labialize the onset, and /j/ can palatalize the onset, potentially shifting the onset consonant’s sound ([n] → [ɲ], [l] → [ʎ], etc). “V” is any short or long vowel in the current harmony. Two short vowels can appear next to each other across syllables, but a long vowel cannot be a cross-syllable vowel. /y/ and /i/ cannot be next to each other in any situation.
“C2” can be any nasal or liquid, and most fricatives: /m n ŋ l ɾ ð s ɕ ʑ/. Coda consonants can be geminated, and are held longer than non-geminated consonants. Gemination is phonemic and is independent of vowel length.
“M” is /w j l ɾ/. /w/ can labialize the onset, and /j/ can palatalize the onset, potentially shifting the onset consonant’s sound ([n] → [ɲ], [l] → [ʎ], etc). “V” is any short or long vowel in the current harmony. Two short vowels can appear next to each other across syllables, but a long vowel cannot be a cross-syllable vowel. /y/ and /i/ cannot be next to each other in any situation.
“C2” can be any nasal or liquid, and most fricatives: /m n ŋ l ɾ ð s ɕ ʑ/. Coda consonants can be geminated, and are held longer than non-geminated consonants. Gemination is phonemic and is independent of vowel length.
Stress informationAsydiinu is a pitch-accent language with non-phonemic stress. Stressed vowels have a higher pitch and are slightly louder than unstressed vowels, which have the default pitch. Stressed consonants are lightly aspirated.
With two-syllable words, the initial syllable is stressed if the word ends with a consonant, and the ultimate syllable is stressed if the word ends with a vowel. In words with three or more syllables, the penultimate syllable is stressed by default.
However, if a long vowel is present anywhere in a word, it will be automatically stressed, no matter which syllable it is in. If a word has more than one long vowel, the one farthest to the right will be stressed, and the rest will have secondary stress.
With two-syllable words, the initial syllable is stressed if the word ends with a consonant, and the ultimate syllable is stressed if the word ends with a vowel. In words with three or more syllables, the penultimate syllable is stressed by default.
However, if a long vowel is present anywhere in a word, it will be automatically stressed, no matter which syllable it is in. If a word has more than one long vowel, the one farthest to the right will be stressed, and the rest will have secondary stress.
OtherProsody:
A Sidonijan foot is usually amphibrachic (maximum of three syllables and penultimate stress), and is built from left to right. Extra syllables are not footed, or either become an iamb (two syllables with ultimate stress) or a trochee (two syllables with initial stress). The rightmost foot has primary stress, with the rest having secondary stress.
A Sidonijan foot is usually amphibrachic (maximum of three syllables and penultimate stress), and is built from left to right. Extra syllables are not footed, or either become an iamb (two syllables with ultimate stress) or a trochee (two syllables with initial stress). The rightmost foot has primary stress, with the rest having secondary stress.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Sidonijan. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| SidonijanOrthography [edit] | ||||||||
| Aa/a/ | Ëë/ə/ | Ii/i/ | Üü/y/ | Ee/ɛ/ | Éé/e/ | Öö/ø/ | Uu/u/ | Úú/ʊ/ |
| Oo/o/ | Óó/ɔ/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | Ŋŋ/ŋ/ | Ll/l/ | Rr/ɾ/ | Jj/j/ | Vv/w/ |
| Pp/p/ | Tt/t/ | Kk/k/ | Bb/b/ | Dd/d/ | Gg/g/ | Cc/t͡ɕ/ | Ċċ/d͡ʑ/ | Hh/x/ |
| Ss/s/ | Ṡṡ/z/1 | Xx/ɕ/ | Zz/t͡s/ | Żż/d͡z/ | Đđ/ð/2 | Ŧŧ/θ/ | Ʒʒ/ʑ/ | |
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | ||||||||
- /s/ before long vowels or when in contact with /z/
- /θ/ before long vowels or when in contact with /ð/
