Difference between revisions of "Adzamasi language"
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|nativename = Adzamāsī | |nativename = Adzamāsī | ||
|pronunciation = [adza'mɑsi] | |pronunciation = [adza'mɑsi] | ||
|states (state) = | |states (state) = | ||
|region = | |region = | ||
|latd = | latm = | latNS = <!-- latitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | |latd = | latm = | latNS = <!-- latitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | ||
|longd = | longm = | longEW = <!-- longitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | |longd = | longm = | longEW = <!-- longitude degrees/minutes/direction --> | ||
|ethnicity = Adzamasiin | |ethnicity = Adzamasiin | ||
|speakers = | |speakers = 30 million | ||
|date = | |date = | ||
|familycolor = adzamic | |familycolor = adzamic | ||
|fam1 = [[Adzamic languages|Adzamic]] | |fam1 = [[Ekuo-Lahiri]] | ||
| | |fam2 = [[Adzo-Neviric]] | ||
| | |fam3 = [[Adzamic languages|Adzamic]] | ||
|fam4 = [[Adzamian languages|Adzamian]] | |||
|fam5 = South Tabiqan | |||
|ancestor2 = | |ancestor2 = | ||
|ancestor = | |ancestor = | ||
|posteriori = | |posteriori = | ||
|dia1 = | |dia1 = | ||
|dialects = | |dialects = [[Mehyārā]] | ||
|script = | |script = Adzamic | ||
|creator = [[User:Irrhythmic|irrhythmic]] | |creator = [[User:Irrhythmic|irrhythmic]] | ||
|nation = | |nation = [[Tabiqa]] | ||
|agency = | |agency = | ||
|iso3 = adz | |iso3 = adz | ||
Revision as of 05:01, 3 November 2017
| Adzamasi | |
|---|---|
| Adzamāsī | |
| Pronunciation | [adza'mɑsi] |
| Created by | irrhythmic |
| Ethnicity | Adzamasiin |
| Native speakers | 30 million (no date) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects | Mehyārā |
| Writing system | Adzamic |
| Official status | |
| Official language in | Tabiqa |
| CWS code | adz |
Adzamasi is the official language of Tabiqa and is spoken by over >30? million people, mostly in Ekuosia. It is a polysynthetic direct-inverse language based around a complex animacy hierarchy, and its primary verbal deixis is spatial rather than temporal. Its morphology and syntax were inspired by a variety of Canadian First Nations languages including Blackfoot and Coast Salish, and its phonology mostly by Turkish.
Adzamasi's ancestor language Adzamic is currently being developed, and Adzamasi itself will undergo some changes in light of this.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalv. | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ń | ŋ | ||||
| Plosive | b p | d t | j c | g | ||||
| Ejective | ṫ | ċ | k | q̇ | ||||
| Fricative | f v | ŧ đ | s z | š ž | ś ź | x | r | h |
| Approximant | l | j | w |
Vowels
| Front | Front Round | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | ī | ÿ | u |
| Near-close | i | ü | |
| Close-mid | ē | o | |
| Open-mid | e | ö | o |
| Open | a | ā |
Phonotactics
Vowel harmony (back vs front-round, triggered by front-round or front-plain)
Orthography
The romanization is per IPA or per deducible by the above tables, except: g /k/, o /ʌ/, ā /ɑ/
Grammar
A direct-inverse animacy-hierarchy language. Proximity is the primary deixis and tense is adverbial.
Morphology
Nouns indicate their animacy and number. Verbs indicate proximity, mood, person.
Syntax
Word order is based on the animacy hierarchy; typically this means SOV order, but direct-inverse markers on the verb can change this.