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|name= | |name=Ossamic | ||
|nativename=Օսըշահմմը | |nativename=Օսըշահմմը | ||
|pronunciation=o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə | |pronunciation=o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə | ||
|ethnicity=[[ | |ethnicity=[[Ossamics]] | ||
|states=[[w:Armenia|Armenia]]: [[w:Lori province|Lori]], [[w:Tavush province|Tavush]]</br>[[w:Georgia|Georgia]]: [[w:Kvemo Kartli |Kvemo Kartli]]</br>[[w:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]: [[w:Gazakh district|Gazakh]], [[w:Aghstafa district|Aghstafa]], [[w:Tovuz district|Tovuz]] | |states=[[w:Armenia|Armenia]]: [[w:Lori province|Lori]], [[w:Tavush province|Tavush]]</br>[[w:Georgia|Georgia]]: [[w:Kvemo Kartli |Kvemo Kartli]]</br>[[w:Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]: [[w:Gazakh district|Gazakh]], [[w:Aghstafa district|Aghstafa]], [[w:Tovuz district|Tovuz]] | ||
|speakers=754.8 thousand | |speakers=754.8 thousand | ||
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|ancestor1=[[Proto-Chlesamnic]] | |ancestor1=[[Proto-Chlesamnic]] | ||
|ancestor2=[[Old Thadic]] | |ancestor2=[[Old Thadic]] | ||
|ancestor3= | |ancestor3=Ossamic | ||
|creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]] | |creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]] | ||
|created=June 9th, 2026 | |created=June 9th, 2026 | ||
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Ossamic (/ˈəʊ̯.sɑ.mɪk//; Autonym: {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, {{l|sish|ოუსჷშაჰმმჷ}}, or {{l|sish|Ōsëšahmmë}}, all /o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə/) is a Chlesamnic language of the High Polovic branch spoken at the intersection of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, though it is entirely unintelligible with [[Caucasian Polovic]]. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The English name is from | The English name is from Byzantine /ossamiˈkos/, from /ossaˈmia/, which is from Old Ossamic {{l|sish|Օսըշահմմը}}, which is a compound of {{l|sish|օսըմ}} ("lip") + {{l|sish|-շահմ|-(ը)շահմ}} (''abstract noun affix'')+ {{l|sish|-մը}} ("our"). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Ossamic nouns decline on several categories, those being case, number, possessor, and (some nouns) animacy. | |||
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| Ossamic | |
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| Օսըշահմմը | |
| Pronunciation | [o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə] |
| Created by | Melinoë |
| Date | June 9th, 2026 |
| Native to | Armenia: Lori, Tavush Georgia: Kvemo Kartli Azerbaijan: Gazakh, Aghstafa, Tovuz |
| Ethnicity | Ossamics |
| Native speakers | 754.8 thousand (2022) |
Indo-European
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Early forms | Proto-Chlesamnic
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| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Armenia Georgia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sish |
Ossamic (/ˈəʊ̯.sɑ.mɪk//; Autonym: Օսըշահմմը (Ōsëšahmmë), ოუსჷშაჰმმჷ (ousëšahmmë), or Ōsëšahmmë, all /o.sə.ˈʃaːm.mə/) is a Chlesamnic language of the High Polovic branch spoken at the intersection of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, though it is entirely unintelligible with Caucasian Polovic.
Etymology
The English name is from Byzantine /ossamiˈkos/, from /ossaˈmia/, which is from Old Ossamic Օսըշահմմը (Ōsëšahmmë), which is a compound of օսըմ (ōsëm) ("lip") + -(ը)շահմ (-(ë)šahm) (abstract noun affix)+ -մը (-më) ("our").
