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The '''Lenian languages''' are a [[wikipedia:polyphyletic|polyphyletic]] cultural grouping of related languages that descend from [[Tapilula]] but exclude branches that acquired divergent characteristics. Included branches are: | The '''Lenian languages''' are a [[wikipedia:polyphyletic|polyphyletic]] cultural grouping of related languages that descend from [[Tapilula]] but exclude branches that acquired divergent characteristics. Included branches are: | ||
#[[Hipatal]], including all of [[Fojy]] and its | #[[Hipatal]], including all of | ||
#[[Subumpamese languages]], including all of [[Kava]] | #:[[Fojy]] and its children: | ||
#::'''Western Fojy''' | |||
#::'''Central Fojy''' | |||
#::[[Dreamland|Dreamlandic]] and its children | |||
#:::'''North Dreamlandic''' | |||
#:::'''South Dreamlandic''' (sometimes "East") | |||
#[[Subumpamese languages]], including all of | |||
#:[[Kava]] | |||
#:'''Central Subumpamese''' | |||
#:'''Eastern Subumpamese''' | |||
#[[Paleo-Pabappa]] | #[[Paleo-Pabappa]] | ||
#[[Old Andanese#Olati|Olati]], culturally Subumpamese but genetically Andanese | #[[Old Andanese#Olati|Olati]], culturally '''Western Subumpamese''' but genetically Andanese | ||
By contrast, the Lenian languages exclude [[Thaoa]], [[Tarise]], and [[Gold]], even though these three branches descend from Tapilula and Tapilula is the most recent common ancestor of all the Lenian languages. | By contrast, the Lenian languages exclude [[Thaoa]], [[Tarise]], and [[Gold]], even though these three branches descend from Tapilula and Tapilula is the most recent common ancestor of all the Lenian languages. | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 17 November 2018
The Lenian languages are a polyphyletic cultural grouping of related languages that descend from Tapilula but exclude branches that acquired divergent characteristics. Included branches are:
- Hipatal, including all of
- Fojy and its children:
- Western Fojy
- Central Fojy
- Dreamlandic and its children
- North Dreamlandic
- South Dreamlandic (sometimes "East")
- Fojy and its children:
- Subumpamese languages, including all of
- Kava
- Central Subumpamese
- Eastern Subumpamese
- Paleo-Pabappa
- Olati, culturally Western Subumpamese but genetically Andanese
By contrast, the Lenian languages exclude Thaoa, Tarise, and Gold, even though these three branches descend from Tapilula and Tapilula is the most recent common ancestor of all the Lenian languages.
Linguistic characteristics
The Lenian languages retain the classifier prefixes of Tapilula and have generally simple rules of grammar.
