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The '''Lámeyi languages''' are the members of the '''Aiwanic''' language macrofamily, which are spoken throughout the planet Lá. Around 160 thousand people speak Lámeyi languages, around two thirds of whom speak the Khad languages, and less than a third of whom speak the Thad languages. The name derives from the word for land in most of the Khad languages – '''''lá'''''. These languages also have extensive literary traditions, dating from the 7th century AC (after colonisation). Most of the other languages are spoken by much smaller communities, and many of them have not been described in detail. | The '''Lámeyi languages''' are the members of the '''Aiwanic''' language macrofamily, which are spoken throughout the planet Lá. Around 160 thousand people speak Lámeyi languages, around two thirds of whom speak the Khad languages, and less than a third of whom speak the Thad languages. The name derives from the word for land in most of the Khad languages – '''''lá'''''. These languages also have extensive literary traditions, dating from the 7th century AC (after colonisation). Most of the other languages are spoken by much smaller communities, and many of them have not been described in detail. | ||
Several low-level subgroups have been securely reconstructed based on the earliest written records these languages, but reconstruction of a proto-language for the family as a whole is still at an early stage, the grammatical structure | Several low-level subgroups have been securely reconstructed based on the earliest written records these languages, but reconstruction of a proto-language for the family as a whole is still at an early stage, the grammatical structure remains unclear. Although the family is traditionally presented as divided into '''Thad''' (Eastern) and '''Khad''' (Western) branches, the common origin of the latter has never been clearly demonstarated, with some scholars dividing the Khad branch into Western and Southern groups. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
The language family of the planet '''Lá''' is a part of a much larger macrofamily, though most of it is still not properly constructed. The first Lámeyi language ever created was Thadmé, the idea of which came into being in 2015. Since then, the family went through several changes. By 2022 only a few languages have been developed. | The language family of the planet '''Lá''' is a part of a much larger macrofamily, though most of it is still not properly constructed. The first Lámeyi language ever created was Thadmé, the idea of which came into being in 2015. Since then, the family went through several changes. By 2022 only a few languages have been developed. | ||