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|name = Asári | |name = Asári | ||
|nativename = Asári | |nativename = Asári | ||
|pronunciation = | |pronunciation = aˌsa:'ri | ||
|region = Much of Known Galaxy | |region = Much of Known Galaxy | ||
|states = Thessia and other Asari Worlds, the Citadel | |states = Thessia and other Asari Worlds, the Citadel | ||
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|date = 2185 | |date = 2185 | ||
|familycolor = Asáric | |familycolor = Asáric | ||
|fam2 = High Asári | |fam2 = High Asári | ||
| | |scripts = * [[w:Latin script|Latin script]] | ||
* Asari Script | |||
|creator = User:Darthme | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|c | |c | ||
|[kʰ] | |[kʰ]/[-] | ||
| | |used as glide after ''a'' and long ''u'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|e | |e | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|g | |g | ||
|[g] | |[g]/[-] | ||
| | |used as glide after ''a'' and long ''u'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|h | |h | ||
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The Asári alphabet also has stress marks that can be placed over any vowel (á, é, í, ó, ú, ý) to indicate the primary stress placement on a word if it does not follow the standard stress rules. | The Asári alphabet also has stress marks that can be placed over any vowel (á, é, í, ó, ú, ý) to indicate the primary stress placement on a word if it does not follow the standard stress rules. | ||
The phones [b] and [d] have merged with [p] and [t] and are no longer in use. They are still found in some archaic words, such as ''ar'''d'''at-yakshi''. | |||
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!'''Lateral approximant''' | !'''Lateral approximant''' | ||
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| | |w | ||
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|l | |l | ||
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Stress falls on the first syllable of a word, unless specified otherwise by an accented vowel. Vowels in stressed syllables are always long, if a length distinction can be made for that vowel. This can change the meaning of seemingly homophonic words: | Stress falls on the first syllable of a word, unless specified otherwise by an accented vowel. Vowels in stressed syllables are always long, if a length distinction can be made for that vowel. This can change the meaning of seemingly homophonic words: | ||
*''teporu'' [te: | *''teporu'' ['te:,pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.) vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ'po:,rʉ] (gate, n.) | ||
===Glides=== | |||
Asári has two glides: the j-type glide and the w-type glide, each represented by specific letters in specific positions. | |||
The letters ''c'' and ''g'' represent these glides respectively. They are only used as glides after the phonemes [a] and [ʉ:]. (''a'' and long ''u'') | |||
For example: | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!'''Word''' | |||
!'''Pronunciation''' | |||
!'''Glide Type''' | |||
!'''Meaning''' | |||
|- | |||
|tagó | |||
|[ta,wo:'] | |||
|w-glide | |||
|hand | |||
|- | |||
|uge | |||
|[ʉ:'wɛ] | |||
|w-glide | |||
|moon | |||
|- | |||
|oeaci | |||
|[o:'ɛa,ji] | |||
|j-glide | |||
|paint | |||
|- | |||
|arúcetú | |||
|[a:,rʉ:'jɛ,tʉ:'] | |||
|j-glide | |||
|to have a career (from German ''arbeiten'') | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Grammar== | |||
===Nouns and Gender=== | |||
Nouns in Asári are not inflected for gender, in keeping with Asári's simple grammatical concepts. They are, however, inflected for number. | |||
There are three numbers in Asári, singular, dual, and plural. Number inflection for nouns is done by conjoining a word before the noun. ''teng'' is used for two of something, and ''acia'' is used for any number over three. Here is a chart showing the prefixed number markers for nouns in different numbers: | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!'''Singular''' | |||
!'''Dual''' | |||
!'''Plural''' | |||
!'''Meaning''' | |||
!'''Definite''' | |||
|- | |||
!asári | |||
|teng-asári | |||
|acia-asári | |||
|asári | |||
|asári-te | |||
|- | |||
!sale | |||
|teng-sale | |||
|acia-sale | |||
|land (country) | |||
|sale-te | |||
|- | |||
!aeóica | |||
|teng-aeóica | |||
|acia-aeóica | |||
|eye | |||
|aeóica-te | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
Proper nouns are pluralized by suffixing ''ae'': | |||
*''Aria'' (name) - ''Ariae'' (if the noun ends in ''a'', then only ''e'' is added) | |||
*''Mari'' (type of fish) - ''Mariae'' | |||
===Personal Pronouns=== | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!rowspan="2"|'''Case''' | |||
!colspan="4"|'''1st person''' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan="2"|'''Singular''' | |||
!colspan="2"|'''Plural''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nominative''' | |||
|colspan=2|eia | |||
|colspan="2"|teia | |||
|- | |||
!'''Accusative''' | |||
|colspan="2"|co | |||
|colspan="2"|tecó | |||
|- | |||
!'''Dative''' | |||
|colspan="2"|cu | |||
|colspan="2"|tecú | |||
|- | |||
!'''Genitive''' | |||
|colspan="2"|coia | |||
|colspan="2"|tecóia | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="2"|'''Case''' | |||
!colspan="4"|'''2nd person''' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan="2"|'''Singular''' | |||
!colspan="2"|'''Plural''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nominative''' | |||
|colspan="2"|vo | |||
|colspan="2"|tevó | |||
|- | |||
!'''Accusative''' | |||
|colspan="2"|meia | |||
|colspan="2"|teméia | |||
|- | |||
!'''Dative''' | |||
|colspan="2"|maia | |||
|colspan="2"|temáia | |||
|- | |||
!'''Genitive''' | |||
|colspan="2"|aer | |||
|colspan="2"|teáer | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="2"|'''Case''' | |||
!colspan="4"|'''3rd person''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Feminine (Neutral)''' | |||
!'''Plural''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nominative''' | |||
|sene | |||
|ten | |||
|- | |||
!'''Accusative''' | |||
|sena | |||
|tena | |||
|- | |||
!'''Dative''' | |||
|senu | |||
|tenu | |||
|- | |||
!'''Genitive''' | |||
|seno | |||
|teno | |||
|} | |||
Nouns in Asári derive their plural form through the addition of ''acia''. (There is no plural marker, so to speak) However, in the instance of pronouns, a ''t'' is added. Asári tends to avoid consonant clusters, and because of this, a 'glider e' is inserted before the initial consonant of the root word. For instance: | |||
* ''eia'' - ''I'' -> '' '''t'''eia'' - ''we''. | |||
*''meia'' - ''you (acc.)'' -> ''meia'' - '' '''te'''méia'' - ''you pl. (acc.)'' (note the accent on é to preserve the pronunciation of ''meia'') | |||
===Verbs=== | |||
Verbs have a complex structure in Asári, and form the only part of the langauge that requires significant study to learn well. | |||
There are two verb conjugation classes: definite and indefinite. Under these categories verbs are also inflected for 6 cases: Accusative, Dative, Genitive, Instrumental, | |||
==Examples== |