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{{Infobox language
 
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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Quavinoi ([[w:Ethnonym|ethnonym]]: Ḱavino [[Help:IPA|[kʷavino]]]) is the official language of the Quivan republic, but is also spoken as a minority language in Mareta (official language: Maretan) and in the Setivi Free state (official language: Slevin). Quavinoi is the language of the pleb and the language used in national broadcasts and in music
, whereas Sikalon is the language of the kings and of the higher-classes. The origin of this language is relatively unknown, even though one of the most well-known theories about the provenance of this language is that it could come from '''Ǵarinārḱe''', which is one the prophets of the Quinvan religion that, according to the sayings, brought the sacred speech to the old Quanivian people, who interpreted the text as they understood it.


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===Vowel inventory===
===Vowel inventory===
The vowel inventory of Quavinoi is quite simple, even though most studies don't really agree on the real vowel inventory of the language.
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! Close
| i || u
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! Mid
| ɛe̯ || ɔə̯
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! Open
| colspan="2" | ɑ~a
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|+ Evieltō estimation (2009)
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! !! Front !! Back
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! Close
| i || u
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! Mid
| ɛ || ʌ̜
|-
! Open
| colspan="2" | ɑ
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|+ Siḱara estimation (2017)
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! !! Front !! Back
|-
! Close
| iy̯ || u
|-
! Mid
| ɛ || ɔ̜
|-
! Open
| colspan="2" | ɑ
|}
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===Consonant inventory===
===Consonant inventory===
===Syllable structure===
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====Intonation====
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===Orthography===
===Orthography===
===Phonotactics===
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==Example texts==
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 18 January 2025

Quavinoi
Ḱavino
Pronunciation[kʷavino]
Created byAenil2
Date2025
Native toQuivan Republic, Mareta
Dialects
  • Quivan dialect
  • Maretan dialect
  • City dialect
  • Setivian dialect
Official status
Official language in
Quivan Republic
Recognised minority
language in
Mareta, Setivi Free state
Regulated byḰavino sireǵin

Introduction

Quavinoi (ethnonym: Ḱavino [kʷavino]) is the official language of the Quivan republic, but is also spoken as a minority language in Mareta (official language: Maretan) and in the Setivi Free state (official language: Slevin). Quavinoi is the language of the pleb and the language used in national broadcasts and in music , whereas Sikalon is the language of the kings and of the higher-classes. The origin of this language is relatively unknown, even though one of the most well-known theories about the provenance of this language is that it could come from Ǵarinārḱe, which is one the prophets of the Quinvan religion that, according to the sayings, brought the sacred speech to the old Quanivian people, who interpreted the text as they understood it.

Phonology

Vowel inventory

The vowel inventory of Quavinoi is quite simple, even though most studies don't really agree on the real vowel inventory of the language.

Raunēir estimation (1992)
Front Back
Close i u
Mid ɛe̯ ɔə̯
Open ɑ~a
Evieltō estimation (2009)
Front Back
Close i u
Mid ɛ ʌ̜
Open ɑ
Siḱara estimation (2017)
Front Back
Close iy̯ u
Mid ɛ ɔ̜
Open ɑ

Consonant inventory

Syllable structure

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Orthography

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Nouns

Adjectives

Verbs

Adverbs

Particles

Derivational morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

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