History
Phonology
Consonants
| labial | alveolar | palatal | velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal | m ⟨մ⟩ | n ⟨ն⟩ | |||
| stop | unvoiced | p ⟨պ⟩ | t ⟨տ⟩ | t͡ʃ ⟨ճ⟩ | k ⟨ի⟩ |
| aspirated | pʰ ⟨փ⟩ | tʰ ⟨թ⟩ | t͡ʃʰ ⟨չ⟩ | kʰ ⟨ք⟩ | |
| voiced | b ⟨բ⟩ | d ⟨դ⟩ | d͡ʒ ⟨ջ⟩ | g ⟨գ⟩ | |
| fricative | unvoiced | f ⟨ֆ⟩ | s ⟨ս⟩ | ʃ ⟨շ⟩ | x ⟨խ⟩ |
| voiced | v ⟨վ⟩ | z ⟨զ⟩ | ʒ ⟨ժ⟩ | ɣ ⟨ղ⟩ | |
| approximant | l ⟨լ⟩ | j ⟨յ⟩ | |||
| trill | r ⟨ռ⟩ | ||||
| tap | ɾ ⟨ր⟩ | ||||
Vowels
| front | central | back | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unround | round | |||||||
| short | long | short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| High | i ⟨ի⟩ | iː ⟨իհ⟩ | y ⟨իւ⟩ | yː ⟨իւհ⟩ | u ⟨ու⟩ | uː ⟨ուհ⟩ | ||
| Mid-high | e ⟨է⟩ | eː ⟨էհ⟩ | ø ⟨էւ⟩ | øː ⟨էւհ⟩ | ə ⟨ը⟩ | əː ⟨ըհ⟩ | o ⟨օ⟩ | oː ⟨օհ⟩ |
| Mid-low | ɛ ⟨ե⟩ | ɛː ⟨եհ⟩ | œ ⟨եւ⟩ | œː ⟨եւհ⟩ | ɔ ⟨ո⟩ | ɔː ⟨ոհ⟩ | ||
| Low | ɑ ⟨ա⟩ | ɑː ⟨ահ⟩ | ||||||
Morphology
Nouns
Ossamic nouns decline on several categories, those being case, number, possessor, and (some nouns) animacy.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ֊ը -ë |
֊ընե -ëne |
| accusative | ֊ըմ -ëm |
֊ընեմ -ënem |
| allative | ֊ըհռ -ëhṙ |
֊ընեհռ -ënehṙ |
| genitive | ֊ուտ -owt |
֊ընիւտ -ëniwt |
| ablative | ֊իճ -ič |
֊ընայճ -ënayč |
| dative | ֊ըհ -ëh |
֊ընեհ -ëneh |
| instrumental | ֊ու -ow |
֊ընիւ -ëniw |
| comitative | ֊ոմ -om |
֊ընեւմ -ënewm |
| վիլֆը (vilfë) | յիգը (yigë) | խիւնզը (xiwnzë) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | վիլֆը vilfë |
վիլֆընե vilfëne |
յիգը yigë |
յիգընե yigëne |
խիւնզը xiwnzë |
խիւնզընե xiwnzëne |
| accusative | վիլֆըմ vilfëm |
վիլֆընեմ vilfënem |
յիգըմ yigëm |
յիգընեմ yigënem |
խիւնզըմ xiwnzëm |
խիւնզընեմ xiwnzënem |
| allative | վիլֆըհռ vilfëhṙ |
վիլֆընեհռ vilfënehṙ |
յիգըհռ yigëhṙ |
յիգընեհռ yigënehṙ |
խիւնզըհռ xiwnzëhṙ |
խիւնզընեհռ xiwnzënehṙ |
| genitive | վիլֆուտ vilfowt |
վիլֆընիւտ vilfëniwt |
յիգուտ yigowt |
յիգընիւտ yigëniwt |
խիւնզուտ xiwnzowt |
խիւնզընիւտ xiwnzëniwt |
| ablative | վիլֆիճ vilfič |
վիլֆընայճ vilfënayč |
յիգիճ yigič |
յիգընայճ yigënayč |
խիւնզիճ xiwnzič |
խիւնզընայճ xiwnzënayč |
| dative | վիլֆըհ vilfëh |
վիլֆընեհ vilfëneh |
յիգըհ yigëh |
յիգընեհ yigëneh |
խիւնզըհ xiwnzëh |
խիւնզընեհ xiwnzëneh |
| instrumental | վիլֆու vilfow |
վիլֆընիւ vilfëniw |
յիգու yigow |
յիգընիւ yigëniw |
խիւնզու xiwnzow |
խիւնզընիւ xiwnzëniw |
| comitative | վիլֆոմ vilfom |
վիլֆընեւմ vilfënewm |
յիգոմ yigom |
յիգընեւմ yigënewm |
խիւնզոմ xiwnzom |
խիւնզընեւմ xiwnzënewm |