Sedunnic language (Pacifica)
| Sedunnic | |
|---|---|
| Sedunnejj | |
| Pronunciation | ['seːd̪ɵ̞n̪ej] |
| Native to | Sedunn |
| Ethnicity | Sedunners |
Native speakers | 15.7 million native speakers (2020) |
Language family | Beilltemmic
|
Early forms | Duric
|
Writing system | Sedunnic alphabet |
| Signed Sedunnic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Sedunn  CPSC World Forum |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Sedunnic Language Council |
| Language codes | |
| Language code | sed |
Sedunnic (Sedunnejj ['seːd̪ɵ̞n̪ej]) is a Teggic language of the Beilltemmic language family spoken natively by about 15.7 million people, predominantly in the country of origin, Sedunn, where it is the sole official language. It is also an offcial minority language in Ikoania and in Nesvem Bay in Huawan. It is the most widely spoken of the Teggic languages. There is no mutually intelligibility between Sedunnic and the other Teggic languages. Sedunnic is taught as a second or third language in several nations around the South Pacific Ocean due to the historic presence of Sedunnic merchants.
Modern standard Sedunnic evolved from prestige dialects spoken along the river Setru, which themselves where a mix of several other Sedunnic dialects. While generally considered a conservative language, favouring existing vocabulary instead of loaning words, the spelling is highly phonologically oriented, meaning the spelling rules are frequently updated to reflect spoken standard Sedunnic. Modern Sedunnic is classified as an agglutinative language, but more recent development has for example introduced prepositions, more conjunctions and some auxiliary verbs, which has reduced the complexity of the inflection system somewhat. Still, there are 18 different noun cases and 19 different verb tenses, aspects, voices and moods. The standard word order is similar to that of Austral, but is generally freer. The total lack of diphthongs in Standard Sedunnic is a notable feature.
Classification
Sedunnic is a Beilltemmic language that belongs to the Teggic branch together with the extinct Leifish language. Much of Leifish is however preserved in the Hazelbrustian creole, with which there is no mutual intelligibility. Compared to other Beilltemmic languages, the Teggic languages there never was a fusional shift. The definite article suffix -d, the partitive and causative cases, many grammatical moods such as jussive, as well as the exclusive form of the personal pronoun have been preserved from the old Beilltemmic ancestor. Sedunnic differs from Leifish mainly by several consonant and vowels shifts, as well as the partial collapse of the case system in Leifish predating its creolisation.