Aryezi
From Aryez
Aryezi is the main language of Aryez, spoken by most of the country's inhabitants. It is the sole surviving Aryezic Language, spoken in four main dialects: Aryeji in northern and central Aryez, Aryesi is southern Aryez, Aryezizdari on the continent-island of Aryezizdar, and Arzori in Arzor; Arzori is often considered a seperate language for political purposes. All four dialects are variants of Modern Aryezi, and language descended from Classical Aryezi or Aryeza. Modern Standard Aryezi is based on the Aryeji grammar and Aryesi vocabulary (both of which are closest to Aryeza in their respective cases). Aryezi is the sole official language of Aryez and Aryezizdar and an official language in the Arnori states (Arnor), Arzor, and has significant status in parts of Arzdar, Loninya, Mandoria, and Chu.
The Aryezi language contains a rich body of literature and is known as a language of art, science, cultural, religion, and poetry. It was originally written in one of the Arnori scripts (Afrit or Arthad) before switching to the native Neyatetar which is derived from Afrit.
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Brief History
The origins of Aryezi are unknown as Aryezi has no surviving relatives anywhere else in the world. It is probable that the ancestors of the Aryezi People were somewhere from Arnor or a neighboring region. These proto-Aryezi were displaced and dissapeared from history when the more advanced ancestors of the Arnori moved in as they fled the expansion of the empire of Arzdar. It is likely that the early Aryezi were these displaced people who island hopped to the islands that would later become Aryez. Upon reaching the central islands, they spread north and south taking their language with them. Soon, kingdoms and cheifdoms began forming. At this stage, the language was known was Old Aryezi. Old Aryezi came in contact with the more advanced civilization of Arnor and Arzdar, from which it borrowed writing (from Arnor), and large amounts of vocabulary and culture (mostly from Arzdar). At this stage, the Aryezi language became a classical language of culture upon the unification of Aryez and combined native Aryezi elements with Arzdari elements. Around the time of unification, borrowing from other languages stopped because Aryezi itself became a prominent language and was spread by conquest to new places. It also took root in parts of Arzor as that region was conquered by Aryez (especially Ardor). Aryeza was more of a practical, gruff language. As the Aryezi empire receeded, Aryeza evolved into Modern Aryezi, a language that was taken by settlers to Aryezizdar and spread by the new Ardori/Arzori empire throughout all of Arzor. Modern Aryezi is a more soft, poetic, and romantic language.
Evolution from Aryeza
Aryezi and Aryeza has many different unrelated words for the same idea (introducted later in Aryezi or derived from different roots), or Aryezi words have evolved in many ways from Aryeza. As a result, there are many different words in the two languages. Examples include (Aryezi/Aryeza): öi/ëa (universe), perz/arda (earth), ülül/eden (people), zeher/khör (lord), ceher/öre (heart,soul), ruya/örora (dawn), skai (dragon), star (ice), and khwa (law).
Phonology
Vowels
Modern Aryezi has 13 vowel sounds and 4 diphthongs (combination of vowel sounds), a grand total of 17 vowel sounds. These are (displayed in the Aryezi Roman Alphabet and IPA):
1. ä [@] >> "uh"
2. a [a] >> "ah"
3. e [E] >> "eh"
4. ë [e] >> "ey"
5. ï [I] >> "ih"
6. i [i] >> "ee"
7. ö [O] >> "au"
8. o [o] >> "oh"
9. ü [U] >> "uu"
10. u [u] >> "oo"
11. î [M] >> "eu"
12. û [y] >> "ui"
13. ê [3] >> "ae"
14. ai [ai] >> "ai"
15. ëi [ei] >> "ei"
16. öi [Oi] >> "oi"
17. ao [ao] >> "ou"
Consonants
Modern Aryezi has 24 consonants and 5 consonant combinations, a grand total of 29 consonant sounds. These are (in Aryezi Roman and IPA):
(stops)
1. p [p]
2. b [b]
3. t [t]
4. d [d]
5. k [k]
6. g [g]
(fricatives)
7. f [f]
8. v [v]
9. s [s]
10. z [z]
11. c [S] >>"sh"
12. j [Z] >> "zh"
13. x [x] >> "kh"
14. q [G] >> "gh"
15. š [T] >> "th"
16. h [h]
(affricatives)
17. ts [ts]
18. dz [dz]
19. ç [tS] >> "ch"
20. ž [dZ] >> "j"
21. kc [kS] >> "ksh"
(nasals)
22. m [m]
23. n [n]
24. ny [J]
(liquids, thrills, glides, and semi-vowels)
25. l [l]
26. ly [L]
27. r [r]
28. y [j]
29. w [w]
Several of these consonants may be palatalized (+y [+j]), labialized (+w [+w}), or aspirated (+h [+h]).
Script
Aryezi is most commonly written in its own script, the Aryezi Script (see Aryezi Scripts).
