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Aiyoti (alt. Aioti) is the largest surviving East Serkr language, it is the national & most spoken language in Aiyota/Aiota. The language is agglutinative/fusional.  
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Aiyoti (alt. Aioti) is the largest surviving East Serkr language, it is the national & most spoken language in Aiyota/Aiota. The language is agglutinative/fusional. "Official Aiyoti" is highly standardized and often differs a lot from regional dialects.
  
 
Romanized Alphabet:
 
Romanized Alphabet:
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Note that in some dialects the 1-pl-excl has it's initial vowel dropped (so the endings are eg. -ccēo) however the default form is eccē/ecceí
 
Note that in some dialects the 1-pl-excl has it's initial vowel dropped (so the endings are eg. -ccēo) however the default form is eccē/ecceí
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== Dialects ==
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Although Aiyoti is a highly standardized and nationalized language, dialects still remain very prevalent with some being just barely reminiscent of Standard Aiyoti (eg. Kyintan Yang Aiyoti)
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Here is a comparison between Standard Aiyoti, Saghi Aiyoti and Kyintan Yang Aiyoti, mind that these are extremes.
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{|border = "1" class="wikitable"
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!-
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!Standard
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!Saghi
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!KY
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|-
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|Eye
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|Veréda
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|Asúlli
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|Vekkette
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|-
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|Beauty
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|Luilin
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|Aruźok
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|Pattaré
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|-
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|"Your"
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|-tel
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|-tien
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|-thali
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}
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(wip)
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Thus to say "Your eyes are beautiful" it can be:
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SA: Verédatel luilin'ò
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S: Asúllitien aruźok'ò
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KY: Vekkettethali pattaré'ò

Revision as of 03:21, 27 May 2015

Aiyoti (alt. Aioti) is the largest surviving East Serkr language, it is the national & most spoken language in Aiyota/Aiota. The language is agglutinative/fusional. "Official Aiyoti" is highly standardized and often differs a lot from regional dialects.

Romanized Alphabet:

aáāâbcdðeéēêfghiíīîjklmnoóōôpqrsśtŧuúūûvwyzź āēīōū

Aioti Grammar

- Subject Object Indirect Object
sg pl sg pl sg pl
a -a -aē -ana -anā
e -e -eō -ene -enē
i -i -iā -ini -inī
o -o -oū -ono -onō
u -u -uī -unu -unū


Aioti Verb

Add to end of verb for "I did" "You will" "They are" etc.

Person Number Past Present Future
Masc. Neut. Fem. Masc. Neut. Fut. Masc. Neut. Fem.
1 sg Cái Céi Cíi Cao Ceo Cio Cau Ceu Ciu
pl-incl. Cāi Cēi Cīi Cāo Cēo Cīo Cāu Cēu Cīu
pl-excl. Accāi Eccēi Iccīo Accāo Eccēo Iccīo Accāu Eccēu Accāu
2 sg Tái Téi Tíi Tao Teo Tio Tau Teu Tiu
pl Tāi Tēī Tīi Tāo Tēo Tīo Tāu Tēu Tīu
3 sg Vái Véi Víi Vao Veo Vio Vau Veu Viu
pl Vāi Vēi Vīi Vāo Vēo Vīo Vāu Vēu Vīu

Note that in some dialects the 1-pl-excl has it's initial vowel dropped (so the endings are eg. -ccēo) however the default form is eccē/ecceí

Dialects

Although Aiyoti is a highly standardized and nationalized language, dialects still remain very prevalent with some being just barely reminiscent of Standard Aiyoti (eg. Kyintan Yang Aiyoti) Here is a comparison between Standard Aiyoti, Saghi Aiyoti and Kyintan Yang Aiyoti, mind that these are extremes.

} (wip) Thus to say "Your eyes are beautiful" it can be: SA: Verédatel luilin'ò S: Asúllitien aruźok'ò KY: Vekkettethali pattaré'ò
- Standard Saghi KY
Eye Veréda Asúlli Vekkette
Beauty Luilin Aruźok Pattaré
"Your"