Aθáta

Aθáta [aˈða.ta]
Period	c. 1000 YP
Spoken in	Rathedān, Milīr valley
Total speakers	c. 3 million
Writing system	adapted Tjakori script
Classification	Edastean  Dāiadak   Central Dāiadak    Aθáta
Typology
Basic word order	VSO
Morphology	fusional
Alignment	NOM-ACC
Credits
Created by	RHaden (vocab extension: Cedh)

Aθáta is a language of the Edastean family, spoken in the Rathedān highlands and the Milīr valley around 1000 YP. It is descended from the south-central dialects of Imperial Adāta.

Genealogy

• Ndak Ta (c. -1900 YP)
  • Adāta (c. 0-200 YP)
    • Aθáta (c. 1000 YP)

A descendant of Aθáta itself is E'át.

Sample

• Áfsian sif Síncan, θíscesor, θíscān Câθlas, méxθāx Sáma 'n Θálo: Ílnu ápin of-pacátiān mésein, ése θísclas rúlas ir écon ilín.
• [ ˈav.ʒan ʃɪf ˈʃɪŋ.kan ˈθɪs.ce.zɔɾ ˈθɪs.kaːn ˈkaːð.las ˈmeʝ.ðaːx ˈsa.man ˈθa.lo ‖ ˈɪl.nu ˈa.pɪn ɔf.paˈka.caːn ˈme.zeɪn ˈe.ze ˈθɪs.klas ˈɾu.las ɪɾ ˈe.cɔn iˈlɪn ]
• speak-IMP-3SG thus Síncan king=great king-3SG Cāθ=land brother-3PL Sun and Moon: before sit-HAB-1SG on throne-3SG father-1SG all country foreign be-PERF hostile to-1SG

(taken from the Tsinakan text)

See also

• Aθáta grammar
• Aθáta lexicon
• Sawîyaran - a sketch of Aθáta's northernmost dialect
• Edastean languages

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