Shoonese [XHO]
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Language type
A posteriori
Place & SpeakersShoonese is spoken by a population of 2,271,231 in Shoonia.
Species
Human/humanoid
Sample of Shoonese[view] / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Sbrikai tien manjin, Katjuska sbrikadë dobro. / / Sbrikai tien manjin, Katjuska sbrikadë dobro. / -- / / / / / / / / / / / / / --
As the buds of pears and apples blossom, / Over the river swiftly whirl the fog. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / Came out strolling, singing by the river / About a silver eagle on the steppes. / About her beloved whom she closely treasures, / About the one whose letters she had saved. / About her beloved whom she closely treasures, / About the one whose letters she had saved. / Oh you, song, the singing of a maiden, / Soar behind the brightly shining sun. / To the soilder at the far frontlier, / Tell this man, Katyusha says hi. / To the soilder at the far frontlier, / Tell this man, Katyusha says hi. / -- / Let his memories show a simple woman, / Let him hear her tender, loving song, / Let him guard his beloved motherland, / And Katyusha shall keep their love safe. / Let him guard his beloved motherland, / And Katyusha shall keep their love safe. / As the buds of pears and apples blossom, / Over the river swiftly whirl the fog. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / --[view all texts]
As the buds of pears and apples blossom, / Over the river swiftly whirl the fog. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / Came out strolling, singing by the river / About a silver eagle on the steppes. / About her beloved whom she closely treasures, / About the one whose letters she had saved. / About her beloved whom she closely treasures, / About the one whose letters she had saved. / Oh you, song, the singing of a maiden, / Soar behind the brightly shining sun. / To the soilder at the far frontlier, / Tell this man, Katyusha says hi. / To the soilder at the far frontlier, / Tell this man, Katyusha says hi. / -- / Let his memories show a simple woman, / Let him hear her tender, loving song, / Let him guard his beloved motherland, / And Katyusha shall keep their love safe. / Let him guard his beloved motherland, / And Katyusha shall keep their love safe. / As the buds of pears and apples blossom, / Over the river swiftly whirl the fog. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / Came out strolling, a woman named Katyusha, / Down the steep and rocky rivers slope. / --[view all texts]
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||||||
| Plosive | p [pʰ] | b | t [tʰ] | d | k [kʰ] | g | ||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | [z] | ʃ | x | [h] | |||||||||
| Affricate | t͡s [t͡sʰ] | d͡z | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | k͡x | |||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||
| Approximant | [ɹ̥] | [ɹ] | j | w | ||||||||||||
| Trill | r̥ | r | ||||||||||||||
| Blends | ks |
| Vowels | Front | Near- front | Central | Back | ||||
| Close | i | y | u | |||||
| Near-close | [ɪ] | [ʏ] | ||||||
| Close-mid | e | ø | o | |||||
| Mid | ə [ə] | |||||||
| Open-mid | [ɛ] | [œ] | [ɔ] | |||||
| Near-open | æ | [ɐ] | ||||||
| Open | ɑ | |||||||
| Polyphthongs | [ɐw] | ʊw | ɑj | [ɔw] | iə | oj | [ɔj] | ow | ɑw | [ɐj] |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Shoonese. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 ShooneseOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
| Aa/ɑ/, [ɐ] | Ää/æ/, [ɛ] | Bb/b/ | Cc//1 | Dd/d/ | Ee/e/, [ɛ] | Ëë/ə/ | Ff/f/ | Gg/g/ | Hh/x/, [h] | Ii/i/, [ɪ] |
| Jj/j/ | Kk/k/, [kʰ] | Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | Oo/o/, [ɔ] | Öö/ø/, [œ] | Pp/p/, [pʰ] | Qq/k/, [kʰ]2 | Rr/r/, [ɹ] | Ss/s/, [z] |
| SK sk/ʃ/ | Tt/t/, [tʰ] | Uu/u/, [ə] | Üü/y/, [ʏ] | Vv/v/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/ks/ | Yy/y/, [ʏ] | Zz/t͡s/, [t͡sʰ] | ||
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | ||||||||||
- only in diagraphs 'ch' and 'kch'
- loan words only
