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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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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=== | ===Glides=== | ||
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|[o:'ɛa,ji] | |[o:'ɛa,ji] | ||
|j-glide | |j-glide | ||
| | |paint | ||
|- | |- | ||
|arúcetú | |arúcetú | ||
|[a:,rʉ:'jɛ,tʉ:'] | |[a:,rʉ:'jɛ,tʉ:'] | ||
|j-glide | |j-glide | ||
|to | |to have a career (from German ''arbeiten'') | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|sale-te | |sale-te | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !aeóica | ||
|teng- | |teng-aeóica | ||
|acia- | |acia-aeóica | ||
|eye | |eye | ||
| | |aeóica-te | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
Proper nouns are pluralized by suffixing ''ae'': | Proper nouns are pluralized by suffixing ''ae'': | ||
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Nouns in Asári derive their plural form through the addition of ''acia'' 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: | 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''. | * ''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== | ||