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'''Attamian''' (/aˈtɛɪ̯mi̩ɘn/; also '''Neumato-Attian''', '''Attno-Thanatic''', '''Attian''', '''Thanatic''') is a [[w:Transcaucasia|Caucasian]] [[w:Language family|language family]] which includes at least the [[Attnic languages]], [[Namic]], and [[Garathi]] languages.  
{{Infobox language family
|name        = Tanisi
|altname    = Tsani-Damian
|protoname = [[Proto-Tanisi]]
|region      = [[w:North America|North America]]
|familycolor = Language isolate
|child1      = [[Asaari]]
|child2      = [[Damian]]
|child3      = [[Namic]]
|map        = Attamian langs.png
|mapsize    = 250
|mapcaption=Proportion of the Attamian ethnic groups that speaks an Tanisi language:
{{columns
|col1=
{{legend|#B9B9B9|0–20%}}
{{legend|#D89393|20–40%}}
{{legend|#E08989|40–60%}}
|col2=
{{legend|#E97F7F|60–70%}}
{{legend|#FF6666|70-80%}}}}
|notice=IPA
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'''Tanisi''' (/tənˈɪːsɪ/; also '''Tsani-Damian''') is a [[w:North American|North American]] [[w:Language family|language family]] which includes at least the [[Tanisi languages#Tsan languages|Tsan languages]], [[Damian]], and Garathi languages.  


In November 2012 a proposal connecting Attnic  to the [[Namic|Neumatic languages]] of western [[India]] into the '''Attamian''' family was published and well received by a number of linguists. The family's relation to [[w:Cuacasian languages|Caucasian]] and [[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] language families remain controversal, but persists - mostly due to the number of loan words in the language family.
In November 2012 a proposal connecting [[Asaari]] to the [[Namic|Neumatic languages]] of Western [[w:Utah|Utah]] into the '''Tanisi''' family was published and well received by a number of linguists.


==General Information==
==General Information==
The '''Attamian languages''' is a family, or group, of constructed naturalistic languages, which share common features derived the hypothetic Proto-Attamian language. They are inspired by a diversity of natural languages, each of them with a distinct style, yet with grammatical and semantical similarities, as well as a shared vocabulary.  
The '''Tanisi languages''' is a family, or group, of constructed naturalistic languages, which share common features derived the hypothetic [[Proto-Tanisi]] language. They are inspired by a diversity of natural languages, each of them with a distinct style, yet with grammatical and semantical similarities, as well as a shared vocabulary.  


These are the planned Attamian languages so far:
These are the planned Tanisi languages so far:


*'''[[Attian]]''' - ''[[w:Armenian language|Armeno]]-[[w:Arabic langauge|Arabic]] inspired language with an active-stative alignment and nonconcatenative morphology. Originally an attempt at uniting [[w:Celtic languages|Celtic]] and Arabic.''
*'''[[Asaari]]''' - ''My beloved blue little language. Tonal, American, agglutinative, voiceless and written in Vai. Yes. Vai. Didn't expect that, did you? Perhaps similar to [[w:Salishan languages|Salishan languages]], [[w:Navajo language|Navajo]] and the like.''
*'''[[Damian]]''' - ''A so far sketchy language with [[w:Greek language|Greek]]/[[w:Slavic languages|Slavic]]/[[w:Shona language|Shona]]/[[w:Khmer language|Khmer]] influences. Possibly ergative, maybe accusative. Mangled by allophony.''
*'''[[Damian]]''' - ''A so far sketchy language with [[w:Greek language|Greek]]/[[w:Slavic languages|Slavic]]/[[w:Shona language|Shona]]/[[w:Khmer language|Khmer]] influences. Possibly ergative, maybe accusative. Mangled by allophony.''
*'''[[Namic]]''' - ''[[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] and especially [[w:Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]] influenced language, tripartite, heavy in phonemes, heavy in cases and heavy in scope. A language revised from being a mixed a priori - a posteriori language of the Indo-Iranian branch.''
*'''[[Namic]]''' - ''[[w:Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] and especially [[w:Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]] influenced language, tripartite, heavy in phonemes, heavy in cases and heavy in scope. A language revised from being a mixed a priori - a posteriori language of the Indo-Iranian branch.''


==Attamian attributes==
==Attamian attributes==
*A by origin nonconcatenative morphology. Not present in the Namic language.
*A verb based morphology.
:*Basic vocabulary expressed in roots, marked: √
*Agglutinative by origin, decaded into fusional in Damian and Namic.
*Secondary fusional morphology. High degree of affixation in all languages. Varying degree of cases.
*An inherited tonal system - Tones in Asaari and Damian, pitch in Namic.
*An inherited tonal system - moraic stress in Attian, tone in Damian and pitch in Namic.
:*''khāna'' = /ˈkʰaːna/ = [ˈkʰa͜ánā]
*Medium-to-large phoneme inventory.
 
