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[[Ganuoan language]] | The Rifts-Ganuo language family is a language family spoken by majorities in the rifts separating Delezia, Házélé, and Tequa, by minorities in <<hac tibet>> and <<white dirt>>, and also by almost all residents of [[Ganuo]]. The most commonly spoken language of the Rifts-Ganuo family is [[Ganuoan language|Ganuoan]], by over one billion people in Ganuo and by many more worldwide. The total number of speakers of all the other languages in the family is less than a tenth that of the number of speakers of Ganuoan. The family contains <<between 50 and 200>> languages in several different lineages descending from the language Proto-Rifts-Ganuo, (oft abbreviated as PRG). Most today have either a pitch accent system, such as Ganuoan, or simple tonal systems. | ||
==Proto language== | |||
The proto language of Rifts-Ganuo languages, known as [[Proto-Rifts-Ganuo language|Proto-Rifts-Ganuo]], was spoken around ??? years ago on the southeastern edge of the rift zone by a culture that often used boats to go up and down the rifts and trade with other cultures in the area. They were more proficient with boats when compared to other peoples in the area. Their cultural organization was that of a small 'homeland' with many trade colonies along the rifts in spots with <<more water/a river/a harbor, waiting on climate>>. Many words from Proto-Rifts-Ganuo, especially ones related to ships, were borrowed by other languages of the area and many from other languages were borrowed into it, especially for goods found most often in its trading colonies. | |||
Eastern languages | |||
* [[Ganuoan language]] | |||
South rifts languages | |||
North rifts languages | |||
Revision as of 18:06, 10 September 2021
The Rifts-Ganuo language family is a language family spoken by majorities in the rifts separating Delezia, Házélé, and Tequa, by minorities in <<hac tibet>> and <<white dirt>>, and also by almost all residents of Ganuo. The most commonly spoken language of the Rifts-Ganuo family is Ganuoan, by over one billion people in Ganuo and by many more worldwide. The total number of speakers of all the other languages in the family is less than a tenth that of the number of speakers of Ganuoan. The family contains <<between 50 and 200>> languages in several different lineages descending from the language Proto-Rifts-Ganuo, (oft abbreviated as PRG). Most today have either a pitch accent system, such as Ganuoan, or simple tonal systems.
Proto language
The proto language of Rifts-Ganuo languages, known as Proto-Rifts-Ganuo, was spoken around ??? years ago on the southeastern edge of the rift zone by a culture that often used boats to go up and down the rifts and trade with other cultures in the area. They were more proficient with boats when compared to other peoples in the area. Their cultural organization was that of a small 'homeland' with many trade colonies along the rifts in spots with <<more water/a river/a harbor, waiting on climate>>. Many words from Proto-Rifts-Ganuo, especially ones related to ships, were borrowed by other languages of the area and many from other languages were borrowed into it, especially for goods found most often in its trading colonies.
Eastern languages
South rifts languages
North rifts languages