Zimonian language

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Zimonian (ᨐᨈᨃᨔᨊᨈ, zimoni, pronounced [zimoni]) is a Haynadurian language within the Paharian language family, and is written in the Haynadurian script. It is primarily spoken in Haynadur by the Zimonian people and serves as one of the four co-official languages of the country, as well as the language of the Zimonian diaspora around Basis.

Geographic distribution

Dialects

Phonology

Writing system

Alphabet and IPA

Zimonian is written with 23 letters of the Haynadurian script.

Consonants
IPA Letter Latin English approximation
b B boat
d D do
f F festival
ɡ G gain
ɣ H hat
ʒ J pleasure
k K sky
l L lean
m M moon
n N note
p P Paper
r R Spanish río; Ukrainian ранок
s S six
t T tank
v V vision
v W War
z Z zero
Vowels
IPA Letter Latin English approximation
a A father
ə E above; French demain
i I see
o O story
u U cool
j Y Yogurt


Diacritics
IPA Accents Example English approximation
ɛ ᨇᨙᨁᨔ Bed
e ᨈᨙᨄᨈ Bay

Orthography

Grammar