Rartakan languages
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| Rartakan | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: | West Parshita, East Vaniua |
| Linguistic classification: | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language: | Proto-Rartakan |
| Subdivisions: | |
| CWS code | – |
Rartakan is a language family of about 220 languages that are spoken across western and north-central Parshita and parts of eastern Vaniua, predominately the area surrounding the Zwazwan Gulf.
Rartakan languages have ? million native speakers. The family has six branches: Askkumic, Central Rartakan, Kodrentic, Tamazic, Virkolic, and Western Rartakan. The most widely spoken Rartakan language is Irathi, a cluster of related language varieties and lingua franca of inland west Parshita. In addition to Irathi, Qabaasi is an important language in Jeehoop where it is widely taught due to its prestige as a language of the highly educated and affluent.