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| Accusative || -ɑ | | Accusative || -ɑ | ||
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| Instrumental || ''Gen +'' - | | Instrumental || ''Gen +'' -iu | ||
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| Locative || ''Gen +'' -n | | Locative || ''Gen +'' -n | ||
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| Vocative || - | | Vocative || -iɑ | ||
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! Genitive | ! Genitive | ||
| | | le || iti || ŋke || kte || kiti || kæne | ||
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! Accusative | ! Accusative | ||
| | | la || ita || ŋkaa || kta || kita || kæna | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Instrumental | ! Instrumental | ||
| | | leiu || iteiu || ŋkeiu || kteiu || kiteiu || kæneiu | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Locative | ! Locative | ||
| | | len || itin || ŋken || kten || kitin || kænen | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 22 July 2026
The Proto-Tsai-Chire language (PTC, sometimes shortened to Proto-Tsachire) is the ancestor of all Tsai-Chire languages.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | ø | o |
| e | ɤ | |
| Open | æ | ɑ <a> |
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 four cases:
| Name | Suffix |
|---|---|
| Nominative | -∅ |
| Genitive | -e, -i |
| Accusative | -ɑ |
| Instrumental | Gen + -iu |
| Locative | Gen + -n |
| Vocative | -iɑ |
Vocabulary
Pronouns
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1p | 2p | 3p | 1p | 2p | 3p | |
| Nominative | lø | itɤ | ŋka | kti | kitɤ | kænu |
| Genitive | le | iti | ŋke | kte | kiti | kæne |
| Accusative | la | ita | ŋkaa | kta | kita | kæna |
| Instrumental | leiu | iteiu | ŋkeiu | kteiu | kiteiu | kæneiu |
| Locative | len | itin | ŋken | kten | kitin | kænen |