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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|image = Asaari.png | |image = Asaari.png | ||
|imagesize = 100px | |imagesize = 100px | ||
|name = | |name = Tsani | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = Atsáni tsuyi | ||
|pronunciation = /t͡sán at͡sáːɣɪ/ | |pronunciation = /t͡sán at͡sáːɣɪ/ | ||
|region = [[w:North America|North America]] | |region = [[w:North America|North America]] | ||
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'''Atsáni tsúyi''', or simply '''Tsani''' /t͡sáni/ is a language spoken in the eastern [[w:United States of America|United States of America]]. It is not known to be related to any extant language and is thus a language isolate. The name, '''Atsáni tsúyi''' /at͡saːni t͡suːji/ means "crafty speech". | '''Atsáni tsúyi''', or simply '''Tsani''' /t͡sáni/ is a language spoken in the eastern [[w:United States of America|United States of America]]. It is not known to be related to any extant language and is thus a language isolate. The name, '''Atsáni tsúyi''' /at͡saːni t͡suːji/ means "crafty speech". | ||
Atsani is a heavily [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] with a complex verbal morphology. The language has repeatedly been analysed as lacking [[w:nouns|nouns]] and [[w:adjectives|adjectives]] altogether, in favour of [[w:verb|verb]]s. Asaari is a [[w:tonal|tonal]] language with a limited vowel inventory, and an extensive array of consonants. | Atsani is a heavily [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] with a complex verbal morphology. The language has repeatedly been analysed as lacking [[w:nouns|nouns]] and [[w:adjectives|adjectives]] altogether, in favour of [[w:verb|verb]]s. Asaari is a [[w:tonal|tonal]] language with a limited vowel inventory, and an extensive array of consonants. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== |