Yhát

Yhát [ʏˈhat]
Period	c. 2400 YP
Spoken in	unknown
Total speakers	unknown
Writing system	unknown
Classification	Edastean  Dāiadak   Central Dāiadak    Yhát
Typology
Basic word order	VSO
Morphology	fusional
Alignment	NOM-ACC
Credits
Created by	Starsinger

Yhát is a language of the Edastean family, spoken around 2400 YP. It is descended from E'át.

Genealogy

• Ndak Ta (c. -1900 YP)
  • Adāta (c. 0-200 YP)
    • Aθáta (c. 1000 YP)
      • E'át (c. 1600 YP)
        • Yhát (c. 2400 YP)

Yhát has at least two daughter languages itself. These are Öhat and Erhadzy.

Sample

• Tsínqan, tsískazar, tsísken Qáles, maláqan sám an sál, évvon tsif: Ilálpaj vin afpaqáken maládzin, aqóna hetsísklasa ádza rúlasa sin.
• [ ˈʦiɴ.qən | ˈʦis.kə.zaʁ | ˈʦis.ken ˈqa.les | məˈla.qən sam an sal | ˈev.von ʦif ‖ iˈlal.paj vin əf.pəˈqa.ken məˈla.ʣin | əˈqo.nə heˈʦis.klə.sə ˈa.ʣə ˈʁu.lə.sə sin ]
• Tsínqan, greatking, king-POSS-3SG Qa=land, brother-POSS-3SG sun and moon, speak-PERF-3SG thus: SPRV-sit-INF 1SG-NOM on-throne-POS-3SG father-POSS-1SG, act.hostile-HAB-3PL PL-country-PL all-PL foreign-PL 1SG-DAT

(taken from the Tsinakan text)

See also

• Yhát grammar
• Edastean languages

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