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Qazhshavan
Aldonian

Adaju gezë
Адаьу гезэ
/aˈdaju ˈɣɛ.z/ Speaker Icon.svg

Nyš'ky
Ныш'кы
/ˈnɨʃᵊ.ki/ Speaker Icon.svg
Native toQazhshava
RegionSlavic Belt in Thuadia
EthnicityAldonian Qazhshavans
Native speakers
Total:80 million
L1:-
L2:- (2018)
Thuado-Thrismaran
  • Txenic
    • Aldonian
      • Qazhshavan
Dialects
  • Meadow
  • Hill
  • Rishic
  • Zalic
  • Laurentine
  • Kental
Modified Latin script
Modified Govoric alphabet
Official status
Official language in
 Qazhshava
 Sekidean Union
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated byCommission of the Qazhshavan Language
Language codes
ISO 639-1qs
ISO 639-2qsz
ISO 639-3
Qash Lang 2.png
Distribution of the language
  >90% of Native Speakers
  >30% of native speakers
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The Aldonian language, commonly reffered to as "Qazhshavan", is a language in southern Thuadia, it has similar grammatical features with the slavic languages neer the area spoken, but is its own branch of the Thuado-Thrismaran languages, and is the main official language of Qazhshava along side Srednogorian.

Introduction

This article focuses on the Meadow dialect of the language, as it is recognized to be the standerdized form of the language.

Writing system

The language uses a Modified Latin script, and a Modified Govoric. In general writing the Latin Version dominates, the Govoric version is used in and neer regions that use it, but every government official document has to be written in both. In the pre-1921 govoric alphabet threre were the letters ⟨й⟩, ⟨ю⟩, ⟨я⟩ and ⟨ъ⟩, but the alphabet was modernized in 1921 replacing ⟨й⟩ with ⟨ь⟩ which effectivly made ⟨ю⟩ and ⟨я⟩ obselite, and ⟨ъ⟩ with ⟨э⟩. There exists an old historic writing system that is currently used only in historic reconstructions and is tought at schools as part of history.
.
Latin Alphabet:

Aa
/а~ɑ/
Bb
/b/
Vv
/v~ʋ/
Gg
/g~ɣ/
Dd
/d~ð/
Đđ
/d͡ʒ/
Ee
/ɛ~e/
Ëë
/ɤ̞~ɜ/
Žž
/ʒ/
Zz
/z/
Ii
/i~ɪ/
Kk
/k/
Ll
/ɫ~ɮ/
Mm
/m/
Nn
/n/
Oo
/ɔ/
Pp
/p/
Rr
/ɹ~ɻ/
Rr rr
/ɾ~r/
Ss
/s/
Tt
/t~θ/
Uu
/u/
Ff
/f/
Hh
/x/
Cc
/t͡s/
Čč
/t͡ʃ/
Šš
/ʃ/
Xx
/ɕ/
Tx tx
/t͡ɕ/
Yy
/ɨ~y~i/
Jj
/j/


Govoric Alphabet:

Аа
/а~ɑ/
Бб
/b/
Вв
/v~ʋ/
Гг
/g~ɣ/
Дд
/d~ð/
Ђђ
/d͡ʒ/
Ее
/ɛ~e/
Ээ
/ɤ̞~ɜ/
Жж
/ʒ/
Зз
/z/
Ии
/i~ɪ/
Кк
/k/
Лл
/ɫ~ɮ/
Мм
/m/
Нн
/n/
Оо
/ɔ/
Пп
/p/
Рр
/ɹ~ɻ/
Рр рр
/ɾ~r/
Сс
/s/
Тт
/t~θ/
Уу
/u/
Фф
/f/
Хх
/x/
Цц
/t͡s/
Чч
/t͡ʃ/
Шш
/ʃ/
Щщ
/ɕ/
Ћћ
/t͡ɕ/
Ыы
/ɨ~y~i/
Ьь
/j/

Orthography

The letter ⟨ë⟩ is silent at the end of words unless its after ⟨j⟩ or in some exeptions, however it can be pronounced without changing th emeaning.
the combination of ⟨r⟩ and ⟨ë⟩ resoults in ⟨ë⟩ becoming silent, hence rreporëterë is pronounced as /ˈɾɛ.pɔɻ.tɛɻ/ (alternatifly:/ˈre.pɔɹ.tɛɹ/).
Since the syllable structure of Qazhshavan is (C)V(Nr) (Nr- ⟨n⟩,⟨rë⟩), consonant clusters that exclude ⟨n⟩ or ⟨rë⟩ are very rare and occur in words of foreign origin, example would be the suffix -š'ki, the absence of a vowel is marked with ⟨'⟩, this suffix was borrowed from the neighboring slavic languages, which have more complex syllable structures.
The ⟨y⟩ vowel is pronounced as /i/ (/y/ by some speakers) when its at the end of words
⟨i⟩ is awlays /ˈi/ when they are afer vowels, which helps distinguish it from /j/.

