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|ethnicity = Asuranesian peoples | |ethnicity = Asuranesian peoples | ||
|region = [[Nagu]], [[Asuranesia]] and parts of North West [[Boroso]] | |region = [[Nagu]], [[Asuranesia]] and parts of North West [[Boroso]] | ||
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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-Asuranesian language|Proto-Asuranesian]] | |protoname = [[Proto-Asuranesian language|Proto-Asuranesian]] | ||
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The '''Asuranesian languages''' are a [[Wikipedia:Language family|language family]] of several hundred related languages and dialects that are widely dispersed throughout [[Nagu]], parts of [[Boroso]] and the islands of the [[Asura Ocean]], with some members extending as far as Lahan and Ystel. Asuranesian languages are spoken by about <number> million people, making it the xth largest language family by number of speakers, behind the [[Letsic languages]] and the [[Vaniuan languages]]. The family contains more than 1,000 known languages, making it one of the biggest language families on Sahar. | The '''Asuranesian languages''' are a [[Wikipedia:Language family|language family]] of several hundred related languages and dialects that are widely dispersed throughout [[Nagu]], parts of [[Boroso]] and the islands of the [[Asura Ocean]], with some members extending as far as Lahan and Ystel. Asuranesian languages are spoken by about <number> million people, making it the xth largest language family by number of speakers, behind the [[Letsic languages]] and the [[Vaniuan languages]]. The family contains more than 1,000 known languages, making it one of the biggest language families on Sahar. | ||
The Asuranesian family includes almost all of the languages spoken in Asuranesia and a large percentage of those spoken in Nagu, particularly in the west | The Asuranesian family includes almost all of the languages spoken in Asuranesia and a large percentage of those spoken in Nagu, particularly in the west. Due to a long history of interaction with the other families of Nagu, words from languages spoken as far away as [[Pelanesia|Pelanesia]] have cognates in Nagu, primarily in the [[Hisirudic languages|Hisirudic]] and [[Akarunic languages|Akarunic]] families. The Asuranesian family is also represented in Boroso in the North-West and on the <<unnamed>> islands west of Ngutan. | ||
Most Asuranesian languages lack a long history of written attestation, with the oldest attested Asuranesian language being [[Old Cananganamese]], although writing had spread at least as far as [[Litene]] by the mid-14th Century. | Most Asuranesian languages lack a long history of written attestation, with the oldest attested Asuranesian language being [[Old Cananganamese]], although writing had spread at least as far as [[Litene]] by the mid-14th Century. | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 26 April 2018
| Asuranesian | |
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| Ethnicity: | Asuranesian peoples |
| Geographic distribution: | Nagu, Asuranesia and parts of North West Boroso |
| Linguistic classification: | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language: | Proto-Asuranesian |
| CWS code | asn |
The Asuranesian languages are a language family of several hundred related languages and dialects that are widely dispersed throughout Nagu, parts of Boroso and the islands of the Asura Ocean, with some members extending as far as Lahan and Ystel. Asuranesian languages are spoken by about <number> million people, making it the xth largest language family by number of speakers, behind the Letsic languages and the Vaniuan languages. The family contains more than 1,000 known languages, making it one of the biggest language families on Sahar.
The Asuranesian family includes almost all of the languages spoken in Asuranesia and a large percentage of those spoken in Nagu, particularly in the west. Due to a long history of interaction with the other families of Nagu, words from languages spoken as far away as Pelanesia have cognates in Nagu, primarily in the Hisirudic and Akarunic families. The Asuranesian family is also represented in Boroso in the North-West and on the <<unnamed>> islands west of Ngutan.
Most Asuranesian languages lack a long history of written attestation, with the oldest attested Asuranesian language being Old Cananganamese, although writing had spread at least as far as Litene by the mid-14th Century.