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=Ishanine language=

Ishanine, also known by its endonym of Yų́kaa'áy ( lit. 'language of the ones like us'), is an indigenous language isolate predominantly spoken by the Ishanine people in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.

Etymology
The name Ishanine comes from the Navajo term tłʼiish áníní, which means rattlesnake.

Pre-colonial era
There were no written records of the Ishanine language before the Spanish arrived, but researchers generally agree that it was spoken over a much wider range before the Spaniards came.

Spanish era
Ishanine took a lot of loanwords from Spanish while they were under their rule, and to an extent it still does. The language did decline in the south, where the people adopted Spanish as their main language of communication.

American era
The current era.

Phonology
The phonology of Ishanine resembles that of other languages in the region.

Consonants
Ishanine has 39 consonant:

Vowels
Ishanine has 5 vowels:

the schwa sound

 * The pronunciation of /ə/ differs depending on its position
 * When stressed it is []
 * Before a lateral this rounds to []
 * Before velar and glottal consonants it becomes []
 * Around palatals it becomes []