==Genealogy==
==Genealogy==
{{clade
|label1=[[Proto-Tanisi]]
|1={{clade
|label1=Tsani-Damian
|1={{clade
|1={{clade
|label1=Tsan
|label2=Manatho-Damian†
|2={{clade
|label1=''Ancient Damian''
|1={{clade
|1=''[[Damian]]''
}}
|2=''Manathi''
}}
|1={{clade
|1={{clade
|label1=''Ancient Asaari''
|1={{clade
|1= '''Carolinian Asaari'''
|label2=''Middle Asaari''
|2={{clade
|1='''[[Asaari]]'''
}}
}}
|2='''Virginian Asaari'''
}}
}}
}}
}}
|label2=Neumatic
|2={{clade
|1=Namic
|1={{clade
|label1=Central
|1={{clade
|label1=''Ancient Namic''
|1={{clade
|1= '''Rayan'''
|label2 =''Middle Namic''
|2={{clade
|1='''[[Namic]]'''
}}
}}
}}
|label2=Southern
|2={{clade
|1='''Tarisi'''
|2='''Garathi'''
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}


{{clade
*A language in '''bold''' denotes that it is extant.
|label1=[[Attamian languages|Attamian]]
*A language in ''italics'' denotes that it is now extinct (i.e. has no native speakers).
|1={{clade
*† denotes the extinction of a linguistic subgroup
|label1=Attno-Damian
|1={{clade
|label1=Attnic
|1={{clade
|label1=Ancient Attian (†)
|1={{clade
|1= Sengani
|label2=Middle Attian (†)
|2={{clade
|1=[[Attian]]
}}
}}
|2=Hayani
}}
}}
}}
|label2=Manatho-Damian
|2={{clade
|label1=Ancient Damian (†)
|1={{clade
|1=[[Damian]]
}}
|2=Manathi(†)
}}
|label2=Neumatic
|2={{clade
|1=Namic
|1={{clade
|label1=Central
|1={{clade
|label1=Ancient Namic (†)
|1={{clade
|1= Rayan
|label2 =Middle Namic (†)
|2={{clade
|1=[[Namic]]
}}
}}
}}
|label2=Southern
|2={{clade
|1=Parsi
|2=Garathi
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}
}}


[[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Languages]][[Category:Language families]][[Category:Attamian languages]]
==Tsani-Damian languages==
===Tsani languages===
===Manatho-Damian languages===
==Neumatic languages==
===Central===
===Southern===
[[Category:Languages]][[Category:Languages]][[Category:Language families]][[Category:Tanisi languages]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 26 June 2021

Tanisi
Tsani-Damian
Created by–
Geographic
distribution		North America
Linguistic classificationlanguage isolate
  • Tanisi
Proto-languageProto-Tanisi
Subdivisions
Attamian langs.png
Proportion of the Attamian ethnic groups that speaks an Tanisi language:
  0–20%
  20–40%
  40–60%
  60–70%
  70-80%





Tanisi (/tənˈɪːsɪ/; also Tsani-Damian) is a North American language family which includes at least the Tsan languages, Damian, and Garathi languages.

In November 2012 a proposal connecting Asaari to the Neumatic languages of Western Utah into the Tanisi family was published and well received by a number of linguists.

General Information

The Tanisi languages is a family, or group, of constructed naturalistic languages, which share common features derived the hypothetic Proto-Tanisi language. They are inspired by a diversity of natural languages, each of them with a distinct style, yet with grammatical and semantical similarities, as well as a shared vocabulary.

These are the planned Tanisi languages so far:

  • Asaari - My beloved blue little language. Tonal, American, agglutinative, voiceless and written in Vai. Yes. Vai. Didn't expect that, did you? Perhaps similar to Salishan languages, Navajo and the like.
  • Damian - A so far sketchy language with Greek/Slavic/Shona/Khmer influences. Possibly ergative, maybe accusative. Mangled by allophony.
  • Namic - Indo-European and especially Indo-Iranian influenced language, tripartite, heavy in phonemes, heavy in cases and heavy in scope. A language revised from being a mixed a priori - a posteriori language of the Indo-Iranian branch.

Attamian attributes

  • A verb based morphology.
  • Agglutinative by origin, decaded into fusional in Damian and Namic.
  • An inherited tonal system - Tones in Asaari and Damian, pitch in Namic.

Genealogy

Proto-Tanisi
Tsani-Damian

Tsan

Ancient Asaari

Carolinian Asaari


Middle Asaari

Asaari





Virginian Asaari




Manatho-Damian†
Ancient Damian

Damian




Manathi





Neumatic

Central
Ancient Namic

Rayan


Middle Namic

Namic





Southern

Tarisi



Garathi







  • A language in bold denotes that it is extant.
  • A language in italics denotes that it is now extinct (i.e. has no native speakers).
  • † denotes the extinction of a linguistic subgroup

Tsani-Damian languages

Tsani languages

Manatho-Damian languages

Neumatic languages

Central

Southern

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