E'át

E'át [eːˈʔat]
Period	c. 1600 YP
Spoken in	Milīr valley
Total speakers	c. 1.5 million
Writing system	adapted Tjakori script
Classification	Edastean  Dāiadak   Central Dāiadak    E'át
Typology
Basic word order	VSO
Morphology	fusional
Alignment	NOM-ACC
Credits
Created by	Rory

E'át is a language of the Edastean family, spoken in the Milīr valley around 1600 YP. It is descended from the eastern dialects of Aθáta and shows significant Hitatc influence.

Genealogy

• Ndak Ta (c. -1900 YP)
  • Adāta (c. 0-200 YP)
    • Aθáta (c. 1000 YP)
      • E'át (c. 1600 YP)

A descendant of E'át itself is Yhát.

Sample

• Avlavan shif Shinkan, shiscazar, shisken Kelas, mlaka’en sam an sal: Aplin iln afpakáca’en mlazhin, ejavax shisklazax azhax rulazax akan ilín.
• [ ˈav.lə.vən ʃif ˈʃiŋ.kən | ˈʃis.cə.zər | ˈʃis.keːn ˈkeː.ləs | ˈmla.kə.ʔeːn sam an sal ‖ ˈap.lin əf.pəˈka.cə.ʔeːn ˈmla.ʒin | ˈeːja.vax ˈʃis.klə.zəx ˈa.ʒəx ˈru.lə.zəx ˈa.kən iˈlin ]
• speak-PERF-3SG thus Shinkan, greatking, king-3SG Ke=land, brother-3SG sun and moon: sit-HAB-1SG before on-throne-3SG father-1SG, be-PERF-3PL country-PL all-PL foreign-PL hostile to-1SG-ACC

(taken from the Tsinakan text)

See also

• E'át grammar {backup link}
• Edastean languages

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