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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
  • Classical Aíkaì
    • Neo-Aíkaì languages
  • 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
    • A Tlingit-like language
  • Old Æ
  • Keric
    • Ker
    • Old Bri (A language with 6 initial phonations)
    • Old Gloob
    • Old Danishmandi
  • Bjeheondian languages (areal)
    • Anbirese
    • Dårle
  • Vylmic
    • Vylman
    • Angai Iranian
  • Wyacker
  • 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
    • Lhabhdweni: Orchid Island
    • Dhasrawita: India, Indonesia, Malaysia
    • Hirbic: Philippines
  • Theasphere (Thean, Æ, Keric, Vylman): Europe, North Africa, maybe eastern North America?
  • Flei: India before they get conquered by Irenesians
  • Qwbmwdqwg: Himalayas
  • 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, Thannayut: 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)