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The Azzanic languages (Tergetian: sa-brìs Azzàinìne) are a family of consonantal-root languages spoken on the Schrubstiempf , as well as on a set of islands off of the East Wiebian Sea, which includes Tergetian and Rozzino. They are descended from Proto-Azzanic (PAzz).

Origin

The name of the family bears the name of the legendary hero Azzàn, reconstructed as *ʔAzząnų, to whom Tergetians and Rozzinians trace their descent.

Phylogeny

• Western Azzanic
  • Primitive Tergetian
    • Old Tergetian
      • Modern Tergetian
    • Hmooby-Doo
• Eastern Azzanic
  • Rozzino

Phonology

Proto-Azzanic is reconstructed with almost the same phonology as Primitive Tergetian.

Consonants

Proto-Azzanic reconstructed consonants

		Labial		Linguolabial	Dental	Alveolar		Retroflex (subapical)	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
		plain	coarticulated			plain	coarticulated
Nasal		*m			*n
Plosive	plain	*p	*ᵽ	*ṕ	*t	*c	*ŧ	*ʈ		*k	*q	*ʔ
	voiced	*b	*ƀ	*b́	*d	*ʒ	*đ	*ɖ		*g	*ɢ
Fricative	voiceless					*s	*ś
	voiced					*z	*ź
Approximant		*w			*l	*ɹ			*y
Trill		*ʙ			*r

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	*i *ĩ	*u *ũ
Open	*e *ẽ	*a *ã
Diphthongs	*iə	*uə

Suprasegmentals

Stress invariably fell on the first syllable.

Morphology

Proto-Azzanic had Philippine alignment as does Rozzino. Verb-initial clauses were the norm as in Semitic and Austronesian languages.

Nouns

Nouns and adjectives declined for three cases: direct, indirect and genitive.

First declension: kullũ 'bird'
Case	Singular	Plural
Direct	kullũ	kullek
Indirect	kullak	kullẽ
Genitive	kullĩ	kullã

Second declension: ripʈuk 'throat'
Case	Singular	Plural
Direct	ripʈuk	ripʈãk
Indirect	ripʈaɹ	ripʈũ
Genitive	ripʈũk	ripʈa

Third declension: ġattik 'horn'
Case	Singular	Plural
Direct	ġattik	ġattẽk
Indirect	ġatteɹ	ġattĩ
Genitive	ġattĩp	ġatte

Verbs

Verbs had an extensive trigger system marked by various binyanim. Verbs also inflected for the tense and subject (the argument in the direct case).