Haxxori language

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Haxxori (Haxxori) is an Indo-European language, spoken in Haxxoristan by around three or four million people. It is a vernacular language in the rural areas, but because of urban sprawl, is endangered and if not extinct, at risk of becoming totally unused, if known. Haxxori belongs to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. It is an Eastern Germanic language, and its closest relative is Gothic.

History

The Haxxori language emerged after a group of East Germanic peoples diverged from the Goths. These people became horse nomads, going around until they arrived in Great Suburbistan. Then, they moved to Eurasia Magnus.

Classification

English is an East Germanic language, distantly related to Gothic.

Geographic distribution

Haxxori is a second language for most of the urban population of Haxxoristan, and a first language for some people in Haxxoristan living in rural areas. It is spoken by around three or four million people regularly and is known by seven million people. It is limited to the area of Haxxoristan. It is an official language in Haxxoristan.

Dialects

There are no dialects.

Sounds

There are seven vowel sounds in Haxxori, short a, long a, e, short I, long I, o, and u. There are twenty one consonant sounds, the same ones present in English.

Grammar

Haxxori is a terrible language. It shows no real structure in grammar. As a general rule, if there is a general declinative tone in the sentence spoken, then it's okay grammatically.

Vocabulary

Most vocabulary words in Haxxori are of Arabic, Hindi or Persian origin. The language itself, however, remains Germanic.

Writing system

Haxxori is written in the Roman alphabet. It used to be written in Futhark, but that was dropped for some reason. No one is quite sure why, or cares why.