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|name = Asári
|name = Asári
|nativename = Asári
|nativename = Asári
|pronunciation = [aˌsa:'ri]
|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
|fam1 = Asáric
|fam2 = High Asári
|fam2 = High Asári
|iso1 = as
|scripts       = * [[w:Latin script|Latin script]]
|iso2 = asa
* Asari Script
|iso3 = asa
|creator = User:Darthme
|script       = [[w:Latin script|Latin script]], Asari Script
}}
}}
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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:'pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.)  vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ,po:'rʉ] (gate, n.)
*''teporu'' ['te:,pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.)  vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ'po:,rʉ] (gate, n.)


===Glides===
===Glides===
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For example:
For example:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Word'''
!'''Word'''
!'''Pronunciation'''
!'''Pronunciation'''
!'''Glide Type'''
!'''Glide Type'''
!'''Meaning'''
|-
|tagó
|[ta,wo:']
|w-glide
|hand
|-
|uge
|[ʉ:'wɛ]
|w-glide
|moon
|-
|oeaci
|[o:'ɛa,ji]
|j-glide
|paint
|-
|-
|
|arúcetú
|[a:]
|[a:,rʉ:'jɛ,tʉ:']
|has no short version
|j-glide
|to have a career (from German ''arbeiten'')
|-
|-
|}


==Grammar==
==Grammar==
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Nouns in Asári are not inflected for gender, in keeping with Asári's simple grammatical concepts.  They are, however, inflected for number.   
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.  All number inflection is done by conjoining a word before the noun.  ''teng'' is used for two fo something, and ''acia'' is used for any number over three.    Here is a chart showing the prefixed number markers for nouns in different numbers:
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"
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
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|sale-te
|sale-te
|-
|-
!aeó
!aeóica
|teng-aeó
|teng-aeóica
|acia-aeó
|acia-aeóica
|eye
|eye
|aeó-te
|aeóica-te
|-
|-
|}
|}


There are a significant number of Asári-absorbed English loanwords, such as ''aeó'' - eye, or ''te'' - the.  These simpler loanwords have become so common that they have replaced their archaic Asári counterparts.
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===
===Personal Pronouns===
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Most proper nouns derive their plural form in Asári through the addition of ''acia'' - many.  However, in the instance of pronouns, a ''t'' is added.  Asári tends to avoid consonant clusters, and because of this, a 'glider e' is insterted between the ''t'' and the next consonant.  For instance, ''eia'' means ''I'', and ''teia'' means ''we''.  This is not true of most of the other pronouns, such as ''meia'' - you (acc.).  ''meia'' changes to ''teméia'' in the plural.  Note the accent on é to preserve the pronunciation of ''meia''.
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==
==Examples==
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