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Angai (/ˈɑːŋgaɪ/ from Aíkaì Ānkạì /a⁵ŋ³ka¹i²/) is an alternate history Earth setting prominently featuring highly tonal languages. (The point of divergence from our timeline is some point between the emergence of modern humans and Out of Africa, so we still have all Earth species including humans, but today's human languages are from completely different families)

Team

Inthar: Timeline 1, mainly Thean language, history, and culture

Languages

Qwbmwdqwg: A tritonal root language with 11 lexical root tones and 1 neutral tone
Irenesian languages
- Kawenic
  - Quququqquq: A language with only /k u a/ and two tones
    - Uwulang gib
  - Tucootka
  - Tuatu'yat
  - Kawenyen
  - Sikorian
- Ernic
  - Ernish (Auzinim /ɐʉʐɪnɪm/): One main language of the Angaian Enlightenment
  - Whyastian (Hwiwjaosdia /fivjaostia/)
- Lhabhdwenic
  - Lhabhdweni
  - Dhasrawita
- Hirbic
  - Len!ir
Theic
- Classical Thean
  - Alliance Neo-Thean (9 tones)
  - European Neo-Thean (12 tones)
- A Tlingit-like language
Old Æ
- Æ: Danish-inspired monosyllabic and tonal language (8 tones)
Keric
- Ker
  - Qua (12 tones)
- A language with 6 initial phonations
  - A language with 24 tones spoken in Angai Ireland
- A Quasi-Hmong
- Danishmandi (4 tones)
Bjeheondian languages (areal)
- Anbirese
- Dårle
Vylmic
- Vylman
- Angai Iranian
Wyacker
Thackish
Séiseal
Fursfop
Flei
Nuaplw
Ryooteq
Thannayut
Strendian

Angai Papuan languages

Ditab: Tonal min-Tiberian Hebrew. Not a liturgical language.
Toki Ike

Tentative locations of cultures

Irenesia: Middle East, Silk Road, Siberia, Korea, Japan, northern North America
- Kawenic: Korea, Japan, northern North America
- Ernic: Sakhalin, northern North America
- Lhabhdwenic: Orchid Island
- Hirbic: Philippines
Theasphere (Thean, Æ, Kua, Danishmandi, Vylman): Europe, North Africa, maybe eastern North America?
Flei: India before they get conquered by Irenesians? Aíkaìans? Doremians?
Qwbmwdqwg: Indonesia and Malaysia
Aíkaì: China and Tibet
Doremi: Mainland Southeast Asia
Séiseal and Wyacker: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sfipsurtopic world: Mesoamerica and western South America
Bjeheond: Australia
Ryooteq, Nuaplw, Plairaewathannayut: North America

As in our timeline's Earth, Papua-New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse area

Future timelines

No human extinction scenarios (Full disclosure: I care more about preventing the worst non-extinction outcomes than I do about preventing extinction)