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|name = Asári
|name = Asári
|nativename = Asári
|nativename = Asári
|pronunciation = [aˌsa:'ri]
|pronunciation = aˌsa:'ri
|region = Much of Known Galaxy
|region = Much of Known Galaxy
|states = Thessia and other Asari Worlds, the Citadel
|states = Thessia and other Asari Worlds, the Citadel
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|date = 2185
|date = 2185
|familycolor = Asáric
|familycolor = Asáric
|fam1 = Asáric
|fam2 = High Asári
|fam2 = High Asári
|iso1 = as
|scripts       = * [[w:Latin script|Latin script]]
|iso2 = asa
* Asari Script
|iso3 = asa
|creator = User:Darthme
|script       = [[w:Latin script|Latin script]], Asari Script
}}
}}
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Languages]]




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Stress falls on the first syllable of a word, unless specified otherwise by an accented vowel.  Vowels in stressed syllables are always long, if a length distinction can be made for that vowel.  This can change the meaning of seemingly homophonic words:
Stress falls on the first syllable of a word, unless specified otherwise by an accented vowel.  Vowels in stressed syllables are always long, if a length distinction can be made for that vowel.  This can change the meaning of seemingly homophonic words:


*''teporu'' [te:'pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.)  vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ,po:'rʉ] (gate, n.)
*''teporu'' ['te:,pɔ,rʉ] (high, adj.)  vs. ''tepóru'' [tɛ'po:,rʉ] (gate, n.)


===Glides===
===Glides===
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|[o:'ɛa,ji]
|[o:'ɛa,ji]
|j-glide
|j-glide
|ocean (human loanword)
|paint
|-
|-
|arúcetú
|arúcetú
|[a:,rʉ:'jɛ,tʉ:']
|[a:,rʉ:'jɛ,tʉ:']
|j-glide
|j-glide
|to work (from German ''arbeiten'')
|to have a career (from German ''arbeiten'')
|-
|-
|}
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|sale-te
|sale-te
|-
|-
!aeó
!aeóica
|teng-aeó
|teng-aeóica
|acia-aeó
|acia-aeóica
|eye
|eye
|aeó-te
|aeóica-te
|-
|-
|}
|}
There are a significant number of Asári-absorbed human loanwords, such as ''aeó'' - eye, or ''te'' - the.  These simpler loanwords have become so common that they have replaced their archaic Asári counterparts.  Many of these come from English and other Germanic languages.


Proper nouns are pluralized by suffixing ''ae'':
Proper nouns are pluralized by suffixing ''ae'':
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* ''eia'' - ''I'' -> '' '''t'''eia'' - ''we''.   
* ''eia'' - ''I'' -> '' '''t'''eia'' - ''we''.   
*''meia'' - ''you (acc.)'' -> ''meia'' - '' '''te'''méia'' - ''you pl. (acc.)''  (note the accent on é to preserve the pronunciation of ''meia'')
*''meia'' - ''you (acc.)'' -> ''meia'' - '' '''te'''méia'' - ''you pl. (acc.)''  (note the accent on é to preserve the pronunciation of ''meia'')
===Verbs===
Verbs have a complex structure in Asári, and form the only part of the langauge that requires significant study to learn well. 
There are two verb conjugation classes: definite and indefinite. Under these categories verbs are also inflected for 6 cases: Accusative, Dative, Genitive, Instrumental,


==Examples==
==Examples==