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'''Qazhrian''' (/kɑːʒriən/ ''KAHZH-ree-uhn''; natively: ''Qazhrem'' /ˈqaʒɾem/ or ''kje Lazhrem'' /ce ˈʟaʒɾem/) is a [[Talmic]] language spoken in [[Verse:Tricin/Qazhra|Qazhra]] (from Thensarian ''Ȝactrasei''), a [[Verse:Tricin/Talma|Talman]] country. It is the | '''Qazhrian''' (/kɑːʒriən/ ''KAHZH-ree-uhn''; natively: ''Qazhrem'' /ˈqaʒɾem/ or ''kje Lazhrem'' /ce ˈʟaʒɾem/) is a [[Talmic]] language spoken in [[Verse:Tricin/Qazhra|Qazhra]] (from Thensarian ''Ȝactrasei''), a [[Verse:Tricin/Talma|Talman]] country. It is the second-largest Talmic language in terms of number of speakers after [[Anbirese]], because most Qazhrian speakers reside in Cualuav. | ||
Qazhrian is descended from central and southern dialects of [[Thensarian]]. | Qazhrian is descended from central and southern dialects of [[Thensarian]]. | ||
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*/q/ lenites intervocallically to /ʟ/; conversely, /ʟ/ > /q/ initially. | */q/ lenites intervocallically to /ʟ/; conversely, /ʟ/ > /q/ initially. | ||
*/m/ does NOT lenite. | */m/ does NOT lenite. | ||
*''Qe!'' = a greeting | |||
*sC- clusters are retained except sl-, sr- > fl-, fr- | |||
*Ayin-intrusion occurs sometime in the history of the language | |||
==Diachronics== | ==Diachronics== | ||
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'''p''' is found in loanwords (e.g. from | '''p''' is found in loanwords (e.g. from [[Windermere]]). | ||
Auslautverhärtung operates for plosives and is reflected in the orthography: ''aqet'' /ˈaqet/ 'to jump; jump!' vs. ''aqedëv'' /aˈqedəv/ '[X] jumps'. | Auslautverhärtung operates for plosives and is reflected in the orthography: ''aqet'' /ˈaqet/ 'to jump; jump!' vs. ''aqedëv'' /aˈqedəv/ '[X] jumps'. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Radical''' || m || n || nj || w || | | '''Radical''' || m || n || nj || w || rr || y || 0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Soft''' || m || n || nj || w || | | '''Soft''' || m || n || nj || w || r || y || l | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Nasal''' || m || n || nj || w || | | '''Nasal''' || m || n || nj || w || rr || y || n | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Hard''' || m || n || nj || gw || | | '''Hard''' || m || n || nj || gw || gr || gj || h | ||
|} | |} | ||
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*''rronn'' /ron/ 'a man'; ''kje ronn'' /ce ɾon/ 'the man' | *''rronn'' /ron/ 'a man'; ''kje ronn'' /ce ɾon/ 'the man' | ||
*''kavër'' /ˈkavəɾ/ 'a woman'; ''kje gavër'' /ce ˈgavər/ 'the woman' | *''kavër'' /ˈkavəɾ/ 'a woman'; ''kje gavër'' /ce ˈgavər/ 'the woman' | ||
*''qe'' 'peace' > ''aun kje le'' 'make peace' | |||
Construct state is usually formed with ''-ët'' in the singular and ''-ëv'' in the plural: | Construct state is usually formed with ''-ët'' in the singular and ''-ëv'' in the plural: | ||
*''tëzhët kje ronn'' /ˈtəʒət ce ɾon/ 'the man's child' | *''tëzhët kje ronn'' /ˈtəʒət ce ɾon/ 'the man's child' | ||
Plurals are always formed with ''-nj'' for nouns ending in vowels and ''-i'' for nouns ending in consonants. | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
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Infinitive; imperative: ''aqet'' | Infinitive; imperative: ''aqet'' | ||
Narrative | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;" | ||
! style="width: 75px; "| | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd singular | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st plural exc. | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 1st plural inc. | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 2nd plural | |||
! style="width: 75px; " | 3rd plural | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Narrative | |||
| aqedan | |||
| aqeder | |||
| aqedëv | |||
| aqedem | |||
| aqedent | |||
| aqedëg | |||
| aqedëv | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Past | |||
| aqedezj | |||
| aqedëw | |||
| aqedo | |||
| aqedemër | |||
| aqedentër | |||
| aqedëgër | |||
| aqedo | |||
|- | |||
! style="" | Future | |||
| aqedōn | |||
| aqedōr | |||
| aqedō | |||
| aqedōm | |||
| aqedōnt | |||
| aqedōg | |||
| aqedō | |||
|} | |||
==Syntax== | |||
[[Category:Languages]] | |||
[[Category:Qazhrian]] |
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