Phonology

Labial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar
Nasal m n (ɲ)
Plosive voiceless p t~θ k
voiced b d~ð ɡ~ɣ
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ t͡ɕ
voiced d͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ ɕ
voiced v~ʋ z
(ɮ)
ʒ
Approximant ɫ
ɹ~ɻ
j
Tap & Trill ɾ~r~ʁ
Front Central Back
Close i (y) ɨ u
Close-Mid (e~ɪ)
Mid (ə)* ɤ̞
Open-Mid ɛ (ɜ) ɔ
Neer Open (ɐ)*
Open a~ɑ

Nouns

Grammatical Gender

Qazhshavan has 2 grammatical genders, they are identified by the ending sound of the base word of a word.

  • Masculine - all masculine nouns end in a ⟨n⟩ or ⟨j⟩, ⟨ë⟩, ⟨o⟩, ⟨u⟩.
  • Feminine - all feminine nouns end in ⟨a⟩, ⟨e⟩, ⟨i⟩, ⟨y⟩

Grammatical Cases

Qazhshavan has 5 grammatical cases.

The Table Below also shows how the adjective suffix works with the examples

Common Translation Nom. Acc. Gen. Loc. Voc. Adj.
Masculine - n & j
Man Sin. Nerën Nerënun Nerëno Nerënme Nerëne! Nerëny
Plr. Nerënaj Nerënej Nerënoj Nerënmej Nerënaj! Nerënjy
Sin.Def. te'Nerën te'Nerënun te'Nerëno te'Nerënme Ø te'Nerëny
Plr.Def. ti'Nerënaj ti'Nerënej ti'Nerënoj ti'Nerënmej Ø ti'Nerënjy
Masculine - ë & o & u
Dog Sin. Txeno Txenon Txenono Txenme Txeno! Txeny
Plr. Txenaj Txenej Txenoj Txenmej Txenaj! Txenjy
Sin.Def. te'Txen te'Txenon te'Txenono te'Txenme Ø te'Txeny
Plr.Def. ti'Txenaj ti'Txenej ti'Txenoj ti'Txenmej Ø ti'Txenjy
Feminine - a & e
Woman Sin. Gona Gonan Gonano Goname Gono! Gonaja
Plr. Gony Goni Gonono Gonmej Gony! Gonajy
Sin.Def. te'Gona te'Gonan te'Gonano te'Goname Ø te'Gonaja
Plr.Def. ti'Gony ti'Goni ti'Gonono ti'Gonmej Ø ti'Gonajy
Feminine - i & y
Mountain Sin. Xany Xanyn Xanyno Xanyme Xano! Xanyja
Plr. Xane Xanei Xaneno Xanmej Xane! Xanojy
Sin.Def. te'Xany te'Xanyn te'Xanyno te'Xanyme Ø te'Xanyja
Plr.Def. ti'Xanove ti'Xanei ti'Xaneno ti'Xanmej Ø ti'Xanojy

Adjectives

Adjectives are also gendered, and come in the 5 cases, but they are more consistent compared to nouns.

Common Translation Nom. Acc. Gen. Loc. Voc.
Masculine - all
Strong Sin. Sađan Sađanan Sađanon Sađamërë Sađan
Plr. Sađanaj Sađanej Sađanoj Sađanmerë Sađanaj
Sin.Def. te'Sađan te'Sađanan te'Sađanon te'Sađanmërë Ø
Plr.Def. ti'Sađanaj ti'Sađanej ti'Sađanoj ti'Sađanmerë Ø
Feminine - all
Beatufull Sin. Lavi Lavin Lavino Lavimërë Lavi
Plr. Lavje Lavjej Lavjeno Lavjemerë Lave
Sin.Def. te'Lavi te'Lavin te'Lavino te'Lavimërë Ø
Plr.Def. ti'Lavje ti'Lavjej ti'Lavjeno ti'Lavjemerë Ø

Qazhshavan uses Comparison forms of Adjectives:

  • Positive - Bassic form of the word- happy - šasin
  • Negative - Negation of the word - unhappy - nišasin
  • Comparitive - Form for comparison relative to something - happier - jan-šasin
  • Superlative - Form showing absolute relative to a group - happiest - naj-šasin
  • Augmentative - Form showing absolute position without a relative - ultimately happy - naj-naj-šasin

Verbs

Tenses

The Lnaguage is 'Pro drop', meaning that using pronouns is optional, usually when used, they add emphasis, for example: " jemë denmë " - " i am eating ", " Dy denexë " - " you are eating ".

