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'''Ohanian'''  
'''Ohanian''' is the language of ancient Ohania and a [[Vaniuan languages|Vaniuan language]] that was historically spoken along and around the southern coast of the [[Melkanchuta Sea]]. It is the only language in the Ohanian branch, although pluricentric, being divided into many dialects that are perhaps more accurately described as distinct languages.  Historically spoken along the southern coast of the Melkanchuta, the dominance of Ohanian culture under the X Empire saw the spread of the Ohanian language throughout central Vaniua down to X and east to X.


==Classification==
==Classification==

Revision as of 10:45, 24 August 2020

Ohanian
Hatiminnug̃, Hatiminnu, Haḫdiminnug̃, Haḫdiminnu
RegionOhania
Era250 BCE - 800 CE; survived as a liturgical language until the 1400s CE
Language family
Vaniuan
  • Ohanian
Early forms:
Proto-Ohanian
  • Archaic Ohanian
    • Ohanian
Writing systemOld Ohanian Script
CWS code

Ohanian is the language of ancient Ohania and a Vaniuan language that was historically spoken along and around the southern coast of the Melkanchuta Sea. It is the only language in the Ohanian branch, although pluricentric, being divided into many dialects that are perhaps more accurately described as distinct languages. Historically spoken along the southern coast of the Melkanchuta, the dominance of Ohanian culture under the X Empire saw the spread of the Ohanian language throughout central Vaniua down to X and east to X.

Classification

History

Phonology

Consonants

Classical Ohanian consonants[1]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
first second
Nasals m <m> n <n> ɲ <ñ> ŋ <g̃>
Plosives plain p t <d> t͡ʃ~c <ĵ> t͡ɕ~c <ǰ> k <g>
aspirated

tʰ <t> t͡ʃʰ~cʰ <ĉ> t͡ɕʰ~cʰ <č> kʰ <k>
Fricatives central f <f> s~ç ʃ <š> ɕ~ç <ś> x <ḫ> h <h>
lateral (ɬ <s̠>)
Affricates central t͡s <z>
lateral (t͡ɬ <ḏ>)
Tap (ɾ <ř>)
Liquids l <l> ʎ <ḻ> ɣ <r>
Glides w <w> j <y>

Phonotactics

Morphology and syntax

Vocabulary

Writing and literature