Old Uyami

Old Uyami (in Uyami: Ìn Klarsú [ən klarsˈu], "Ancient Language") was the language spoken by the Uyami in their historical lands in Valresh. It was a major Eldhamite language during its height, being spoken by well over 5% of Eldham according to historians.Old Uyami was spoken in all nations in Valresh and was the official language of the Tetrarchy of Uyami, the united nation of the Uyami that spanned across most of the north-eastern continent. Its development was influenced by the many native tongues of Valresh it came in contact with. Some linguist theorize that 30% of Uyami vocabulary isn't of Klaminan origin.
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==History==
===Origins===
During the Early Renovation ages, the Klaminan Empire of Onthukhan fell. This lead to a destabilization of central Eldham that prompted most people to either serve a warlord (one of the many that arrived in Onthukhan to claim the old Klaminan land) or to migrate somewhere else. Some people from the north of Klamina decided to migrate further north. They arrived in Valresh were they decided to live their new lives there, yet, they were Klaminans and thus they decided to go on a conquering spree and started getting more and more nomad lands from the natives of Valresh. Some native tribes joined the Klaminan Migrants (who would start calling themselves Uya Mitha) which ended up contaminating the Klaminan lexicon the Klaminan migrants had along with some of the grammar and phonology. After only two centuries, over 20% of Old Uyami vocabulary could be traced back to some of the native tongues of Valresh.
==Classification==
Old Uyami is a klaminan language part of the khanite languages, a close descendant of Northern Klaminan (colloquial spoken Klaminan in the northern section of the empire). Old Uyami is heavily based on Northern Klaminan though it has many cognates originating from many languages from souther Valresh. No other Klaminan language survived long enough after the collapse of the empire, making Old Uyami's closest relatives being Uyami (its descendant) and Gurdian, another khanite language.
==Phonology==
==== Pulmonic Consonants ====
↓Manner/Place→ 	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal 	m 	 	n 	 	ɲ 	 	
Stop 	p b 	 	t d
tʱ dʱ	 	 	k g 	
Affricate 	 	 	ts ʣ 	t̠ʃ	d̠ʒ 	 	 	
Fricative 	 	f v 	s z 	ʃ ʒ 	 	 	h
Approximant 	 	 	 	 	j 	 	
Trill 	 	 	r 	 	 	 	
Lateral Approximant	 	 	l 	 	 	 	
====Co-articulated consonants====
↓Manner/Place→	Labialized velar
Approximant 	ʍ w
====Vowels====
 	Front	Back
High 	y y: 	u u:
High-mid	 	
Mid 	ɛ ɛ: 	o̞ o̞:
Low-Mid 	 	
Low 	a a: 	ɒ ɒ:
Category:Eldham
Category:Languages
Category:Uyami
Category:W.I.P.
Category:Traveler's Era