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'''Attian''' (Attian Mkhedruli: ''' | '''Attian''' (Attian Mkhedruli: '''ჟა აღდაპ''', Latin: '''Ta Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian|ta aθ'nai̩]]) is a constructed, a posteriori and naturalistic language in the [[Attamian languages|Attamian family]] of languages. It has no other purpose than to be an excellent display of my personal debauchery and pleasures. | ||
The language is being created by the user and [[Linguifex:Administrators|administrator]] [[User:Waahlis|Waahlis]] of '''Linguifex'''. Obviously, and almost self-evidently, it has no native speakers and is not the official language anywhere else than in an office. | The language is being created by the user and [[Linguifex:Administrators|administrator]] [[User:Waahlis|Waahlis]] of '''Linguifex'''. Obviously, and almost self-evidently, it has no native speakers and is not the official language anywhere else than in an office. | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:Attian.png|thumb|left|The corresponding sphere and signature of the Attian language used on the wiki.|200px]] | [[File:Attian.png|thumb|left|The corresponding sphere and signature of the Attian language used on the wiki.|200px]] | ||
'''Attian''' (Attian Mkhedruli: '''რა აღდჺ''', Latin: '''Ta Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian|/aθˈne/]]) is | Naturalism nowadays implies the creation of fictional settings, to legitimate the choice of vocabulary, semantics and pragmatics. I will for once actually do such a thing, implementing the language into the modern world of Caucasus. Perhaps then I can justify a few loan words. | ||
'''Attian''' (Attian Mkhedruli: '''რა აღდჺ''', Latin: '''Ta Athnai''', [[IPA for Attian|/aθˈne/]]) is an [[Attamian languages|Attamian language]] spoken in the [[w:Caucasus|Caucasus]], across the borders of [[w:Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[w:Armenia|Armenia]] and [[w:Turkey|Turkey]]. It is not known to have any transparent genetic connections to any other language, despite a number of attempts of classification. | |||
The language has been documented in the Caucasus since at least the 9<sup>th</sup> century AD, with the discovery of the '''Hayastani documents''', (Attian: '''Eggrava ta Hayaztan''', ''ვფფპალა რა ტაყასრად'') a Greek transcript of the languages in an around the [[w:Transcaucasian|Transcaucasian]] settlements. The now fragile documents were written by the Byzantine Greek philosopher Antenor [[w:Yerevan|Erevanon]], in an effort to investigate the ethnic diversity i the region: | The language has been documented in the Caucasus since at least the 9<sup>th</sup> century AD, with the discovery of the '''Hayastani documents''', (Attian: '''Eggrava ta Hayaztan''', ''ვფფპალა რა ტაყასრად'') a Greek transcript of the languages in an around the [[w:Transcaucasian|Transcaucasian]] settlements. The now fragile documents were written by the Byzantine Greek philosopher Antenor [[w:Yerevan|Erevanon]], in an effort to investigate the ethnic diversity i the region: | ||