Verse:Mwail

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Mwail
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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: Irenesian, especially Ernish

Languages

By number of speakers (2025):

  1. Quququqquq (Irenesian): 1.5 billion
  2. Dhasrawita (Irenesian): 1.3 billion
  3. Aíkaì (Aikaic)
  4. Thean (Theic)
  5. Fursfop
  6. Lhabhdweni (Irenesian)
  7. Ernish (Irenesian)
  8. Wyacker (Pulchric)
  9. Séiseal (Qohtic)
  10. Okopi (Doremi)

Angai Eurasia

  • Qwbmwdqwg: A tritonal root language with 11 lexical root tones and 1 neutral tone
  • Classical Aíkaì
    • Neo-Aíkaì languages
  • Irenesian languages
  • Theic
    • Classical Thean
    • A Tlingit-like language
  • Old Æ
  • Keric languages
  • Vylmic
    • Vylman
    • Angai Iranian
  • Flei

Angai Australia

  • Anbirese
  • Dårle

Angai Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Wyacker
  • Séiseal

Angai Americas

  • Nuaplw
  • Ryooteq
  • Thannayut
  • Strendian
  • Fursfop

Angai Papua

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

Future timelines

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