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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Vowels=== | |||
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! !! Front !! Back | ! !! Front !! Back | ||
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Every vowel can be combined with each other for a diphthong. | |||
===Consonants=== | |||
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! !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar | |||
! !! | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Plosive | ! Plosive | ||
|p || t || k | | p || t || k | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Nasal | ! Nasal | ||
| m || n || ŋ | | m || n || ŋ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Fricative | ! Fricative | ||
|f || s || h | |f || s || h | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Liquid | ! Liquid | ||
| || l || | | || l || | ||
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===Cases=== | ===Cases=== | ||
PTC has five cases: | |||
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! Name !! Suffix | |||
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| Nominative || -∅ | |||
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| Genitive || -e, -i | |||
|- | |||
| Accusative || -ɑ | |||
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| Instrumental || ''Gen +'' -ju | |||
|- | |||
| Locative || ''Gen +'' -n | |||
|- | |||
| Vocative || -ijɑ | |||
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Revision as of 23:47, 21 July 2026
The Proto-Tsai-Chire language (PTC) is the ancestor of all Tsai-Chire languages.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | ø | o |
| e | ɤ | |
| Open | æ | ɑ |
Every vowel can be combined with each other for a diphthong.
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | k |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
| Fricative | f | s | h |
| Liquid | l |
Every consonant can also be geminated!!!! Isn't that fun
Grammar
Proto-Tsai-Chire is an agglutinative language.
Cases
PTC has five cases:
| Name | Suffix |
|---|---|
| Nominative | -∅ |
| Genitive | -e, -i |
| Accusative | -ɑ |
| Instrumental | Gen + -ju |
| Locative | Gen + -n |
| Vocative | -ijɑ
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