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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". | ||
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== | ||
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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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|+'''Asaari consonants''' | |+'''Asaari consonants''' |