Zaginai [ZGN]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Zaginai
Zaginai, or γui ζaγinai, is the language of the Ginai people (γinai). They control the majority of the Lintang, which contains incredibly fertile farmland. Its phonology is somewhat similar to the North Zalintang languages due to areal effects, particularly contact with Rhanakya. It is the primary language of spoken in the Lintang, with minority populations in the Rhana region.
The Lintang is, of course, part of the Céakali. As an Akalic province, it was known as Yaílintang; this name has been adapted to Zalintang, and the republic which has governed the region since the fall of the Akalic Republic is referred to as the Gui Ciaciilintangi. The Gui Ciaciilintangi claims the Lintang and the mountains surrounding it as its territory, but the Southern Plateau is effectively stateless, instead being run by the traditional Gimaal tribes. The Gimaal have successfully defended their lands against several attempts at invasion by the Gui Ciaciilintangi.
The Lintang is, of course, part of the Céakali. As an Akalic province, it was known as Yaílintang; this name has been adapted to Zalintang, and the republic which has governed the region since the fall of the Akalic Republic is referred to as the Gui Ciaciilintangi. The Gui Ciaciilintangi claims the Lintang and the mountains surrounding it as its territory, but the Southern Plateau is effectively stateless, instead being run by the traditional Gimaal tribes. The Gimaal have successfully defended their lands against several attempts at invasion by the Gui Ciaciilintangi.
Language family relationships
Language treeZalintang
⤷ Proto-Zalintang
⤷ South Zalintang
⤷ Ginan
⤷ Zaginai
⤷ Proto-Zalintang
⤷ South Zalintang
⤷ Ginan
⤷ Zaginai
[view] About ZalintangMajor pre-Akalix languages of the West, still spoken in Rhana, Ginai, and large swaths of the Akalic South. Connected to the Gobi-Raimak languages in the Lintang-Raimak macrofamily.
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||||
Nasal | m̥ | m | n n̥ | [ɲ]1 | (ŋ) | |||||||||||||
Plosive | p [pʰ]2 | [b]3 | t [tʰ]4 | [d]5 | [c]6 [cʰ]7 | [ɟ]8 | k [kʰ]9 | [g]10 | ʔ | |||||||||
Fricative | f | v11 | θ12 | ð13 | s | [ɕ]14 | [ç]15 | [ʝ]16 | x | ɣ | ||||||||
Affricate | t͡s | [t͡ɕ]17 | ||||||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||
Lateral fricative | ɬ | |||||||||||||||||
Trill | r r̥ | ʀ ʀ̥ |
Blends | k͡s | p͡s |
- allophone of /ŋ/
- allophone of /f/
- allophone of /v/
- allophone of /θ/
- allophone of /ð/
- allophone of /k/
- allophone of /x/
- allophone of /ɣ/
- allophone of /x/
- allophone of /ɣ/
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- allophone of /s/
- allophone of /x/
- allophone of /ɣ/
- allophone of /t͡s/
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i i: | u u: | ||
Open | a a: |
Polyphthongs | ai | au |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Zaginai. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
ZaginaiOrthography | |||||||||
a Aa /a/ | á AA aa /a:/ | β Bb /v/, [b] | ' Cc /ʔ/ | δ Dd /ð/, [d] | f Ff /f/1 | γ Gg /ɣ/, [g], [ʝ], [ɟ] | ĝ Ĝĝ /ɣ/2 | i Ii /i/ | í II ii /i:/ |
x Jj /x/3 | g Kk /k/, [c] | k KH kh /x/, [kʰ], [ç], [cʰ] | l Ll /l/ | l" LH lh /ɬ/ | m Mm /m/ | m" MH mh /m̥/ | n Nn /n/ | n" NH nh /n̥/ | b Pp /p/ |
p PH ph /f/, [pʰ] | bs PS ps /p͡s/ | ŕ Ŕŕ /ʀ/ | r Rr /r/ | ŕ" ŔH ŕh /ʀ̥/ | r" RH rh /r̥/ | s Ss /s/, [ɕ] | d Tt /t/ | t TH th /θ/, [tʰ] | u Uu /u/ |
ú UU uu /u:/ | v Vv /v/4 | ξ Xx /k͡s/ | ζ Zz /t͡s/, [t͡ɕ] | ð Ðð /ð/5 | þ Þþ /θ/6 | ŋ Ŋŋ /ŋ/7, [ɲ] | |||
✖ Unknown alphabetical order |
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- In Rhanakyan loanwords
- loan words only
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How reflexives and reciprocals work in Zaginai
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22-Jun-18 01:28Borrowings from Old Rhanakya to Old Zaginai
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22-Jun-18 01:16Lessons (1)