Zahamese language

Zahamese ( Jа̄śа̄mа̄bhа̄sа̄ [zaxaːmaːbʱaːsaː]) is a Tawlic language spoken primarily in the Zahamese archipelago. It is not related to other languages spoken in the Nesionytan Islands, but has close ties with Baratawla. It is the sole official and national language of the People's National Democratic Republic of Zahama, and is the national working language of Bhikalar. It is the largest minority language in Maryaadah and Tekeleb. It has approximately 5 million speakers.

Zahamese is the most widely spoken language in Zahama, with over 94% of the population of the archipelago speaking it as a native tongue. It has been widely influenced by and the Nesionytan language. The modern-day language is derived from the central dialect of the Toir-Akhiz language in the 10th century, often known as Proto-Zahamese. Similar to all Nesionytan languages, Zahamese is an, and its word order is.

Overtime, the language has drastically changed. Formerly, the Khamsan script was used to write Zahamese, but has since fell out of use after the Zahamese script was invented in the 12th century, based off Brahmic scripts. During the 16th century, several sounds, especially the voiced aspirated consonants, have been deleted, and voiced consonants largely merged with its unvoiced counterparts.