Ghaf

Ghaf [ ɣɑf ]
Period	c. 3900 YP
Spoken in	unknown
Total speakers	unknown
Writing system	unknown
Classification	Edastean  Dāiadak   Ferahic    Ghaf
Typology
Basic word order	VSO
Morphology	fusional
Alignment	ERG-ABS
Credits
Created by	Corumayas

Ghaf is a language of the Edastean family, spoken between 3800 and 4000 YP. It is a descendant of Yïåf.

Genealogy

• Ndak Ta (c. -1900 YP)
  • Adāta (c. 0-200 YP)
    • Adhāsth (Old Ayāsthi) (c. 800-1000 YP)
      • Ayāsthi (c. 1600 YP)
        • A'gɑf (c. 2500 YP)
          • Yïåf (c. 3200-3500 YP)
            • Ghaf (c. 3800-4000 YP)

Sample

• Hyep jevö Šihä, jerhä garoğ ghe, jerhä jeKähäd, baghat dühiymrä äryö, dufaor äryö: Rëzat, retähyö darsoyaftu yehyö jöfer rebähöh, räghävrefäk äghöd hïrëho nay.
• [ çɛ́p ˈʤɛ́vœ ʃiˈhæ̂ | ʤɛˈr̻æ̂ ɡɑˈrɔ̂ɰ ɣɛ́ | ʤɛˈr̻æ̂ ʤɛ.kæˈhæ̂d | bɑˈɣɑ̂t dy.hɪjmˈræ̀ æˈrʲœ̂ | duˈfɑ́or æˈrʲœ̂ ‖ rʌˈzɑ́t | rɛ.tæˈçœ̂ dɑr.sɔˈjɑ́f.tu jɛˈçœ̂ ʤœˈfɛ̂r rɛˈbǽ.hœh | ræ.ɣævˈrɛ̀.fæk æˈɣœ́d hɯ.rʌˈhɔ̀ náj ]
• thus SBJV-speak-3SG.PST Šihä, king[ABS] great DEF.SG, king[ABS] LOC-Kähäd, brother[ABS] DAT-sun and DAT-moon and: ABL-time ABL-REL SBJV.NEG-sit-1SG.MOD 1SG.ABS LOC-throne ABL-father=my, foreign.country[ABS]-PL all hostile 1SG.DAT

(taken from the Tsinakan text)

See also

• Ghaf grammar sketch
• Edastean languages

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