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Šš - '''Ša''' /ʃ/ (used only before back vowels and consonants in loanwords, this letter is actually ''c'' with a diacritic and is not found in the standard Ðanmarc alphabet) | Šš - '''Ša''' /ʃ/ (used only before back vowels and consonants in loanwords, this letter is actually ''c'' with a diacritic and is not found in the standard Ðanmarc alphabet) | ||
*The | *The string ''ea'' is an exception to the usual rules of pronunciation, and is said as ''ēaa''. | ||
*Note: The Aasti alphabet is very similar to the adaptation of the Ðanmarc alphabet used for transcribing [[Xolcti]]. | *Note: The Aasti alphabet is very similar to the adaptation of the Ðanmarc alphabet used for transcribing [[Xolcti]]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:50, 12 June 2007
Aasti | |
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Pronounced: | /'asti/ |
Timeline and Universe: | Aarð, Ancient Times |
Species: | Human |
Spoken: | Ka Aastaala (The Eastlands) |
Total speakers: | 30,000 (approx.) |
Writing system: | Ðanmarc |
Genealogy: | Aasti Group
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Typology | |
Morphological type: | Inflecting |
Morphosyntactic alignment: | Fluid-S |
Basic word order: | SVO |
Credits | |
Creator: | Navidel |
Created: | June 6, 2007 |
Aasti is the language of the peoples of Ka Aastaala, often referred to as the Aasti tribes. It is a split-S language, and has 6 vowels: Aa, a, e, i, o, and u. E, i, o, and u are used as their IPA equivalents, while aa (spelled a at the end of words) represents /a/ and a represents /æ/. When found finally, a is always followed by an h, a letter which is (almost) always silent in the language. The Ðanmarc alphabet is used as follows to write Aasti:
Script
Hh - Hatc is always silent except at the beginnings of words, where it represents /h/. It is also used after c and g to keep them hard before front vowels and after a finally to show that it represents /æ/.
Mm - Mē /m/
Nn - Nē /n/
Ŋŋ - Ŋē /ŋ/
Ee - E /ɛ/
Bb - Be /b/
Ēē - Ē /e/
Vv - Va /v/
Pp - Pa /p/
Gg - Gi /g/ (/ʒ/ before front vowels unless followed by h)
Ff - Fi /f/
Tt - To /t/
Oo - O /o/
Dd - Do /d/
Kk - Ka is not used
Rr - Ra /r/
Aa - A /æ/ is doubled for aa (pronounced as /a/, as the single letter is finally)
Ww - Wa /w/
Ss - Sa /s/
Zz - Zē /z/
Ii - I /i/
Cc - Ci /k/ (/ʃ/ before front vowels unless followed by h)
Jj - Ji /ʒ/ (used only before back vowels and consonants in loanwords)
Ðð - Þa /θ/ is transcribed as þ
Uu - U /u/
Yy - Yog /j/
Šš - Ša /ʃ/ (used only before back vowels and consonants in loanwords, this letter is actually c with a diacritic and is not found in the standard Ðanmarc alphabet)
- The string ea is an exception to the usual rules of pronunciation, and is said as ēaa.
- Note: The Aasti alphabet is very similar to the adaptation of the Ðanmarc alphabet used for transcribing Xolcti.
Grammar
Nouns
N A SN -ē PL -a -o SP -ez -ēz PP -u -u
- N = nominative; A = accusative
- SN = singular; PL = plural; SP = singular possessive; PP = plural possessive
Verbs
PF PR F -aav -av -am PR -aaz -az -an P -ēg -eg -eŋ
- PF = perfect; PR = progressive
- F = future; PR = present; P = past
Adjectives and adverbs
Basic Pronouns
- Va: I
- Ti: We (exclusive)
- Zi: We (inclusive)
- Da: You (singular)
- Ri: You (plural)
- Pa: He
- Sa: She
- Ca: [E]*
- Ta: It
- Ci: They
- Note: English has no exact equivalent to Aasti Ca, which is a third person singular pronoun of indefinite gender (sometimes a singular they is used to informally fill this gap).
- The forms shown here are subject forms. Objects are formed by changing the final a to an o, or i to ē. Possessive pronouns are formed by adding a final -r.