Messarian language
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| Messarian | |
|---|---|
| Amsarturi | |
| ამსარური | |
| Pronunciation | [ɑmsɑːrturi] |
| Native to | Messaria |
| Region | Greater Dienstad |
Mengriian
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Early forms | Ancient Messarian
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| Messarian script | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Messaria |
| Regulated by | Messarian Linguistic Institute of Kharist |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | mes |
| ISO 639-2 | mss |
| ISO 639-3 | me |
Messarian is a language within the Ingro-Zyguric branch of the Mengriian language family. It is recognized as the official language of Messaria, where it is spoken as a first language by the majority of the nation's inhabitants and as a second by some regional subgroups. Messarian is the literary language for all Messarians, including other Messarian subgroups.
Classification
Messarian is the most-spoken member of the Mengriian language family. Unlike other members of the Ingro-Zyguric branch, Messarian has no Instrumental case despite being directly descended from Ingrian
Dialects
History
Proto-Mengriian, also known as Common Mengriian, was spoken by the Mengriian tribes which inhabited the Messarian peninsula from prehistory to early antiquity. By early antiquity, Proto-Mengriian had taken the form of what is now known as Ancient Messarian. However, most speakers of Ancient Messarian were concentrated in the eastern half of the peninsula by the 5th century BC as a result of the steady Greek colonization which had been occurring since the 7th century.