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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.
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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. It is one of the most spoken and economically important languages in universalis, especially in Himalia, Issagga and the Serkr, as well as being widely taught in Aeridanish schools.
  
 
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== Dialects ==
 
== 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)
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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). Throughout the nation, Standard Aiyoti is taught together with Standard Aeridanish and occasionally Yoka Tsi.
Here is a comparison between Standard Aiyoti, Saghi Aiyoti and Kyintan Yang Aiyoti, mind that these are extremes.
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== Aeridanish Influence ==
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Due to a long history of trade with the north, Aiyoti has a huge Aeridanish influence, with as much as 26% of its modern everyday vocabulary coming from Aeridanish. In Arioki schools at least basic conversational Aiyoti/Aeridanish is taught, being odd for one of these languages not to be taught.
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Comparison between Aeridanish and Aiyoti to see borrowed words and false cognates.
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== Basic Vocabulary ==
 
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!-
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!English
!Standard
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!Aiyoti
!Saghi
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!Aeridanish
!KY
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|-
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|Hello
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|Koto
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|Hovzei
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|-
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|Goodbye
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|Álsir
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|Akaśja
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|-
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|Taiga/Deciduos Forest
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|Vassa
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|Vac
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|-
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|Apple
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|Pilakei
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|Plako
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|-
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|Headphones
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|Nasafihate
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|Nasafihate
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Eye
 
|Eye
 
|Veréda
 
|Veréda
|Asúlli
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|Viaje
|Vekkette
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Beauty
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|Eat
|Luilin
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|ʔiyato
|Aruźok
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|Aśite
|Pattaré
 
 
|-
 
|-
|"Your"
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|Water
|-tel
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|Telo
|-tien
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|Tæsl
|-thali
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}
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|Iron
(wip)
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|Sakin
Thus to say "Your eyes are beautiful" it can be:
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|Saki
SA: Verédatel luilin'ò
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S: Asúllitien aruźok'ò
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KY: Vekkettethali pattaré'ò
 
  
 
[[Category: Aiyota]] [[Category:Nations]] [[Category: Arioko]]
 
[[Category: Aiyota]] [[Category:Nations]] [[Category: Arioko]]

Revision as of 04:33, 28 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. It is one of the most spoken and economically important languages in universalis, especially in Himalia, Issagga and the Serkr, as well as being widely taught in Aeridanish schools.

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). Throughout the nation, Standard Aiyoti is taught together with Standard Aeridanish and occasionally Yoka Tsi.

Aeridanish Influence

Due to a long history of trade with the north, Aiyoti has a huge Aeridanish influence, with as much as 26% of its modern everyday vocabulary coming from Aeridanish. In Arioki schools at least basic conversational Aiyoti/Aeridanish is taught, being odd for one of these languages not to be taught. Comparison between Aeridanish and Aiyoti to see borrowed words and false cognates.

Basic Vocabulary

English Aiyoti Aeridanish
Hello Koto Hovzei
Goodbye Álsir Akaśja
Taiga/Deciduos Forest Vassa Vac
Apple Pilakei Plako
Headphones Nasafihate Nasafihate
Eye Veréda Viaje
Eat ʔiyato Aśite
Water Telo Tæsl
Iron Sakin Saki