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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Auralian | |name = Auralian | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = axifsrey ahawralyir | ||
|pronunciation = [ | |pronunciation = [ahawraɫjir] | ||
|region = Southern Evandor (Auralia) | |region = Southern Evandor (Auralia) | ||
|ethnicity = Auralians | |ethnicity = Auralians | ||
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|script = Íscégon script for Auralian | |script = Íscégon script for Auralian | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Auralian''' ('' | '''Auralian''' (''ahAwralyir'' or ''axifsrey ahawralyir'' [axifˈsrɛj ahawraɫˈjir]]) is an [[Evandorian languages|Evandorian language]] of [[Verse:Calémere|Calémere]], belonging to the Southern Evandorian branch and therefore related to [[Nivarese]], Gazimyük, and the Agrôkian languages. It is the native language of the country of Auralia (endonym ''Awral'' [awˈraɫ]) in Southern Evandor (''nIwandurt'' [niwanˈdurt) and the country's role in the colonization era means that Auralian is also the main language in many countries around the planet, including, notably, the Republic of Ẓɣer [ðɣɛr], the most populated country on Púríton (''umBuriṣt'' [umbuˈriθt]). | ||
It is the third most spoken Evandorian language (after [[Cerian]] and [[Nordulaki]]) and the sixth most spoken overall ([[Chlouvānem]] and [[Spocian]] have more speakers). As a Southern Evandorian language, it shares traits typical to that family, such as the existence of a construct state, but, alone in its branch, it lacks articles. It has also one of the most conservative nominal morphologies among living Evandorian languages, having evolved one more case (the instrumental) and retaining all five Proto-Evandorian cases, the only living Evandorian language to do so. | It is the third most spoken Evandorian language (after [[Cerian]] and [[Nordulaki]]) and the sixth most spoken overall ([[Chlouvānem]] and [[Spocian]] have more speakers). As a Southern Evandorian language, it shares traits typical to that family, such as the existence of a construct state, but, alone in its branch, it lacks articles. It has also one of the most conservative nominal morphologies among living Evandorian languages, having evolved one more case (the instrumental) and retaining all five Proto-Evandorian cases, the only living Evandorian language to do so. | ||
==External History== | ==External History== | ||
Auralia, as a name, is somewhat newer than Ceria or Nordûlik, probably dating after 2010 or 2011 (as Skyrdagor or Nivaren). However, for the conlang itself, I did not know which aesthetic to follow. The first time I tried it looked very Greek, but, as I already had Greek inspiration for Nivarese, I decided to differentiate it more. Second time, almost a Dutch giblang... nice, but too giblangy to work. The third time I decided to introduce a Ligurian aesthetic, | Auralia, as a name, is somewhat newer than Ceria or Nordûlik, probably dating after 2010 or 2011 (as Skyrdagor or Nivaren). However, for the conlang itself, I did not know which aesthetic to follow. The first time I tried it looked very Greek, but, as I already had Greek inspiration for Nivarese, I decided to differentiate it more. Second time, almost a Dutch giblang... nice, but too giblangy to work. The third time I decided to introduce a Ligurian aesthetic, with further influences from Occitan, Ukrainian, and European Portuguese - the latter two more in certain phonological or diachronical aspects. Anyway I wasn't completely happy with that and, as part of a general remake of Evandorian languages, where I made Nivarese more Biblical Hebrew-looking than Greek-looking, I chose the current, Berber-inspired aesthetic for Auralian. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | <!--===Orthography=== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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* Word-finally, stressed short vowels, including /ɪ/, are marked by an acute accent - cf. ''linurỳ'' /linyˈrɪ/ "language". | * Word-finally, stressed short vowels, including /ɪ/, are marked by an acute accent - cf. ''linurỳ'' /linyˈrɪ/ "language". | ||
* /ɛɪ̯/, /øː/, and /ɔʊ̯/ are written as '''ëi''', '''ëu''', and '''öu''' if they are preceded by /e/ '''e''' or /u/ '''o''', e.g. ''ratoöu'' /ratuˈɔʊ̯/ "hawks" (accus. pl.). | * /ɛɪ̯/, /øː/, and /ɔʊ̯/ are written as '''ëi''', '''ëu''', and '''öu''' if they are preceded by /e/ '''e''' or /u/ '''o''', e.g. ''ratoöu'' /ratuˈɔʊ̯/ "hawks" (accus. pl.). | ||
* The sequences /u.y/ and /e.i/ are written as '''oü''' and '''eï''' - e.g. ''ratoünh'' /ratuˈyɲ/ "to a/the hawk" (dat. sg.). | * The sequences /u.y/ and /e.i/ are written as '''oü''' and '''eï''' - e.g. ''ratoünh'' /ratuˈyɲ/ "to a/the hawk" (dat. sg.).--> | ||
===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
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===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | <!--===Nouns=== | ||
Like most Evandorian languages, Auralian differentiates between front-vowel stems and back-vowel stems. Unlike other heavily inflected languages in the family, Auralian only has these two declensions, independent of nominal gender, though front-vowel stems are mainly feminine, even when in many closely related languages (e.g. modern Nivarese) are masculine. | Like most Evandorian languages, Auralian differentiates between front-vowel stems and back-vowel stems. Unlike other heavily inflected languages in the family, Auralian only has these two declensions, independent of nominal gender, though front-vowel stems are mainly feminine, even when in many closely related languages (e.g. modern Nivarese) are masculine. | ||
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! Instrumental | ! Instrumental | ||
| ratomys || ratoârnys || ratonsi || ratoârnyxy || nixecnys || nixetzïrnys || nixecansi || nixetzïrnyxy | | ratomys || ratoârnys || ratonsi || ratoârnyxy || nixecnys || nixetzïrnys || nixecansi || nixetzïrnyxy | ||
|} | |}--> | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
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