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'''Asvasiran''' (Clofabosin: ''asvasiraserotin'', Asvasiran: ''asvasirâl seroçn'') is a closely related language to Clofabosin. It is somewhat mutually intelligible with Standard Clofabosin.
'''Asvasiran''' (Clofabosin: ''asvasiraserotin'' or ''asvasirasin'', Asvasirasin: ''asvasiraal seroçn'') is a closely related language to Clofabosin. It is somewhat mutually intelligible with Standard Clofabosin. It's a minority language of the city of Asvasiran in Nifedipin.


==Sound changes==
==Sound changes==
The gemination distinction in Middle Clofabosin turns into spirantization rather than vowel length: ''savaer'' "he writes" vs ''nibuir'' "he learns".
The gemination distinction in Middle Clofabosin turns into spirantization rather than vowel length: ''savaer'' "he writes" vs ''nibuir'' "he learns".


Asvasiran has diachronic vowel harmony manifesting in words like ''spwesîr'' "to feed", borrowed into Clofabosin as ''spesivir''.
f -> h, and v disappears.
 
Asvasiran has diachronic vowel harmony manifesting in words like ''spwesiir'' "to feed", borrowed into Clofabosin as ''spesivir''.


==Grammar==
==Grammar==
Asvasiran does not have the timeless/aorist tense, using the future tense ''-cciet'' instead.
Asvasiran does not have the timeless/aorist tense, using the future tense ''-cciet'' instead: ''Asvasirase nibuimo huçicciet'' "Asvasiran is easy to learn".
 
"what, which" is gil- (Middle Clofabosin gili-, Standard Clofabosin gli-)

Latest revision as of 01:55, 7 May 2022

Asvasiran (Clofabosin: asvasiraserotin or asvasirasin, Asvasirasin: asvasiraal seroçn) is a closely related language to Clofabosin. It is somewhat mutually intelligible with Standard Clofabosin. It's a minority language of the city of Asvasiran in Nifedipin.

Sound changes

The gemination distinction in Middle Clofabosin turns into spirantization rather than vowel length: savaer "he writes" vs nibuir "he learns".

f -> h, and v disappears.

Asvasiran has diachronic vowel harmony manifesting in words like spwesiir "to feed", borrowed into Clofabosin as spesivir.

Grammar

Asvasiran does not have the timeless/aorist tense, using the future tense -cciet instead: Asvasirase nibuimo huçicciet "Asvasiran is easy to learn".

"what, which" is gil- (Middle Clofabosin gili-, Standard Clofabosin gli-)