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'''{{SUBPAGENAME}}''' /āíkāì/ is an agglutinative, strictly head-final, highly tonal language of Angai China. Classical Aíkaì is the liturgical language of the monotheistic religion Āínkiīaánịạkàì (''āín-kiīa-ánịạ-kàì'' unique- | '''{{SUBPAGENAME}}''' /āíkāì/ is an agglutinative, strictly head-final, highly tonal language of Angai China. Classical Aíkaì is the liturgical language of the monotheistic religion Āínkiīaánịạkàì (''āín-kiīa-ánịạ-kàì'' unique-HON-follow-NMLZ). | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
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The difference between the topic and nominative markers is much like the difference between ''wa'' and ''ga'' in Japanese: | The difference between the topic and nominative markers is much like the difference between ''wa'' and ''ga'' in Japanese: | ||
: '' | : ''Āín-kiīa=ǹń ānkạì=ki kiàń-kìká.'' | ||
: | : unique-HON=TOP world=ACC create-PST | ||
: 'God created the world. (more neutral)' | : 'God created the world. (more neutral)' | ||
: '' | : ''Āín-kiīa=íí ānkạì=ki kiàń-kìká.'' | ||
: | : unique-HON=NOM.HON world=ACC create-PST | ||
: 'It's God who created the world.' | : 'It's God who created the world.' | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 14 June 2025
Aíkaì /āíkāì/ is an agglutinative, strictly head-final, highly tonal language of Angai China. Classical Aíkaì is the liturgical language of the monotheistic religion Āínkiīaánịạkàì (āín-kiīa-ánịạ-kàì unique-HON-follow-NMLZ).
Phonology
k i a n /k i a ŋ(syllabic)/
5 tone levels: ā á a à ạ (highest to lowest)
n̄ ń n ǹ ṇ
Grammar
Nouns
Case markers
- =ǹń: topic
- =kaa: (focused) nominative
- =íí: (focused) honorific nominative
- =ai: genitive
- =ki: accusative
- =áì: locative
- =kaí: dative
- =àá: ablative
- =ạkí: terminative
- =ań: 'as', instrumental
The difference between the topic and nominative markers is much like the difference between wa and ga in Japanese:
- Āín-kiīa=ǹń ānkạì=ki kiàń-kìká.
- unique-HON=TOP world=ACC create-PST
- 'God created the world. (more neutral)'
- Āín-kiīa=íí ānkạì=ki kiàń-kìká.
- unique-HON=NOM.HON world=ACC create-PST
- 'It's God who created the world.'
Pronouns
A hierarchical pronoun system like Korean/Japanese/Vietnamese