Sani language

The Sani language, formerly called Lakhesian by the colonial power Shireroth, is a Cosimo-Benacian language spoken by approximately 32-35 million people in Sanama and Talenore. It is closely related to Ama with which it has limited mutual intelligability. Around 25 million speakers can be found in Sanama, and 7.5 million in Talenore. It is an official language in Talenore and the main official language in Sanama. Sani is a mildly agglutinative language, it also has a wide array of particles.

Phonology

(Under construction)

Consonants

P T K Q X SH S F W WH R RH TH L LH H Y C CZ

Vowels

Sani has six vowel phonemes. They do not contrast for length or nasality.

A E I O U Ë