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Azkali is a [[W:Language isolate|language isolate]], with no relationship to any other language (aside from the dialect or sister-language of ''[[Ezkaudi]]'') having been concretely proven. It is one of, if not the only surviving language isolate in [[Ukilen]]. The current most substantiated theory on the [[Azkali origin theories|origin of the Azkali peoples]] is that the progenitors of the Azkali peoples resided in [[northeastern Baphia]]. Other theories claim a multitude of homelands, from northern [[Sunteria]] to the northernmost islands of [[Loremesia]]. | Azkali is a [[W:Language isolate|language isolate]], with no relationship to any other language (aside from the dialect or sister-language of ''[[Ezkaudi]]'') having been concretely proven. It is one of, if not the only surviving language isolate in [[Ukilen]]. The current most substantiated theory on the [[Azkali origin theories|origin of the Azkali peoples]] is that the progenitors of the Azkali peoples resided in [[northeastern Baphia]]. Other theories claim a multitude of homelands, from northern [[Sunteria]] to the northernmost islands of [[Loremesia]]. | ||
Azkali is the native language of approximately 64.76% of Azkali. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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In Azkali, the two rhotic phonemes, /ɾ/ and /ɹ̠ʷ/, representing the letters <r> and <rr> respectively, often switch pronunciation. This is most evident in the Turruist register, in which the pronunciations of <r> and <rr> are virtually impossible to pronounce via spelling alone. This also occurs in Colloquial Azkali dialects, albeit to a much lesser extent. This switching is triggered oftentimes via nearby words and grammatical particles. | In Azkali, the two rhotic phonemes, /ɾ/ and /ɹ̠ʷ/, representing the letters <r> and <rr> respectively, often switch pronunciation. This is most evident in the Turruist register, in which the pronunciations of <r> and <rr> are virtually impossible to pronounce via spelling alone. This also occurs in Colloquial Azkali dialects, albeit to a much lesser extent. This switching is triggered oftentimes via nearby words and grammatical particles. | ||
=== | === Syllable structure === | ||
Generally, Azkali syllables are (C)(C)V(C). Very few consonants can cluster with each other, even when crossing syllable boundaries. The table below shows what consonants can cluster with each other. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
! | |||
!s̻ | |||
!s̺ | |||
!'''z̻''' | |||
!z̺ | |||
!t̪s̻ | |||
!'''t̺s̺''' | |||
!n | |||
|- | |||
!'''s̻''' | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
|ns̻ | |||
|- | |||
!'''s̺''' | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
|ns̺ | |||
|- | |||
!'''t''' | |||
|s̻t | |||
|s̺t | |||
|z̻t | |||
|z̺t | |||
! | |||
! | |||
! | |||
|- | |||
!'''k''' | |||
|s̻k | |||
|s̺k | |||
|z̻k | |||
|z̺k | |||
|t̪s̻k | |||
|t̺s̺k | |||
! | |||
|} | |||
Oftentimes, schwa (/ə/) is inserted between consonant clusters in certain dialects. However, most domestic Azkali dialects (aswell as Standard Azkali) do not do this. | |||
== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
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===== Privative Case ===== | ===== Privative Case ===== | ||
==== Number ==== | |||
There are three grammatical numbers in Azkali. They are the singular, paucal, and plural. Uniquely, pronouns only decline for the singular and plural numbers; paucal groups take the plural marker. The singular number is not marked. The paucal number is marked with ''-(a)tz''. The plural number, meanwhile, is marked with ''-(e)k.'' All markers are placed at the end of the noun (all other markings in the noun are placed before the number marking.) | |||
==== Noun Class ==== | ==== Noun Class ==== | ||