Archive:Asxatan language
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Asxatan | |
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Asxatait | |
Pronunciation | /aɕ͡ʃatɛt̚/ |
Ethnicity | MMonyo |
Language family | South Qeerlic
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Early forms: | Saikroran
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Writing system | Coiron Script |
Official status | |
Official language in | Yakormonyo |
CWS code | FONA |
Asxatan, is a regional language spoken in northern Yakormonyo. It is spoken by approximately 1.5 million people, making it the third most common language in the country.
Classification
Asxatan is an Asxatan language within the Monic language family.
History
Phonology
Consonants
Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Nasal | n ⟨n⟩ | ɣ̃r ⟨nr⟩ | |
Stop | t ⟨t⟩, tʷ ⟨p⟩ | k ⟨k ku⟩ | |
Affricate | ts ⟨ts tf⟩ | tʃ ⟨tx⟩ | xɾ <r> |
Fricative | s ⟨s⟩, θ ⟨f⟩ | ʃ ⟨x⟩ | x ⟨h hu⟩ |
Liquid | j ⟨i⟩ | w ⟨u⟩ |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | ɨ ⟨ioi⟩ | ||
Close-mid | e ⟨iai⟩ | ɚ ⟨or⟩, ⟨iair⟩, ⟨ioir⟩ | ɤ ⟨o⟩ |
Open-mid | ɛ ⟨ai⟩ | ɜ˞ ⟨ar⟩, ⟨air⟩, ⟨aor⟩ | ʌ ⟨ao⟩ |
Open | a ⟨a⟩ |
- Asxatan has two diphthongs: /ɘ̯a/ ⟨oi⟩ and /ɘ̯ɜ˞/ ⟨oir⟩.
Phonotactics
Orthography
Grammar
Nouns
Consonant Mutation
Consonant shifts in Classical Asxatan results in a number of mutations in conjugation. Most of these include the simplification of clusters of plosives and fricatives.
Mutation | Result | Example |
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-V + nV | -VnnV | noi (to eat) + -na = noinna |
-Vn + V | khan (hand) + -ai = khannai | |
-Vn + rV | -VrnnV | tain (to have) + -ra = tairnna |
-Vr + nV | ktair (to know) + -na = ktairnna | |
-o + V | -fV | raio (meat) + -ai = raifai |