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'''Lhá asáari''', ꖆ ꕉꕦꔹꗏ , or simply '''Asáari''', ꕉꕦꔹꗏ, or '''Asaari''' / | '''Lhá asáari''', ꖆ ꕉꕦꔹꗏ , or simply '''Asáari''', ꕉꕦꔹꗏ, or '''Asaari''' /at͡sá͜ɑɣɪ/ is a language spoken in the eastern [[w:United States of America|United States of America]]. It is not known to be related to any extant language and is thus a language isolate. The name, '''Lha asáari''' /ɬá at͡sá͜ɑɣɪ/ simply means "the ocean blue language", or "the language that is ocean blue". | ||
Asaari is a heavily [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] or [[w:polysynthetic language|polysynthetic language]], with a complex verbal morphology. The language has repeatedly been analysed as lacking [[w:nouns|nouns]] and [[w:adjectives|adjectives]] altogether, in favour of [[w:verb|verb]]s. Asaari is a [[w:tonal|tonal]] language with a limited vowel inventory, and an extensive array of consonants. | Asaari is a heavily [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] or [[w:polysynthetic language|polysynthetic language]], with a complex verbal morphology. The language has repeatedly been analysed as lacking [[w:nouns|nouns]] and [[w:adjectives|adjectives]] altogether, in favour of [[w:verb|verb]]s. Asaari is a [[w:tonal|tonal]] language with a limited vowel inventory, and an extensive array of consonants. | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Asaari has 23 consonants, called '''tsínáa''' / | Asaari has 23 consonants, called '''tsínáa''' /t͡sɪ́ná͜aʔ/, traditionally categorised into the following groups: | ||
*'''màaráyi''' / | *'''màaráyi''' /mɑ̀ⁿːʀáʔjɪ/ - "shaking" or [[w:voiced consonants|voiced consonants]]. | ||
**'''mháasi''' / | **'''mháasi''' /m̥á͜ɑʔsɪ/ - "smooth" or [[w:approximant consonants|approximants]] and voiced [[w:nasal consonants|nasal consonants]]. | ||
*'''tuáaqi''' / | *'''tuáaqi''' /tʼá͜ɑʔcɪ/ - "shocking" or [[w:ejective consonants|ejective consonants]]. | ||
*'''tsamàaráyis''' / | *'''tsamàaráyis''' /t͡samɑ̀ⁿːʀáʔjɪs/ - "non-shaking" or [[w:voiceless consonants|voiceless consonants]]. | ||
**'''yéelhàyi''' /jɛ́͜əɬɑ̀ⁿjɪ/ - "gliding" or [[w:fricative consonants|fricatives]] and voiceless [[w:nasal consonants|nasal consonants]]. | **'''yéelhàyi''' /jɛ́͜əɬɑ̀ⁿjɪ/ - "gliding" or [[w:fricative consonants|fricatives]] and voiceless [[w:nasal consonants|nasal consonants]]. | ||
**'''quáasi''' / | **'''quáasi''' /qʼá͜ɑʔsɪ/ - "stopping", that is [[w:stop consonants|stop consonants]]. | ||
**'''sitsàayi''' /sɪt͡sɑ̀ːⁿjɪ/ - "jumping" or [[w:affricate consonants|affricates]]. | **'''sitsàayi''' /sɪt͡sɑ̀ːⁿjɪ/ - "jumping" or [[w:affricate consonants|affricates]]. | ||
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