Low Opossic
Part of the Opossic language family, Low Opossic is the most commonly spoken dialect.
Low Opossic is named for the regions it is spoken in; the coastal, or lower, regions.
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Like other Opossic languages, it uses the same logographic writing system to ensure the writing can be understood by the generations to come.
Traditionally, writing was used almost exclusively in religious or official settings, but has now become far more widespread due to the introduction of ink and paper. Because of this, the more commonly used characters have begun to simplify.
Vocabulary
The Low Opossic vocabulary is notable for its integration of loanwords for foreign objects. While other dialects prefer to describe the objects using existing words, Low Opossic transliterates loanwords to fit their phonetic structure and then uses that. This has caused some debate and confusion over the proper ways to transliterate newer words.
Phonetics
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | ŋ (ng) | |||||
| Plosive | b | t̪ (t) | c | ||||
| Sibilant fricative | s | ʃ (sh) | |||||
| Non-sibilant fricative | z | x (g) | h | ||||
| Trill | r̥ (hr) r | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
Characters between parentheses indicate the characters used when transcribing the sound.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | o | ||
| Open | a |
Tenses
To indicate a word is being used as a verb, speakers of Low Opossic use a distinct /ŋ/ sound at the end of the word.
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