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Vrkhazhian (''Śād Warḫāsaḫ'' "Mouth of Vrkhazh") is a language that is spoken by the Vrkhazhians who live in [[The Vrkhazhians|Warḫāsam]].
Vrkhazhian (''Śād Warḫāsaḫ'' "Mouth of Vrkhazh") is a language that is spoken by the Vrkhazhians who live in [[The Vrkhazhians|Warḫāsam]].
{{Infobox language
|boxsize = 25em
|image =
|imagesize = 250px
|name = Vrkhazhian
|pronunciation_key = IPA for Vrkhazhian
|nativename = Śād Warḫāsaḫ
|creator = User:Ahzoh
|pronunciation = ˈɬɑ̂ːd wɑr.ˈxɑ̂ː.sɑx
|states = Vrkhazh
|date = 2014
|familycolor = chattic
|fam1 = Chattic
|fam2 = ???
|fam3 = ???
|fam4 = ???
|ancestor = Old Vrkhazhian
|dia1 = Imperial Vrkhazhian
|dia2 = Common Vrkhazhian
|script = [[w:Latin script|Latin]]
|clcr = qiv
|notice = IPA
}}


==History==
==History==
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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
The table below shows the 25 consonant phonemes found in Vrkhazhian. Letters in angle brackets indicate where the romanization of the phoneme differs from its IPA representation.
The tables below show the consonant phonemes found in both Imperial and Common Vrkhazhian. Letters in angle brackets indicate where the romanization of the phoneme differs from its IPA representation.


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{|class="wikitable article-table" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Imperial Vrkhazhian
|-
|-
! style="width: 8em;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" |  
! style="width: 8.5em;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" |  
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Bilabial
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Labial
! colspan="2" | Coronal
! colspan="2" style="width: 8em;" | Coronal
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Velar
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Dorsal
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Glottal
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Glottal
|-
|-
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! colspan="2" | Semivowel
! colspan="2" | Semivowel
| w
| w
|
|
| j ⟨'''''y'''''⟩
|
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable article-table" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Common Vrkhazhian
|-
! style="width: 8.5em;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" |
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Labial
! colspan="3" style="width: 12em;" | Alveolar
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Dorsal
! style="width: 4em;" rowspan="2" | Glottal
|-
! style="width: 4em; font-size: smaller" | Plain
! style="width: 4em; font-size: smaller" | Sibilant
! style="width: 4em; font-size: smaller" | Lateral
|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| m
| n
|
|
| ŋ ⟨'''''n̮'''''⟩
|
|-
! rowspan="2" | Stop
! style="font-size: smaller" | Tenuis
| p ⟨'''''b'''''⟩
| t ⟨'''''d'''''⟩
| t͡s ⟨'''''z'''''⟩
| t͡ɬ ⟨'''''ź'''''⟩
| k ⟨'''''g'''''⟩
| rowspan="2" | ʔ ⟨'''''ʾ'''''⟩
|-
! style="font-size: smaller" | Aspirated
| pʰ ⟨'''''p'''''⟩
| tʰ ⟨'''''t'''''⟩
| t͡sʰ ⟨'''''c'''''⟩
| t͡ɬʰ ⟨'''''ć'''''⟩
| kʰ ⟨'''''k'''''⟩
|-
! colspan="2" | Fricative
| f
|
| s
| ɬ ⟨'''''ś'''''⟩
| x ⟨'''''ḫ'''''⟩
|
|-
! colspan="2" | Liquid
|
| r
|
| l
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" | Semivowel
| w
|
|
|
|
|
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===Asymmetrical Assimilation===
===Asymmetrical Assimilation===
{|
{|
|
{|class="wikitable article-table" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width: 6.5em;" | Components
! style="width: 3.5em;" | Result
|-
| b + m
| mm
|-
| d + n
| rowspan="3" | nn
|-
| z + n
|-
| ź + n
|-
| g + n̮
| n̮n̮
|}
|
|
|
{|class="wikitable article-table" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable article-table" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |  
! rowspan="3" |  
! colspan="8" | Independent
! colspan="6" | Independent
! colspan="2" | Bound
! colspan="6" | Bound
|-
|-
! colspan="4" | Nominative
! colspan="4" | Nominative
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Accusative
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Oblique
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Ergative
! colspan="4" | Subject
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Possessive
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Possessive
|-
|-
! colspan="2" | Affirmative
! colspan="2" | Negative
! colspan="2" | Affirmative
! colspan="2" | Affirmative
! colspan="2" | Negative
! colspan="2" | Negative
|-
|-
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Person
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Person
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Singular
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Plural
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Singular
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Singular
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Plural
! style="width: 4.2em;" | Plural
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! 1st
! 1st
| ''āni''
| ''āni''
| ''āti''
| ''ānan''
| ''tunni''
| ''tunni''
| ''tutti''
| ''tunnan''
| ''nêsi''
| ''nīya''
| ''têsi''
| ''nāyan''
| ''nêni''
| ''-ni''
| ''têni''
| ''-nan''
| ''-nisi''
| ''-nasin''
| ''-ni''
| ''-ni''
| ''-ti''
| ''-nan''
|-
|-
! 2nd
! 2nd
| ''āma''
| ''āmi''
| ''āman''
| ''āman''
| ''tumma''
| ''tummi''
| ''tumman''
| ''tumman''
| ''mêsi''
| ''mīya''
| ''mināsi''
| ''māyan''
| ''mêni''
| ''mināni''
| ''-mi''
| ''-mi''
| ''-min''
| ''-man''
| ''-misi''
| ''-masin''
| ''-mi''
| ''-man''
|-
|-
! 3rd
! 3rd
| ''āsa''
| ''āsi''
| ''āsan''
| ''āsan''
| ''tussa''
| ''tussi''
| ''tussan''
| ''tussan''
| ''kêsi''
| ''kīya''
| ''kināsi''
| ''kāyan''
| ''kêni''
| ''-ti''
| ''kināni''
| ''-tan''
| ''-tisi''
| ''-tasin''
| ''-ki''
| ''-ki''
| ''-kin''
| ''-kan''
|-
|-
|}
|}
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| ''ḫamt-āsa''
| ''ḫamt-āsa''
|-
|-
! Ergative
! Genitive
| ''ḫamt-un''
| ''ḫamt-un''
| ''ḫamt-ūna''
| ''ḫamt-ūna''
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| ''ḫamt-an''
| ''ḫamt-an''
| ''ḫamt-āna''
| ''ḫamt-āna''
| ''ḫamt-an''
| ''ḫamt-āna''
|-
! Genitive
| ''ḫamt-uḫ''
| ''ḫamt-ūwa''
| ''ḫamt-iḫ''
| ''ḫamt-īya''
| ''ḫamt-aḫ''
| ''ḫamt-āya''
| ''ḫamt-aḫ''
| ''ḫamt-aḫ''
| ''ḫamt-āya''
| ''ḫamt-āya''
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|-
|-
! Accusative
! Accusative
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
|-
! Ergative
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
| ''???''
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!
!
! 2
! 2
| ''śiṭṭas''
| ''???''
| ''śaddaṭ-''
| ''???''
|-
|-
!  
!  
! 3
! 3
| ''miḫlas''
| ''???''
| ''maḫḫal-''
| ''???''
|-
|-
!  
!  
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!  
!  
! 9
! 9
| ''nuḫras''
| ''ḳutras''
| ''naḫḫar-''
| ''ḳattar-''
|-
|-
!  
!