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* The object of a transitive clause is marked with the accusative postposition, ma/𑀫. | * The object of a transitive clause is marked with the accusative postposition, ma/𑀫. | ||
* The genitive postposition is sa/𑀲. | * The genitive postposition is sa/𑀲. | ||
* The dative postposition is na/𑀦. | |||
* The locative postposition is me/𑀫𑁂. | |||
* The elative is the/𑀣𑁂. | |||
* The benefactive postposition is ya/𑀬. | |||
* The comitative is soth/𑀲𑁄𑀨𑀣𑁆. | |||
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| Neo-Sanskit | |
|---|---|
| 𑀦𑀯 | |
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| Writing | w:Brahmi script |
| Region: | w:Hindi Belt |
| Genders: | 2 |
| Cases: | 2 |
| Alignment | Split-Ergative |
| Proto-language: | w:Sanskrit |
| Typology: | Agglutinative |
| Word-Order | SOV |
| Languages: | w:Hindustani language,
w:Bengali language, w:Punjabi language w:Kashmiri language w:Garhwali language w:Rajasthani language w:Maithili language |
| Population: | 1480 million |
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Africa: SEDES • Middle Semitic • Kintu • Guosa Central Asia: Jalpi • Caucas • Zens • Dravindian • Neo-Sanskrit Europe: Intralingua • Folksprak • Interslavic • Balkan • Samboka Far East: Dan'a'yo • IM • MSEAL | |
Anthropology
Central, Dardic, Eastern, Northern, Northwestern, Southern, Western
Phonology and Orthography
| Manner | Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless | /p/ | /t̪/ | /ʈ/ | /tʃ~tɕ~ts/ | /k/ |
| Voiced | /b/ | /d̪/ | /ɖ/ | /dʒ/ | /ɡ/ |
| Aspirated | /pʰ/ | /t̪ʰ/ | /ʈʰ/ | /tʃʰ/ | /kʰ/ |
| Breathy | /bʱ/ | /d̪ʱ/ | /ɖʱ/ | /dʒʱ/ | /ɡʱ/ |
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ɳ~ɲ~ŋ/ | ||
| Fric | /f~ʋ~w/ | /s/ | /z/ | /ʃ~ɕ~ɬ/ | /h~ɦ/ |
| Liquid | /l/ | /ɾ/ | /j/ | ||
| Manner | Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless | pa 𑀧 | ta 𑀢 | ṭa 𑀝 | ca 𑀘 | ka 𑀓 |
| Voiced | ba 𑀩 | da 𑀤 | ḍa 𑀟 | ja 𑀚 | ga 𑀕 |
| Aspirated | ph 𑀨 | th 𑀣 | ṭha 𑀞 | cha 𑀙 | kha 𑀔 |
| Breathy | bha 𑀪 | dha 𑀥 | ḍha 𑀠 | jha 𑀛 | gha 𑀖 |
| Nasal | ma 𑀫 | na 𑀦 | ṇa 𑀡 = ña 𑀜 = ŋ 𑀗 | ||
| Fric | va 𑀯 | sa 𑀲 | ṣa 𑀱 | śa 𑀰 | ha 𑀳 |
| Liquid | la 𑀮 | ra 𑀭 | ya 𑀬 | ||
Vowels
a, e, i, o, u and syllabic r (no ai, au, or syllabic l).
Phonotactics
V, C, CV, CCV, CVC, CCVC, CVCC. Only nasals are allowed word finally.
Grammar
Tripartite alignment is the compromise between so many split-ergative and nominative-accusative languages.
- The subject of an intransitive clause is unmarked.
- The subject of a transitive clause is marked with the ergative postposition, ne/𑀦𑁂.
- The object of a transitive clause is marked with the accusative postposition, ma/𑀫.
- The genitive postposition is sa/𑀲.
- The dative postposition is na/𑀦.
- The locative postposition is me/𑀫𑁂.
- The elative is the/𑀣𑁂.
- The benefactive postposition is ya/𑀬.
- The comitative is soth/𑀲𑁄𑀨𑀣𑁆.
