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'''Tselsanthe''' (<small>Standard Tselsanthe:</small> ''Ɂokʷ-sʼəlsɂãtᶿeɂ'', literally 'the way we speak'), historically known as '''Northern Ru''', is a Ruic language spoken in the Qonklese Northeast.
'''Tselsanthe''' (<small>Standard Tselsanthe:</small> ''Ɂokʷ-cʼəlsɂãtᶿeɂ'', literally 'the way we speak'), or '''Chŭrsangtxê''', historically known as '''Northern Ru''', is a Ruic language spoken in the Qonklese Northeast by the [[Three Tribes]]
 
== Names ==
Standard Tselsanthe is an artificial dialect constructed as a lingua franca between various nations in the Northeast.  
 
=== Tselsanthe ===
Nekora: ''Ɂokʷ-cʼersɂãtᶿiɂ''
 
Hangabatan: ''Ɂogʷ-cəlsɂãdᶿeɂ''
 
Orbin: ''Ɂʷəkʷ-cʼərsɂãtᶿyəɂ''
 
== Phonology ==
 
=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |Front
! colspan="2" |Central
! colspan="2" |Back
|-
!-nas
!+nas
!-nas
!+nas
!-nas
!+nas
|-
!High
|i
|
|
|u
|-
!Mid
|e
|ẽ
|ə̃
|o
|-
!Low
|
|
|a
|
|
|}
 
=== Consonants ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" |Labial
! rowspan="2" |Dental
! colspan="3" |Alveolar
! rowspan="2" |Palatal
! colspan="2" |Velar
! colspan="2" |Uvular
! colspan="2" |Glottal
|-
!central
!sibilant
!lateral
!plain
!labial
!plain
!labial
!plain
!labial
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive/Affricate
!voiceless
|p
|tᶿ
|t
|ts
|tɬ
|
|k
|k'''ʷ'''
|q
|q'''ʷ'''
|Ɂʷ
|-
!ejective
|p'''ʼ'''
|tᶿ'''ʼ'''
|t'''ʼ'''
|ts'''ʼ'''
|tɬ'''ʼ'''
|
|k'''ʼ'''
|k'''ʷʼ'''
|q'''ʼ'''
|q'''ʷʼ'''
|
|
|-
!Fricative
!voiceless
|
|
|
|s
|
|x
|x'''ʷ'''
|
|
|
|
|-
!Sonorant
!voiced
|m
|
|n
|
|l
|
|ŋ'''ʷ'''
|
|
|
|
|-
!Approximant
!voiced
|
|
|
|
|
|j
|
|w
|
|
|
|
|}

Latest revision as of 07:50, 11 September 2024

Tselsanthe (Standard Tselsanthe: Ɂokʷ-cʼəlsɂãtᶿeɂ, literally 'the way we speak'), or Chŭrsangtxê, historically known as Northern Ru, is a Ruic language spoken in the Qonklese Northeast by the Three Tribes

Names

Standard Tselsanthe is an artificial dialect constructed as a lingua franca between various nations in the Northeast.

Tselsanthe

Nekora: Ɂokʷ-cʼersɂãtᶿiɂ

Hangabatan: Ɂogʷ-cəlsɂãdᶿeɂ

Orbin: Ɂʷəkʷ-cʼərsɂãtᶿyəɂ

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
-nas +nas -nas +nas -nas +nas
High i ĩ u ũ
Mid e ə ə̃ o õ
Low a ã

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central sibilant lateral plain labial plain labial plain labial
Plosive/Affricate voiceless p tᶿ t ts k kʷ q qʷ Ɂ Ɂʷ
ejective pʼ tᶿʼ tʼ tsʼ ʼ kʼ kʷʼ qʼ qʷʼ
Fricative voiceless s ɬ x xʷ
Sonorant voiced m n l ŋ ŋʷ
Approximant voiced j w