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===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===

Revision as of 06:49, 1 January 2021

Asakan
Standard Monyo, Monyo
Asakasiafat
Pronunciation/asakasjasat/
EthnicityMonyo
Language family
Proto-Monic
  • Asxato-Monic
    • Asakan
Early forms:
Kamano-Monic
  • Asako-Monic
    • Old Monyo
      • Asakan
DialectsFokatakian, Ixahimi, Kanioto, Standard North, Standard South, Tatxo
Writing systemMonyo Script
Official status
Official language inYakormonyo
CWS codeUKTS

Asakan, also known as Standard Monyo or simply Monyo, is spoken as a native language throughout central and southern Yakormonyo. It is an analytical language, and its morphology is slightly synthetic.

Classification

Asakan is an Kamano-Monic language within the Monic language family. Being Asxato-Monic, it is related to other coastal Monic languages such as Vontáatan and Ańakfan. Asakan, along with its sister language, Itimian, differs from other Monic languages with its treatment of the rostral stop *m. In most other languages, this sound softened to a velar approximant, and in some cases, assimilated with neighbouring vowels. Asakan does the opposite; *m is further strengthened, causing the following:

  1. If preceding a vowel, said vowel reduces to a schwa;
  2. If preceding a consonant, an intermediary schwa to break the cluster;
  3. If at the end of the word, an epenthetic schwa; and
  4. If preceding a schwa at the end of the word (due to #1 and #3), an epenthetic nasal *n.

For example, Proto-Monyo *kāham (mountain) is Asakan kaman, Vontáatan and Kagassian kahau.

History

Phonology

Consonants

Rostral Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal n <n> ŋ <n>
Stop ɓ̥ <m> t <t>, d <r> k <k>
Affricate ts <p> tʃ <tx>
Fricative s <s> ʃ <x> x <h>
Liquid ɾ <r> j <i> ʕ <u>

Vowels

Front Back
Close i <i>
Mid e <u> ə <a>, <o>* ʌ <o>
Open a <a>
  • ə can be found in certain environments, namely as <man> /ɓ̥ən/ and <io> /jə/.

Phonotactics

Orthography

Grammar

Morphology

Syntax (WIP)