Empheri language
Empheri (empheri; /ɛmfeːɹɪ/) is a Sisinic language, a member of the much broader Anter-Alaxian group. It is an official language of Grensalbourg and High Kingdoms of Alaxia, as well as the province of Sarmenia in the Hveden Federation. It has approximately 70 million speakers.
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Pronunciation | /ɛmfeːɹɪ/ |
Native to | High Kingdoms of Alaxia |
Region | East Alaxia |
Ethnicity | Empher |
Native speakers | TBD Native Speakers (2526) L2 Speakers in the High Kingdoms of Alaxia TBD c. TBD |
Anter-Alaxian
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Early forms | |
Anternian Script | |
Official status | |
Official language in | 2 countries
2 regions
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Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
File:Map Empheriphone World.png Official Language
Co-Official Language
Recognized Minority Language |
Empheri is a minor East Alaxian language. Following the introduction of Exteras, many were unsure of the future of the language, but it has prevailed due to Empheri continuing to be taught as the primary language, and Exteras a secondary language. Following the Exteras in Government Act 2481, it required any future cabinet Minister to the Union to be fluent in both languages, but did not place this requirement on any other public office.
Several bills have been put forth over the last eighty years to try and replace Empheri as the language of governing with Exteras, but all of these attempts have failed when voted on. Empheri has remained alive despite the cultural dominance of Exteras due to a mixture of nationalism, efforts of preservation, the state broadcaster still regularly producing new Empheri content and dubbing international content, and a lack of willpower to switch to Exteras.
Significant Empheri immigrants exist in Ceironia, Karkuss, Hvede, other High Kingdoms countries, and smaller groups in Alaxia. It was previously recognised as an official language in Palakkinen until 2485, and since 2400, the population of Empheri people in Palakkinen has dramatically decreased to near insignificant numbers.
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Phonology
The following table describes the phonemic consonants found in Standard Empheri. There are 19 consonants in total, though a great deal of variation is present in the standard language. Other Empheri dialects have more or less than the amount found in Standard Empheri, some (like Utuek) having significantly more so. Standard Empheri contains a large and diverse vowel system, with 17 monophthongs and 11 diphthongs. Between speakers and even within individuals, a significant amount of allophonic variation is present in the vowels.
Labial | Coronal | Post-Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |||
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Nasals | m | n | |||||
Stops | Voiceless | p | t | k | |||
Voiced | b | d | dʒ | g | |||
Fricatives | Voiceless | f | θ | s | ʃ | h | |
Voiced | v | z | |||||
Liquids | l | ɹ | w |
Front | Central | Back | ||||||
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Unrounded | Rounded | |||||||
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | |
Close | ɪ | iː | ʏ~œ | yː | ʊ | uː | ||
Mid | ɛ | eː | øː | ə | əː | ɔ | oː | |
Open | æ | aː | ʌ | ɑː |
Front | Back | |||||
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Fronting | Backing | |||||
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | |
Close | yɪː | uɪː | ||||
Mid | ɛɪ | eɪː | ɔɪ | oɪː | ɔʊ | oʊː |
Open | æɪ | aɪː | ɑʊː |