Proto-Tsai-Chire
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 + -ju |
| Locative | Gen + -n |
| Vocative | -ijɑ |
Vocabulary
Pronouns
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1p | 2p | 3p | 1p | 2p | 3p | |
| Nominative | lø | itɤ | ŋka | kti | kitɤ | kænu |
| Genitive | lø | itɤ | ŋka | kti | kitɤ | kænu |
| Accusative | lø | itɤ | ŋka | kti | kitɤ | kænu |
| Instrumental | lø | itɤ | ŋka | kti | kitɤ | kænu |
| Locative | lø | itɤ | ŋka | kti | kitɤ | kænu |