Nashaghan language

Nashaghan
Nâshağan . Nashağan .
Native speakers	~55 million  (2001 census – 2015)
Language family	Vaniuan Eastern Vaniuan Kalkalic Nashaghan
Early forms:	Proto-Vaniuan Proto-Eastern Vaniuan Kalkali (Tamiric) Middle Koman Nashaghan
Standard forms	Hazarva
Dialects	Torosh dialect Koman dialects
Writing system	Vaniuan Najagh script (Komani alphabet)
Official status
Official language in	Komania (as Hazarva, various dialects) Balakia (as Toroshghani) Gushlia (as Marahi, various dialects) Zinsha-Vogia (as Nehir, various dialects)
Regulated by	Koman National Agency (Hazarva, Komania); ? (Toroshghani, Balakia); ? (Mahari, Gushlia)
CWS code	–
Sprachraum of the Nashaghan language throughout the Great Horde   Western dialect   Central dialect   Eastern dialect

Nashaghan is a pluricentric Vaniuan language in Vaniua, descended from Proto-Eastern-Vaniuan and Kalkali, with about 55 million native speakers and official status in Komania (known locally as Hazarva), Balakia (known locally as Toroshghani), Gushlia, (known locally as Marahi) and in Zinsha-Vogia (known locally as Nehir). Except for the Balak variant, all variants are notable for the sizable amount of dialects. It is written using the Vaniuan alphabet, the Najagh script and the Komani alphabet.

See also

Comparison and Translation of the main varieties and other languages

English	fire	month	new	mother	sister	night	nose	three	red	yellow	green	horse
Western Nashaghan	wo [wo]	boh [woh]	hadjar / haj [hɒdʒɒr]	mâshæ [mɒːʃæ]	shan [ʃɒ]	bôhd [βoːð]	nîn / nîm [nʲin]	mêza [mʲæsä]	dəsh [dəʃ]	shâda [ʃɒːðä]	shêdan [ʃəːðän]	wurəm [wurəm]
Central Nashaghan	wo [wo]	bôh [wuː]	hadjar / haj [hɒdʒɒr]	mâshæ [mɒːʃɛ]	san [sɒ]	bôhd [βuːð]	nem [nem]	mæza [mæzä]	təz [təz]	shaza [ʃɒzä]	shəzan [ʃəːzän]	wurəm [wurəm]
Eastern Nashaghan	wu [wu]	bôh [wuː]	hajj [hɑdz]	mâshe [mɑːʃe]	shan [ʃɑ]	bôhd [wuːð]	nem [nem]	meza [mezä]	təshe / dəshe [tɯʃe]	shâda [ʃɑːðä]	shêdan [ʃɯːðän]	wurəm [wurɯm]
Modern Koman	wo [βo]	woh [βoː]	hajar / haj [häʒär]	mâşe [mɒːʂe̞]	şa [ʂɒ]	bahḍ [βɒːð]	nîn / nîm [nʲin]	mêza [mʲe̞zä]	təse / dəşe [təse]	saja [sɒʒä]	şêzan [ʂəːzän]	wûrəm [βuːrəm]
Balak	vu / vuğas [vʊ] / [vʊɣɑs]	- []	yar [jɑɾ]	báş [baʃ]	son [sɔn]	vud [vʊd]	ném [nem]	bezá [bɛza]	tes [tɛs]	- []	- []	virem [vɪɾɛm]
Khezian	va [βu]	ctasu [ʃtɐsu]	anar [ɐnäs]	maja [mäʒɐ]	urva [urvɐ]	carv [ʃɐrv]	ciy [ʃɪ]	bez [bɪz]	dor [dʊs]	uafisi [u:fɪsɪ]	zota [zotɐ]	vir [vis]
Vucheshian	vo [βɔ]	fağâ [ɸɑʁʌ̽]	- []	maye [mɑjɛ]	- []	- []	- []	- []	tısı [tɯ̽sɯ̽]	- []	- []	vuli [βʊlɪ]
Northern Vucheshian	vā [vɒː]	fağā [fɒɰɒː]	- []	mane [mɒnə]	- []	- []	- []	- []	tiṣi [tisi]	- []	- []	vuyēm [vʉʝəːm]
Vosan	va [va]	conås [ʃonɒs]	ane [ane]	mance [manʃe]	esâ [esja]	car [ʃas]	cî [ʃji]	bes [bes]	duro [duro]	zanesîd / ağlîd [zanesjid]	zoltâ [zoltja]	vurô [vurjo]