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Sésjall (SAY-shəl; natively Siészal-ŋió /s(ʲ)eːʃalˠ ŋ(ʲ)oː/ 'Sésjall language'; ŋó is from Middle Chinese 語) is a Sino-Xenic language official in Lõis's Japan. It's inspired by Irish, Arabic and Farsi.

Stress: first long vowel in stem, if no long vowel in stem then initial

Middle Chinese -t > -l/-ll

No initial clusters

Todo

ngallkké = laurel

míllay = future

mansé [mænʲˈsʲeː] = "long live", "hurrah!"

Sino numbers: laŋ, il, yí, ssám, ssí, ŋŋó, lúk, sil, ffél, kú, djif, djifil, djifyí, djifssám, djifssí, djifŋŋó, ... (djifssám, djifssí often become djiffám, djiffí)

100: fak /fak/

1000: sin /s(ʲ)ɪn/

10000: man /man/

Tjúŋŋkkuk = China

Yillffun = Japan

Yullnnam = Vietnam

Lláŋyé = Rangya

Phonology

Consonants

p(p) b(b) m(m) f(f) v(v) t(t) d(d) n(n) s(s) z(z) tj dj sj zj k kk g gg x xx h w y l(l) /p(ˠ) b(ˠ) m(ˠ) f(ˠ) v(ˠ) t(ˠ) d(ˠ) n(ˠ) s(ˠ) z(ˠ) tʃ dʒ ʃ ʒ k q g ɢ x χ h w j l(ˠ)/

Double letters represent emphatic consonants.

Initial /l(ˠ)/ is not allowed in native words.

Old Sésjall had many complicated clusters such as pt, tpx-.

Vowels

a i u á í ú é ó ay aw /æ~ɑ ɪ ʊ æ:~ɑ: i: u: e: o: aj aw/

Orthography

Sino orthography

Sésjall is written in a mixture of native, phonetic characters (in which each character represents one morpheme and encodes the phonetics) and Xxánzzí [χɑːnˠzˠɰiː], or Chinese characters, for Sinoxenic loans.

Sample texts

ttúŋttaŋ or béŋttaŋ = equal

UDHR

Kúf jínkianá fialayád bászéla dżíjúżalatián sunŋiémiczy ginlíxa czuldih túŋtaŋżalah. Jínkianá liszaŋiczy liáŋsimé diaxtóbatián, ózáhigidь xiéŋdiéajud siaŋzínúlь haŋdúŋkiadaxs dżakah.

TRANSCRIPTION:

Phonemicː /quːfˠ jiːnʲkʲanaː fʲalˠajaːdˠ bˠaːʃeːlˠa dʒiːjuːʒalˠataːn sˠunʲŋeːmʲitʃi ginʲlʲiːχa tʃulʲdʲih tˠuːɴtˠaŋʒalˠah. jiːnʲkʲanaː lʲiʃaŋʲitʃi lʲaːŋʲsʲimʲeː dʲaχtˠoːbʲatʲaːn, oːzˠaːhigʲidʲ xeːŋdʲeːajudˠ sʲaŋzʲiːnʲuːlʲ haŋˠdˠuːŋkadʲaxsʲ dʒaqah/

Phoneticː [quːfˠ ˈjiːnʲkʲɛnæː ˈfʲalˠəjæːdˠ ˈbˠɑːʃeːlˠə ˈdʒiːjuːʒælˠɑtæːn sˠʊnˈŋeːmʲitʃi gʲinʲˈlʲiːχə ˈtʃulʲdʲɪh ˈtˠuːɴtˠɑŋʒælˠɑh. ˈjiːnʲkʲɛnæː ˈlʲiʃæŋʲɪtʃɪ ˈlʲæːŋsʲɪmʲeː dʲæχˈtˠoːbʲɛtæːn, ˈoːzˠɑːhɪgʲɪdʲ ˈxeːŋdʲeːjæjudˠ sʲæŋˈzʲiːnʲuːlʲ hæŋˠˈdˠuːŋkædʲæxsʲ ˈdʒæqɑh]

GLOSS:

kkúff yínkan-á fallay-ádd bbásj-élla djíyú-zjalla-tán ssunŋém-itji ginlí-xxa tjuld-ih ttúŋttaŋ-zjall-ah. Yínkan-á lisjaŋ-itji láŋsim-é daxxtt-óba-tán, ózzáh-igid xéŋdéáy-udd saŋzín-úl haŋddúŋ-ka-daxs djakk-ah.

all human-TOP be_born-ATTR time-from free-STAT-CONJ dignity-and right-DAT fasten-PASS.NOMZ [i.e. concerning] equal-STAT-PRES. human-TOP rationality-and conscience-ACC receive-PST-CONJ mutual-ADV brotherly_love-GEN spirit-INST act-do-only_if become-PRES.

TRANSLATION:

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

One accent: [kuːʍ ɳiːɲcɛnʲæː fʲɛɫɔjaːrˠ baːʂəːɫɑ ɖʐɨːjʉːʂɜɾˠɑːn sˠʊnɲeːmʲɪʈʂʊ ɟɪnʲlʲiːχːɔ ʈʂʊrʲdʲɪh tˠuːŋtˠɔŋʂɜɾˠɔh]