Azalic

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Phonology

Inspirations: Vietnamese, Armenian

m n bʰ dʰ gʰ p t k kʷ pʰ tʰ kʰ kʷʰ s z x l r j w

Vowels: e i o u ə a: e: i: u: ai au əi əɨ əu iəu iə uə

Reflexes:

  • oi > uə
  • iH > i:
  • ei > əi, sometimes iə
  • ē > a:
  • e, i > e, i, e:
  • uH > u:
  • u > u (needs umlaut)
  • ou > əɨ
  • eu > əɨ (iəu in some words)
  • o > o (needs umlaut)
  • oH, eh2, eh3 > əu

h1oinos, dwoh1, treyes, kwetwores, penkwe, sweks, septm, oktōw, h₁néwn̥, deḱm -> xuən, təu, tʰriə~tʰre:, pʰoþur, pʰenkʷʰə, seks, sefn, oxʰtəu, nəɨn, texn~te:n

Grammar

Verbs

  • Imperfective (the source of the English nonpast): e-grade or otherwise the unmarked form of the verb
  • Perfective (the source of the English past): o-grade or -d from -tós
  • Conjunctive (the source of the English progressive): active participle -ont- + -kʷe
  • Passive participle: zero-grade with -n from -nós, or -d from -tós