Erina language
Erina | |
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Native to | Pakistan |
Region | Gilgit-Baltistan, Dardistan |
Era | 14th to 18th century BC[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | er |
ISO 639-2 | ern |
ISO 639-3 | ern |
Glottolog | erina1242 [2] |
Erina (Persian:عريني) is a Indo-European language of Pakistan was spoken by Erina peoples in Baltistan.
History[edit]
The Ancient language was spoken by 3,000 peoples in Dardikistan region about 300 years ago the language have many loanwords from Indo-European languages specially from Slavic language.
Consonants[edit]
Labial | Coronal | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Stop | Plain | p | t | ʈ | k | ||
Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | ʈʰ | kʰ | |||
Voiced | b | d | ɖ | ɡ | |||
Affricate | Plain | ts | tʂ | tʃ | |||
Aspirated | tsʰ | tʂʰ | tʃʰ | ||||
Voiced | dz[lower-alpha 1] | dʒ[lower-alpha 1] | |||||
Fricative | Plain | (f) | s | ʂ | ʃ | x[lower-alpha 1] | h |
Voiced | z | ʐ | ʒ[lower-alpha 1] | ɣ[lower-alpha 1] | ɦ[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɳ | ŋ | |||
Lateral | l | ||||||
Rhotic | r | ɽ[lower-alpha 2] | |||||
Semivowel | ʋ~w | j |
Diphthongs[edit]
In Erina there are the following diphthongs:[3]
- falling: ae̯, ao̯, eə̯, ɛi̯, ɛːi̯, ue̯, ui̯, oi̯, oə̯;
- falling nasalized: ãi̯, ẽi̯, ũi̯, ĩũ̯, ʌĩ̯;
- raising: u̯i, u̯e, a̯a, u̯u.
Grammar[edit]
In 1982 the first Erina Grammar was published.[4]
Phonology[edit]
Erina has a variety of dialects which may vary phonemically The following tables lay out the basic phonology of erina.
Tone[edit]
Erina, like many Slavic languages has either phonemic tone or stress distinctions.[5]
The Erina principal vowel sounds
Front | Mid | Back | ||
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unrounded | rounded | |||
High | i | u | ||
Lower high | e | o | ||
Higher low | ɛ | ə | ʌ | ɔ |
Low | a |
All vowels but /ɔ/ can be either long or nasalized, though no minimal pairs with the contrast are found.[6]
Writing system[edit]
Erina was written in the Latin script and later Persian script during eighteenth century Because of Persian was official language of the state at this time.
Sample[edit]
Sample of Erina language with English translations.
Phonological changes[edit]
Morphological changes[edit]
Tone[edit]Erina has three contrasting tones: level, rising, and falling tones. Example: 1.the............2.thee.........3.thee 1. The first example "the" has a level tone and is translated by the imperative "Do". 2. When the stress falls on the first mora of a long vowel, the tone is falling. Thus the second example means "Will you do?". 3. When the stress falls on the second mora of a long vowel, the tone is rising. Thus the third example means "After having done". There are many minimal pairs in erina to prove that it contains three tones. See also[edit]References[edit]
External links[edit]
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