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'''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: | '''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/. | 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/. | ||
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Ŋŋ - '''Ŋē''' /ŋ/ | Ŋŋ - '''Ŋē''' /ŋ/ | ||
Ee - '''E''' | Ee - '''E''' /ɛ/ | ||
Bb - '''Be''' /b/ | Bb - '''Be''' /b/ | ||
Ēē - '''Ē''' /e/ | Ēē - '''Ē''' /e/ | ||
Vv - '''Va''' /β/ | Vv - '''Va''' /β/ | ||
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Šš - '''Ša''' /ʃ/ (used only before back vowels 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 in loanwords, this letter is actually ''c'' with a diacritic and is not found in the standard Ðanmarc alphabet) | ||
*The diphthong ''ea'' represents the equivalent of ''ēaa''. | |||
Revision as of 18:05, 6 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 /β/
Pp - Pa /p/
Gg - Gi /g/ (/ʒ/ before front vowels unless followed by h)
Ff - Fi /φ/
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 in loanwords)
Ðð - Þa /θ/ is transcribed as þ
Uu - U /u/
Yy - Yog /j/
Šš - Ša /ʃ/ (used only before back vowels in loanwords, this letter is actually c with a diacritic and is not found in the standard Ðanmarc alphabet)
- The diphthong ea represents the equivalent of ēaa.
