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''' | '''Sinjenich''' (Moonchildish) is an [[Albic]] language of the [[Low Elvish]] group. Its speakers, the ''Moonchildren'' ('''Sinjen''', sg. '''Senjan'''), are nomadic [[Elves (The Elvenpath)|Elves]]. Their language is strongly influenced, especially in vocabulary, by Shelta and Romani. Otherwise, it is very close to [[Avalonian]]. | ||
==Dialects== | ==Dialects== | ||
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The main phonological differences between these areas are: | The main phonological differences between these areas are: | ||
* The alveolar affricates '''ts''', '''dz''' occur only in Eastern | * The alveolar affricates '''ts''', '''dz''' occur only in Eastern Sinjenich. | ||
* The postalveolar affricates '''tsh''' [tʃ], '''dzh''' [dʒ] occur only in Eastern and Southwestern | * The postalveolar affricates '''tsh''' [tʃ], '''dzh''' [dʒ] occur only in Eastern and Southwestern Sinjenich. | ||
* The front rounded vowels '''ø''', '''y''' occur only in Northwestern | * The front rounded vowels '''ø''', '''y''' occur only in Northwestern Sinjenich. | ||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||
[[Category:Albic languages]] | [[Category:Albic languages]] | ||
[[Category:Atla]] | [[Category:Atla]] | ||
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| Sinjenich Sinjenich | |
| Spoken in: | Europe |
| Timeline/Universe: | The Elvenpath |
| Total speakers: | ca. 5,000 |
| Genealogical classification: | Hesperic
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| Basic word order: | VSO |
| Morphological type: | fusional |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | active-stative |
| Created by: | |
| Jörg Rhiemeier | 2001- |
Sinjenich (Moonchildish) is an Albic language of the Low Elvish group. Its speakers, the Moonchildren (Sinjen, sg. Senjan), are nomadic Elves. Their language is strongly influenced, especially in vocabulary, by Shelta and Romani. Otherwise, it is very close to Avalonian.
Dialects
There are three main dialect areas:
- Northwestern: British Isles, northern France, Low Countries, Germany, northern Switzerland, northern Austria, Scandinavia
- Southwestern: Iberian peninsula, southern France, Italy
- Eastern: Poland, Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, former Yugoslavia, Rumania, Baltic states, Belarus, Ukraine
The main phonological differences between these areas are:
- The alveolar affricates ts, dz occur only in Eastern Sinjenich.
- The postalveolar affricates tsh [tʃ], dzh [dʒ] occur only in Eastern and Southwestern Sinjenich.
- The front rounded vowels ø, y occur only in Northwestern Sinjenich.
