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'''Tsán asáari''', ꔌꖟꔷ ꕉꕦꔹꗏ , or simply '''Asáari''', ꕉꕦꔹꗏ, or '''Asaari''' /at͡sá͜ɑɣɪ/ is a language spoken in the eastern [[w:United States of America|United States of America]]. It is not known to be related to any extant language and is thus a language isolate. The name, ''' | '''Tsán asáari''', ꔌꖟꔷ ꕉꕦꔹꗏ , or simply '''Asáari''', ꕉꕦꔹꗏ, or '''Asaari''' /at͡sá͜ɑɣɪ/ is a language spoken in the eastern [[w:United States of America|United States of America]]. It is not known to be related to any extant language and is thus a language isolate. The name, '''Tsán asáari''' /t͡sá͜ɑn at͡sá͜ɑɣɪ/ simply means "the ocean blue language", or "the language that is ocean blue". | ||
Asaari is a heavily [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] or [[w:polysynthetic language|polysynthetic language]], with a complex verbal morphology. The language has repeatedly been analysed as lacking [[w:nouns|nouns]] and [[w:adjectives|adjectives]] altogether, in favour of [[w:verb|verb]]s. Asaari is a [[w:tonal|tonal]] language with a limited vowel inventory, and an extensive array of consonants. | Asaari is a heavily [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] or [[w:polysynthetic language|polysynthetic language]], with a complex verbal morphology. The language has repeatedly been analysed as lacking [[w:nouns|nouns]] and [[w:adjectives|adjectives]] altogether, in favour of [[w:verb|verb]]s. Asaari is a [[w:tonal|tonal]] language with a limited vowel inventory, and an extensive array of consonants. | ||
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===Diphthongs=== | ===Diphthongs=== | ||
There are three so called "'''diphthongs'''¨" in the language. This is however merely a traditional name, as the diphthongs have long since collapsed into long vowels. Originally, these were homogeneous diphthongs, composed of doubled vowels. | There are three so called "'''diphthongs'''¨" in the language. This is however merely a traditional name, as the diphthongs have long since collapsed into '''long vowels'''. Originally, these were homogeneous diphthongs, composed of doubled vowels. | ||
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