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p t{{den}} k f θ x m n{{den}} l{{den}} r s ʃ h | p t{{den}} k f θ x m n{{den}} l{{den}} r s ʃ h | ||
i e a o u | i e a o u | ||
m n l r can be syllabic | |||
vowel length might arise allophonically by dropping h | vowel length might arise allophonically by dropping h | ||
Revision as of 03:33, 5 February 2022
A language isolate spoken in Irta's Scotland and parts of CF Tricin's Cualand; hypothetical pre-Celtic substrate for Goidelic
Should be weirder from a SAE perspective than Irish or Hebrew; "Korean but head initial and verb-initial"? With classifiers, honorifics and stuff
- classifiers; alienable vs inalienable possession
- no case or construct state; "noun1-3SG noun2" (inalienable) or "noun1 3SG-CLF noun2" (alienable) is used for possession
- prefix mania
- word order is strictly VOS; emphasis requires fronting and cleft constructions
- No definite articles
pencil 1SG-CLF_long_object 'my pencil'
p t̪ k f θ x m n̪ l̪ r s ʃ h i e a o u
m n l r can be syllabic
vowel length might arise allophonically by dropping h
1st person l, 2nd person p, 3rd person n
θerhe-0-l = 'I stood' θerhe-0-p = '2sg stood' θerhe-0-n = '3sg stood' θerhe-0-lli = 'we stood' θerhe-0-mpi = '2pl stood' θerhe-0-ki = 'they stood'
- al-fehʃu = my head
- am-fehʃu = thy head
- n-fehʃu = his head
- illa-fehʃup = our heads
- imma-fehʃup = your heads
- ax-fehʃup = their heads