Amaian languages
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| Amaian | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: | East Vaniua, West Parshita |
| Linguistic classification: | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language: | Proto-Amaian |
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| CWS code | – |
The Amaian languages are a medium-sized family in South Miraria. Together they are spoken by less than 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 possibly Kaatkukia.