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'''Tefrian''' ([[w:Help:IPA/English|/təˈfɹiːən/]] ''[[w:Help:Pronunciation respelling key|tə-ꜰʀᴇᴇ-ən]]''), natively called '''{{lang|ar|sc=Arab|دلسان پریشحشر}}''' (di'lisān Prayešeḥšur [dəlɪˈsaːn ˈpʰɾäɪ̯(ə)ʃəħˌʃʉɾ]), is a West-Asisic belonging to the [[Asisic languages|Asisic language family]]. It is, excluding diaspora, spoken entirely within Shardarate of Tefria, wherein it is recognized as the sole official language. It is the most spoken and most influential West-Asisic language, with about 3 million native speakers. | '''Tefrian''' ([[w:Help:IPA/English|/təˈfɹiːən/]] ''[[w:Help:Pronunciation respelling key|tə-ꜰʀᴇᴇ-ən]]''), natively called '''{{lang|ar|sc=Arab|دلسان پریشحشر}}''' (di'lisān Prayešeḥšur [dəlɪˈsaːn ˈpʰɾäɪ̯(ə)ʃəħˌʃʉɾ]), is a West-Asisic language belonging to the [[Asisic languages|Asisic language family]]. It is, excluding diaspora, spoken entirely within Shardarate of Tefria, wherein it is recognized as the sole official language. It is the most spoken and most influential West-Asisic language, with about 3 million native speakers. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Tefrian is a member of the West-Asisic branch of the [[Asisic languages]]. | Tefrian is a member of the West-Asisic branch of the [[Asisic languages]]. <sup>[TODO]</sup> | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Old Tefrian=== | ===Old Tefrian=== | ||
Old Tefrian is thought to have began diverging from Proto-West Asisic during the 10th century BC, vaguely corresponding with the migration of Iranic groups into Modern-Day Persia. The oldest attestations of Tefrian are sparce inscriptions in [[w:Ancient South Arabian script|Old South Arabian]] and [[w:Old Persian cuneiform|Persian Cuneiform]] dated to the 8th century BC. Most of these inscriptions are of names or short prayers. | Old Tefrian is thought to have began diverging from Proto-West Asisic during the 10th century BC, vaguely corresponding with the migration of Iranic groups into Modern-Day Persia. The oldest attestations of Tefrian are sparce inscriptions in [[w:Ancient South Arabian script|Old South Arabian]] and [[w:Old Persian cuneiform|Persian Cuneiform]] dated to the 8th century BC. Most of these inscriptions are of names or short prayers. | ||
* ˀmbˤl ḥfdn /ʔampaʕl ħafatan/ — "may Ambaal | * ˀmbˤl ḥfdn /ʔampaʕl ħafatan/ — "may Ambaal elevate us" | ||
Due to its location, situated in the southeastern portion of the Arabian Peninsula along the gulf coast, Old Tefrian would come into direct contact with Persians, South Semites, and Eastern Arab tribes, evident by the many loanwords entering the language during the Old Tefrian period. | Due to its location, situated in the southeastern portion of the Arabian Peninsula along the gulf coast, Old Tefrian would come into direct contact with Persians, South Semites, and Eastern Arab tribes, evident by the many loanwords entering the language during the Old Tefrian period. | ||
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==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
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==Example text== | ==Example text== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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