Difference between revisions of "Amaian languages"
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|family = One of the world's primary [[Wikipedia:Language family|language families]] | |family = One of the world's primary [[Wikipedia:Language family|language families]] | ||
|protoname = [[Proto-Amaian language|Proto-Amaian]] | |protoname = [[Proto-Amaian language|Proto-Amaian]] | ||
|child1 = [[ | |child1 = [[Amehrian language]] | ||
|child2 = [[ | |child2 = [[Jundi language]] | ||
|child3 = [[ | |child3 = [[Khamaian language]] | ||
|child4 = | |child4 = [[Melquian language]] | ||
|child5 = | |child5 = [[Wamenan language]] | ||
|child6 = [[Ziimen languages]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Amaian languages''' are a medium-sized family in South [[Miraria]]. Together they are spoken by | The '''Amaian languages''' are a medium-sized family in South [[Miraria]]. Together they are spoken by around 50 million people. Their ancestor was a partly-written language spoken about 2000 years ago in what is now western Khambvan. | ||
Some common feature are: whistled sibilants, extremely head-final, relatively small phonemic inventories, evidentiality on verb, small case systems, voicing as a parameter. | Some common feature are: whistled sibilants, extremely head-final, relatively small phonemic inventories, evidentiality on verb, small case systems, voicing as a parameter. | ||
Many of the constituent languages are mutually intelligible, and some constituent dialects are unintelligible, as a result of complex ethnic dynamics in the region. Amaian languages have official status in Amaia, Khambvan, Melqui, and | Many of the constituent languages are mutually intelligible, and some constituent dialects are unintelligible, as a result of complex ethnic dynamics in the region. Amaian languages have official status in Amaia, Khambvan, Melqui, and Kaatkukia, and are also spoken to some extent in Balakia and Nekhilia. | ||
[[Category: Amaian languages]] | [[Category: Amaian languages]] | ||
Revision as of 05:18, 29 October 2017
| Amaian | |
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| Geographic distribution: | East Vaniua, West Parshita |
| Linguistic classification: | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language: | Proto-Amaian |
| Subdivisions: | |
| CWS code | – |
The Amaian languages are a medium-sized family in South Miraria. Together they are spoken by around 50 million people. Their ancestor was a partly-written language spoken about 2000 years ago in what is now western Khambvan.
Some common feature are: whistled sibilants, extremely head-final, relatively small phonemic inventories, evidentiality on verb, small case systems, voicing as a parameter.
Many of the constituent languages are mutually intelligible, and some constituent dialects are unintelligible, as a result of complex ethnic dynamics in the region. Amaian languages have official status in Amaia, Khambvan, Melqui, and Kaatkukia, and are also spoken to some extent in Balakia and Nekhilia.