Archive:Asxatan language

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Asxatan
Asxatait
Pronunciation	/aɕ͡ʃatɛt̚/
Ethnicity	MMonyo
Language family	South Qeerlic Asxato-Monic Asxatan
Early forms:	Saikroran Classical Asxatan Asxatan
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.

Phonology

Consonants

	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	n ⟨n⟩
Stop	t ⟨t⟩	k̟ ⟨c⟩	k ⟨k⟩
Fricative	s ⟨s⟩	ʃ ⟨x⟩	x ⟨h⟩
Liquid	ɾ~ʕ ⟨r⟩	j ⟨i⟩	w ⟨f⟩

Slides

IPA			Examples
Initial	Plain	Soft
t͡s	sː	z͡s	tsar, khotha, tiaissai, cxashair
t͡ç	ɕ͡s	ʝ͡s	kaics, chain, hoxsa, hoxhant
x͡s		ɣ͡s	Naks, khair, ohsai, tsahhair
t͡ʃ	ʃː	ʝ͡ʃ	txioio, asxa, cxain, nakoixxa
x͡ʃ		ɣ͡ʃ	kxant, fahxant

Vowels

		Front	Central	Back
Close			ɨ ⟨ioi⟩
Close-mid		e ⟨iai⟩	ɚ ⟨or iair ioir⟩	ɤ ⟨o⟩
Open-mid	Plain	ɛ ⟨ai⟩	ɜ˞ ⟨ar air aiar aior aor⟩	ʌ ⟨ao⟩
	Rostral	ʊɛ ⟨oia⟩	ʊɜ˞ ⟨oir oiar oior⟩	ʊʌ ⟨oio⟩
Open	Plain	ɛa ⟨aia⟩	a ⟨a⟩
	Rostral	ɛw ⟨aio⟩	ʊa ⟨oi⟩

Grammar

Nouns

Consonant Mutation

Formed as a result of consonant shifts in Classical Asxatan.

Mutation	Result	Example
-V + nV	-VnnV	noi (to eat) + -na = noinna
-Vn + V		sfain (bird) + -ai = sfainnai
-Vn + rV	-VrnnV	tain (to have) + -ra = tairnna
-Vr + nV		ktair (to know) + -na = ktairnna
-o + V	-fV	raio (meat) + -ai = raifai
-T + TS	-TS	fataik (to walk) + -cxa = fataikxa
-S + TS	-SS	sais (to speak) + -cxa = saisxa
-ST + S		oiht (apple) + -sa = oihsa
-TS + TS		oits (to fly) + -cxa = oisxa
-TS + C	-SC	tsakh (animal) + -ta = tsahta