Mood Person Number Past Present Future Future
in the
past
Simple Perfect Simple Perfect Simple Perfect Simple Perfect
Indicative 1 Singular <>(ë)hë <>herë <>(ë)më <>(ë)hë je <>(ë)më je an <>merë jehë jo <>(ë)më jehë jo an <>merë
Plural <>(ë)hëme <>hëmerë <>(ë)mëme <>(ë)hëme je <>(ë)mëme je an <>mëmerë jehë jo <>(ë)mëme jehë jo an <>mëmerë
2 Singular <>elë jedë <>elerë jedë <>exë <>elë jedë je <>exë je <>exerë jehë jo an <>exë jehë jo an <>exerë
Plural <>elaj dej <>lajrë dej <>eje <>elaj dej je <>eje je <>ejerë jehë jo an <>eje jehë jo an <>ejerë
3 Singular <>se <>serë an <>jë <>se je <>jë je an <>jerë jehë jo <>jë jehë jo an <>jerë
Plural <>sa <>sarë <>jëdë <>sa je <>jëdë je an <>jëderë jehë jo <>jëdë jehë jo an <>jëderë
Imperative All Singular Ø <>(š)y <>(ž)y Ø
Plural <>(š)i <>(ž)i

Note: Word Order Can Switch around depending on context.

Pronouns

Translation to Common Person and number Nom. Acc. Gen. Loc. Voc.
I Me First Singular Jemë Memë Me Mene Ø
You
(Singular)
Second Du Dun Dy Dyn Du!
He Him Third Vaj Go Egy Egyn Ø
She Her Vaja Ga Ega Egan Ø
It Vajë Goë Ëgy Ëgyn Ø
We
Us First Plural Nen Men Ny Nasë Ø
You
(Plural/formal)
Second Dau Daun Daj Dajn Dau!
They Them Third Singular
& Plural
Ata Atan Atej Atejn Ø

Numbers

Qazhshavan is a Decimal language, meaning it has a base 10 number system.

Number Number term
(Qazhshavan)
IPA Number Number term
(Qazhshavan)
IPA
0 Nulo
Нуло
/ˈnu.ɫɔ/ Speaker Icon.svg 11 Ennëndjetë
Еннэндьетэ
/ˈɛn.ɤ̞n.djɛt/ Speaker Icon.svg
1 En
Ен
/ˈɛn/ Speaker Icon.svg 12 Dinëndjetë
Динэндьетэ
/ˈdi.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
2 Di
Ди
/ˈdi/ Speaker Icon.svg 13 Terrenëndjetë
Терренэндьетэ
/ˈtɛ.ɾɛ.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
3 Terre
Терре
/ˈtɛ.ɾɛ/ Speaker Icon.svg 14 Ketënëndjetë
Кетэнэндьетэ
/ˈkɛ.tɤ̞.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
4 Ketë
Кетэ
/ˈkɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg 15 Pexënëndjetë
Пещэнэндьетэ
/ˈpɛ.ɕɤ̞.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
5 Pexë
Пещэ
/ˈpɛ.ɕᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg 16 Šešënëndjetë
Шешэнэндьетэ
/ˈʃɛ.ʃɤ̞.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
6 Šešë
Шешэ
/ʃɛʃᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg 17 Šemënëndjetë
Шемэнэндьетэ
/ˈʃɛ.mɤ̞.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
7 Šemë
Шемэ
/ˈʃɛmᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg 18 Ašemënëndjetë
Ашемэнэндьетэ
/ˈaʃɛ.mɤ̞.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
8 Ašemë
Ашемэ
/ˈaʃ.ɛmᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg 19 Nentënëndjetë
Нентэнэндйетэ
/ˈnɛn.tɤ̞.nɤ̞n.djɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg
9 Nentë
Нентэ
/ˈnɛntᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg 100 (en)Txyn
(ен)Ћын
/ˈɛn.t͡ɕɨn/Speaker Icon.svg
/t͡ɕɨn/ Speaker Icon.svg
10 Djetë
Дьетэ
/ˈdjɛtᵊ/ Speaker Icon.svg 1000 (en)Mjada
(ен)Мьада
/ˈɛn.mja.da/Speaker Icon.svg
/ˈmja.da/ Speaker Icon.svg

Dialects

The Qazhshavan language consists of 6 dialect groups, which split into their own sub-dialects.

Dialects list
Qash Dialects map.png
 -Zalic Dialect
Located mainly outside the country, its one of the least inteligable to the Standart form of the language, seperatists in the 1960s claimed it as a seperate languages, some still do today.
 -Rishic Dialect
Generally understood by both meadow and Zalic speakers, it is seen as an intermediate.
 -Meadow Dialect
This is the most spoken dialect, and the standerdized form of the language.
 -Hill Dialect
Second most spoken dialect, in the 1910 it competed with the Meadow dialect for title of Standart dialect, but lost.
 -Laurentine Dialect
Also called "the Islander Dialect", its spoken in the few islands owned by Qazhshava and also in oversees diaspora left over from ex-colonies.
 -Kental Dialect
A strongly Ereskan and Kental influenced dialect spoken south of Ereska in Kentalis, and holds a recognized status in the said nation.