Azano

Introduction

Azano stands as a co-official language, holding its ground alongside the widely spoken Faiten. With an estimated population of 2,500,000 million speakers, Azano boasts a significant number of individuals proficient in its unique linguistic expressions. Remarkably, Azano does not fall under the umbrella of any established language family, setting it apart as a distinctive language isolate. Through its independent existence, Azano has developed its own linguistic characteristics although phonologically influenced by Germanic languages, shaping a one of a kind linguistic heritage within the cultural tapestry of Faitonia.

Azano, historically spoken by the indigenous people of Azalova (previously known as Faitonia), underwent significant linguistic transformations as the nation opened its doors to immigrants. Chinese, French, and Italian settlers were among the first to establish themselves in the country, paving the way for subsequent waves of German immigrants. As these diverse groups integrated into the local society, the Azano language naturally absorbed various linguistic elements from the Germanic languages spoken by the newcomers. Consequently, Azano evolved into a diverse tapestry of influences from various Germanic languages, reflecting the cultural amalgamation brought about by centuries of immigration and settlement in Azalova. Furthermore, the linguistic tapestry of Faitonia expanded even further with the arrival of Arab settlers, who, in pursuit of business opportunities, began engaging in trade activities within the region.

Phonology

Orthography

Aa

Ææ

Ââ

Ää

Bb

Cc

Çç

Dd

Ee

Ëë

Ēē

Êê

Ff

ɐ

æ

ɑ

ɞ

b

t͡s

t͡ʃ

d

e

ɛ

ə

ɤ

f

Gg

Ĝĝ

Ğğ

Hh

Ħħ

Ii

Īī

Îî

Jj

Kk

Ll

Mm

Nn

g

ɢ

ʕ

h

ħ

i

ɨ

ɯ

j

k

l

m

n

Oo

Ôô

Öö

Øø

Œœ

Pp

Qq

Rr

Řř

Ss

Şş

Tt

Uu

o

ɔ

ɵ

ø

œ

p

q

r

ʁ

s

ʃ

t

u

Üü

Vv

Ww

Xx

Yy

Zz

Žž

ʉ

v

w

χ

y

z

ʒ

/ʔ/ is never written as it's found between vowels (in syllable boundaries) or before/after vowel letters (only if no consonant precedes/proceeds the vowel).

Consonants

Consonant Inventory

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Post-Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Pharyngeal	Glottal
Nasal		m		n
Approximant	Liquid		r	l		(ɥ)	(ɰ)
	Glide					j	w
Plosive	Tenuis	p		t			k	q		ʔ
	Voiced	b		d			g	ɢ
Affricate				t͡s	t͡ʃ
Fricative	Tenuis	f		s	ʃ			χ	ħ	h
	Voiced	v		z	ʒ			ʁ	ʕ

Allophony

• Phonemes /t͡ʃ ʃ ʒ/ have different realisations depending on the proceeding vowel.
  • Before vowels /i e ɛ æ y ø œ ʉ ɵ ɞ/ palatalisation takes place, therefore [t͡ɕ ɕ ʑ].
  • Before vowels /ɨ ə ɐ ɯ ɤ ɑ u o ɔ/ becomes [ʈ͡ʂ ʂ ʐ]
• [ɥ] is an allophone of the palatal approximant /j/ under vowels [y ø œ ʉ ɵ ɞ]
• /w/ is realised as [ɰ] under vowels [ɨ ə ɯ ɤ]

Vowels

Vowel Inventory

	Front		Centre		Back
	Flat	Round	Flat	Round	Flat	Round
Closed	i	y	ɨ	ʉ	ɯ	u
High Mid	e	ø	ə	ɵ	ɤ	o
Low Mid	ɛ	œ		ɞ		ɔ
Open	æ		ɐ		ɑ

Phonotactics

Azano, a language that shares phonotactic similarities with Arabic, adheres to comparable rules for sound arrangement. In Azano, the phonotactic patterns align with those observed in Arabic. Within Azano, an average syllable structure can be described as follows:

• CV (light)
• CVV (heavy)
• CVC (heavy)
• CVVC (super-heavy)
• CVCC (super-heavy)
• CVVCC (super-heavy)

A syllable cannot start with a vowel, if no consonant is written then it always starts with the glottal stop.

Grammar

Azano is a fusional language where words use a single inflectional morpheme to denote multiple syntactic/semantc roles of words. Nouns inflect for gender (only nouns, demonstratives and relatives), case, number, person (only in pronouns), and spatial deixis (only in demonstratives). Verbs conjugate for Tense (Present, Imperfect, Future, Preterite, Perfect, Pluperfect, Relative Past and Relative Future), Voice (active voice and passive voice), Person (1st, 2nd and 3rd Person), Number (Singular and Plural) and Mood (Indicative, Subjunctive, Conditional, Imperative).

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

	Singular			Plural
	1	2	3	1	2	3
Nominative	an	kä	huwa	nabt	vabt	tabt
Accusative	æna	käval	hawa	nøş	vøş	tøş
Genitive	enkâ	ağnobal	howlat	nozalt	vozalt	tozalt
Dative	ğena	şova	hüja	nômaħ	vômaħ	tômaħ
Ablative	abena	âsbar	hidniža	neltfavis	veltfavis	teltfavis
Vocative	ala	tanbihâ	hœylap	nyœ	vyœ	tyœ

A feature noticeable in Azano is that pronouns in the accusative case can be used reflexively, or intensively. Similar to the English pronouns "myself, yourself, themself, himself, herself, itself".

Possessive Pronouns

	Singular			Plural
	1	2	3	1	2	3
Nominative	matus	tanos	salos	notus	vonos	solus
Accusative	meiri	terem	salem	nori	vori	sori
Genitive	marius	terius	sarius	naltus	valtus	saltus
Dative	mazis	tezis	sazis	naxrabut	vaxrabut	saxrabut
Ablative	med	ted	sed	nod	vod	sad
Vocative	meia	teia	seia	neiro	veiro	seiro

Demonstrative Pronouns

	Masculine				Feminine				Neuter
	Singular		Plural		Singular		Plural		Singular		Plural
	Proximal	Distal	Proximal	Distal	Proximal	Distal	Proximal	Distal	Proximal	Distal	Proximal	Distal
Nominative	tim	tibâ	şabrēki	cœyft	holao	valeo	ibis	zaçiřb	şêsb	jîk	zêmiln	jēvin
Accusative	timæ	atima	âşbek	vystaln	aglao	vätoe	ibnis	alaziřb	alşxifř	jikin	mizêlni	jevin
Genitive	abtima	öbtima	baixşer	biesnam	aĝleo	avteno	mahibis	vatřaip	heşb	jiktin	azêldin	ējvin
Dative	qulta	kulte	raşĝuk	maloud	darlaho	latevo	zalbit	řaleib	hesb	jiktibin	êminzik	ejvin
Ablative	xâlâztâ	valezte	şağbek	iemneo	fenalħo	atvon	fælit	ħæltřâm	aheşb	jikitbin	ozemni	vējin
Vocative	îbtar	ife	zoluğbep	fiemlo	xiesto	ğatvo	actvölë	alqêo	ahesb	jinbikti	kêzmani	vejin

Nouns

See Noun Declension.

Verbs

See Verb Conjugation.

Adjectives

See Adjective Inflection.