Ahitereiran Language
| Ahitereiran | |
|---|---|
| Ahitereirano | |
| AHITEREIRANU | |
| Pronunciation | /ahitɛɾeiɾanu/ |
| Native to | High Kingdoms of Alaxia |
| Region | East Alaxia |
| Ethnicity | Ahitereiran |
Native speakers | 68.3 Million Native Speakers (2526) L2 Speakers in the High Kingdoms of Alaxia 30 Million c. 120 million |
Anter | |
| Anternian Script | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | 2 countries
2 regions
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
 Official Language
Co-Official Language | |
Ahitereiran (Ahitereirano or AHITEREIRANU [ahitɛɾeiɾanu]) is an Anter language, originating in the Gulf of Kloresa. It is an official language of Illuaq and High Kingdoms of Alaxia and previously Ahitereira-Koresa. It has approximately 188.3 million speakers, with the majority learning it as a second language. Ahitereiran is often credited as the direct descendant of Anternian, being the closest to it.
Italian is a major East Alaxian language, being one of the official languages of the High Commonwealth. It is the second-most-widely spoken native language in East Alaxia with 68.3 million speakers and it is spoken as a second language by 120 million HKA citizens (3%). Ahitereiran is known as the language of media because of its use in much of the movie industry in Ahitereira; numerous Ahitereiran words referring to movies have become international terms taken into various languages worldwide. Its influence is also widespread in the arts and in the food and luxury goods markets.
Phonology
| Labial | Denti-Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ɲ/ | ||
| Stop | /b/ /p/ | /d/ /t/ | /g/ /k/ (q) | /h/ | |
| Fricative | /f/ | /z/ /s/ /t͡s/ /d͡z/ | /t͡ʃ/ /d͡ʒ/ /ʃ/ | /x/ | |
| Approximant | /j/ | ||||
| Trill | /r/ | ||||
| Flap | /ɾ/ | ||||
| Lateral | /l/ |
Phonetic Notes:
- It is common for the omission of the Voiceless glottal fricative in the southern regions, specially in the Urban Koresan accent.
- The /x/ sound is often transformed into an /h/ in the Northern region of the country.
Vowels
Ahitereiran has one of the richest vowel phonologies of all Anter languages, having both oral and nasal vowels, diphthongs, and triphthongs. A phonemic distinction is made between close-mid vowels /e o/ and the open-mid vowels /ɛ ɔ/, though there is a certain amount of vowel alternation.
| Front | Central | Back | |
| High | /i/ | /u/ | |
| High-Mid | /e/ | /o/ | |
| Low-Mid | /ɛ/ | /ɔ/ | |
| Low | /a/ |
| Front | Central | Back | |
| High | /ĩ/ | /ũ/ | |
| High-Mid | /ẽ/ | /õ/ | |
| Low | /ã/ |