Vegnian language

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Vegnian
Vegniano
Pronunciation /veɲjˈano/
Spoken natively in Vegno Vegno
Number of speakers Native:4 million
Total:13 million
Language family

Gaian language

  • Vegnian
Writing system Latin
Source Italian
Dialects Lucidian
various forms of regional vegnian
Official status
Official language in Vegno Vegno
Language codes
MOS-9 codes veg

Vegnian (vegniano [veɲjˈano] or lingua vegniana) is a language, derived from the Gaian language, mainly spoken in Vegno, in north-east Apollonia. Vegnian is the official language in Vegno and Overseas Vegno. Almost all native Vegnian words end with vowels and has a 7-vowel sound system ('e' and 'o' have mid-low and mid-high sounds). Vegnian has contrast between short and long consonants and gemination (doubling) of consonants.


Geographic distribution

Vegnian is the official language in Vegno and Overseas Vegno (actually only San Lucido). However, it is estimated that it is spoken in other parts of the world as a minority, especially in Apollonia and Benacia.

It is officially spoken and recognized in the following countries:

  • Vegno Vegno (Official language)

Classification

Vegnian is a Romance language, a descendant of Gaian language and it's based on Standard Italian.

It has a lexical similarity of 90% with Gaian language and 92% with Cisamarrese language, both derived from Gaian. It was inserted, right together with these two, in the Organizzazione Internazionale della Lingua Gaianiana