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| nativename = {{ASc|empheri}}
| altname = Empherian
| pronunciation = /
| states = [[Languages of the High Kingdoms of Alaxia|High Kingdoms of Alaxia]]
| speakers = TBD Native Speakers
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| date = 2526
| script = [[Anternian Script]]
| familycolor = Anter-Alaxian
| isoexception = talkpage
| nation = {{Collapsible list
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| mapsize = 300px
| minority = {{flagicon|Hvede}} [[Hveden Federation]]
| fam1 = [[Anter-Alaxian]]
| fam2 = [[Anter-Sisinic]]
| fam3 = [[Sisinic]]
| fam4 = Para-Empheri
| fam5 = [[Empherian Languages]]
| ancestor = [[Old Empheri]]
| ancestor2 = [[Middle Empheri]]
| ancestor3 = [[Neutral Dialects]]
}}
'''Empheri''' ({{ASc|empheri}};
Empheri is a minor East Alaxian language that is often described as declining or dying. Following the introduction of Exteras, it was rarely taught as a first language. It was mandatory to use Empheri in all government bodies, including the Courts, Parliament, and local governments until the Exteras Government Act 2481. It remained the main language of Parliament until the Exteras Parliament Act 2488. With less and less people learning Empheri, it was officially named as a 'foreign language that requires interpretation' in Parliament. Exteras became the official and main language of the Empherias government in the Exteras First Act 2502 with all laws being rewritten in Exteras.
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==Phonology==
{{Main|Empheri phonology}}
The following table describes the phonemic consonants found in Standard Empheri. There are 19 consonants in total, though a great deal of variation is present in the standard language. Other Empheri dialects have more or less than the amount found in Standard Empheri, some (like [[Utuek language|Utuek]]) having significantly more so. Standard Empheri contains a large and diverse vowel system, with 17 monophthongs and 11 diphthongs. Between speakers and even within individuals, a significant amount of allophonic variation is present in the vowels.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Consonants
! colspan="2" |
!Labial
! colspan="2" |Coronal
!Post-Alveolar
!Velar
!Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Nasals'''
|m
| colspan="2" |n
|
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |'''Stops'''
!'''Voiceless'''
|p
| colspan="2" |t
|
|k
|
|-
!'''Voiced'''
|b
| colspan="2" |d
|dʒ
|g
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |'''Fricatives'''
!'''Voiceless'''
|f
|θ
|s
|ʃ
|
|h
|-
!'''Voiced'''
|v
| colspan="2" |z
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Liquids
|
| colspan="2" |l
|ɹ
|w
|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Vowels (Monophthongs)
! rowspan="3" |
! colspan="4" |Front
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Central
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Back
|-
! colspan="2" |Unrounded
! colspan="2" |Rounded
|-
!Short
!Long
!Short
!Long
!Short
!Long
!Short
!Long
|-
!Close
|ɪ
|iː
| rowspan="2" |ʏ~œ
|yː
|
|
|ʊ
|uː
|-
!Mid
|ɛ
|eː
|øː
|ə
|əː
|ɔ
|oː
|-
!Open
|æ
|aː
|
|
|
|
|ʌ
|ɑː
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Vowels (Diphthongs)
! rowspan="3" |
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Front
! colspan="4" |Back
|-
! colspan="2" |Fronting
! colspan="2" |Backing
|-
!Short
!Long
!Short
!Long
!Short
!Long
|-
!Close
|
|yɪː
|
|uɪː
|
|
|-
!Mid
|ɛɪ
|eɪː
|ɔɪ
|oɪː
|ɔʊ
|oʊː
|-
!Open
|æɪ
|aɪː
|
|
|
|ɑʊː
|}
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