Zhaj

Zhaj [ʑaɪ]
Period	c. 2500 YP
Spoken in	unknown
Total speakers	unknown
Writing system	unknown
Classification	Edastean  Dāiadak   Northern Dāiadak    Zhaj
Typology
Basic word order	VSO
Morphology	fusional
Alignment	ABS-ERG
Credits
Created by	con quesa

Zhaj is a language of the Edastean family, spoken around 2500 YP. It is a descendant of Yād and a sister language of Yēt.

Genealogy

• Ndak Ta (c. -1900 YP)
  • Adāta (c. 0-200 YP)
    • Æðadĕ (c. 1000 YP)
      • Yād (c. 1600 YP)
        • Zhaj (c. 2500 YP)
        • Yēt (c. 2500 YP)

A descendant of Zhaj itself is Aríe.

Sample

• Khanıvin sı Shengan ur xız zijsuk, ngin zijsuk et Kod, ngin mixyt et zejm un thor: İrnu wetaluhin zher uv kajrel et mıze, hax! Ryrz isuhuzijsukar wengin xireho ır zher.
• [ ˈkʰa.nɪ.vin sɪ ˈɕɛ.ŋan uɾ xɪz ˈzɪj.suk | ŋin zɪj.suk ɛt kod | ŋin ˈmi.xʉt ɛt zɛjm un tʰoɾ ‖ ˈɪɾ.nu ˈwɛ.ta.ɺu.hin ʑɛɾ uv ˈkaj.ɾɛɺ ɛt ˈmɪ.zɛ | hax | ɾʉɾz ˌi.su.ʔuˈzɪj.su.kaɾ ˈwɛ.ŋin ˈxi.ɾɛ.ʔo ɪɾ ʑɛɾ ]
• PRET-speak thus-OBJ Shengan great king, COPULA king of Kod, COPULA brother of sun and moon: before IMPERF-sit I-OBJ on throne of father-1sg:POS alas foreign all-PL-kingdom IMPERF-COPULA hostile to I

(taken from the Tsinakan text)

See also

• Zhaj grammar {broken link → backup}
• Edastean languages

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