Verse:Mwtqwlqwj/Aíkaì

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 'following [the only] God').

Aíkaì is diglossic, in a way similar to Arabic. Including all topolects, Aíkaì was the second-most spoken language worldwide in 2025, with 990 million people considering themselves speakers of Aíkaì. Modern Standard Aíkaì is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations.

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

The only syllables (ignoring tone) are n, i, a, ki, and ka. Hence including tone, Aíkaì has 25 syllables.

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 àń-kìká.

unique-HON=TOP world=ACC create-PST

'God created the world. (more neutral)'

Āín-kiīa=íí ānkạì=ki àń-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