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Revision as of 00:37, 20 December 2005
| 쇼카지 (Syokaji) | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Bedistan, Commerce Heights, Lontorika |
| Total speakers: | Approximately 3 billion |
| Genetic classification: |
Unclassified, derivative of Korean |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | 새로운 소코지토 특별 행정 지구 (Saeloun Sokojito Teukbyeol Haengjeong Jigu) state in Commerce Heights 로렛투 (Lolestu) and 린숰 (Linsuk) provinces in Bedistan |
| Regulated by: | None |
| Top 3 Nations | |
| Commerce Heights | 2 034 821 057 |
| Bedistan | 793 294 069 |
| Lontorika | 18 406 871 |
쇼카지 (Syokaji) was the primary language spoken in Sokojito and Sokojiwa before the fall of the United Siokaji Consortium. The language continued to be spoken in the regions inhabited by the Syokaji people, which became part of the nations Bedistan, Commerce Heights, and Lontorica. The Syokaji language has thrived recently in Commerce Heights, but after the evacuation of Bedistan, it has been almost entirely driven out there by English and Noterelenda.
The Syokaji language is very similar to the Korean language spoken in some other nations, but has evolved some important differences, both in the writing system and the sounds used. Many Syokaji words can be understood by Korean speakers, leading some to believe that Syokaji is not a unique language.
Writing system
Like Korean, Syokaji uses the Hangul alphabet. The thirty-five jamo (자모), which function like letters, are formed into syllable blocks, which are then clustered to form words. The jamo used in Syokaji are listed below, along with pronunciation and two common forms of transliteration:
| Jamo | Revised Romanization | Polignino-Mize Romanization | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consonants | |||
| ㄱ | g | g | /g/ |
| ㄴ | n | n | /n/ |
| ㄷ | d | d | /d/ |
| ㄹ | l | l | /l/ |
| ㅁ | m | m | /m/ |
| ㅂ | b | b | /b/ |
| ㅅ | s | s | /s/ |
| ㅇ | -/ng | ’/ŋ | /ŋ/* |
| ㅈ | j | j | /ʤ/ |
| ㅊ | ch | ç | /ʧʰ/ |
| ㅋ | k | k | /k/ |
| ㅌ | t | t | /tʰ/ |
| ㅍ | p | p | /pʰ/ |
| ㅎ | h | h | /h/ |
| Vowels | |||
| ㅏ | a | a | /a/ |
| ㅐ | ae | ā | /æ/ |
| ㅑ | ya | ya | /ja/ |
| ㅒ | yae | yā | /jæ/ |
| ㅓ | eo | ū | /ʌ/ |
| ㅔ | e | e | /e/ |
| ㅕ | yeo | yū | /jʌ/ |
| ㅖ | ye | ye | /je/ |
| ㅗ | o | o | /o/ |
| ㅘ | wa | wa | /wa/ |
| ㅙ | wae | wā | /wæ/ |
| ㅛ | yo | yo | /jo/ |
| ㅜ | u | u | /u/ |
| ㅝ | weo | wū | /wʌ/ |
| ㅞ | we | we | /we/ |
| ㅟ | wi | wi | /wi/ |
| ㅠ | yu | yu | /ju/ |
| ㅡ | eu | ī | /ɪ/ |
| ㅢ | ui | yi | /ji/ |
| ㅣ | i | i | /i/ |
* The jamo ㅇ is not pronounced at the beginning of a syllable. It is transliterated as ’ or an optional hyphen at the beginning of the syllable, and as ng or ŋ at the end of a syllable.
Romanizations
There are two major systems used to transliterate Syokaji into the Latin alphabet—the Revised Romanization, borrowed from Korean, and the Polignino-Mize Romanization, unique to Syokaji. The two systems are generally used for specific purposes—the Revised Romanization is usually provided alongside the Syokaji spelling, while the Polignino-Mize Romanization is usually provided when technical or other limitations prevent the use of the Syokaji spelling, since it eliminates the ambiguous digraphs used in the Revised Romanization.
