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'''Ancient Tzaloxian''' (''Fiüssu na Hiaini'' natively; ''in huēyaca tzaloxin'' in [[Naquian]]) is one of the two main languages of the Naquian civilization in [[Tricin]]. | |||
==Introduction== | |||
''tuipa'' = city | |||
''Faäni'' = a name | |||
==Classification== | |||
Tzaloxian is the proto-language of the Tzaloxic language family. Most Trician scholars believe it's a language isolate, though there are pseudolinguistic theories connecting it to languages of Bjeheond. | |||
Modern Tzaloxic varieties are still spoken in southern Txapoalli though by very few people. | |||
The ancient language is popular among college students and professors in Anøvr, many of whom pronounce it with a thick Eevo or Bhadhagha accent. | |||
==Mythology== | |||
==Phonology== | |||
===Orthography=== | |||
===Consonants=== | |||
Tzaloxian has a simple consonant inventory with only 12 consonants: | |||
*the stops ''p t z c h'', pronounced /p t ts k ʔ/ | |||
*the nasals ''m n ŋ'', pronounced as in IPA | |||
*the fricatives ''f s x'', pronounced /f s x~ħ~h/ | |||
*the liquid ''l'', which is /ɾ/ when single and /l:/ when geminated | |||
''F'', ''s'' and ''z'' before ''i'' are commonly pronounced /ç/, /ʃ/ and /tʃ/ respectively. | |||
===Vowels=== | |||
Tzaloxian has 45 different vowels, perhaps the most of any major Trician language. There are: | |||
* the simple vowels ''a i u'' /ɐ ɪ ʊ/ | |||
* the double vowels and diphthongs: ''aa ai au ia ii iu ua ui uu'' /a:~ɑ: ɛi ɔu ɪɛ i: ɪʊ ʊɔ ʏɪ u:~y:/ | |||
* the triple vowels ''aä iï uü äa ïi üu'' /ɐɑ: ɨi: ɨu: ɒ:ə i:e u:o/ | |||
* the overlong diphthongs ''äi aï äu aü ïa iä ïu iü üa uä üi uï'' /ɑ:ɪ əi: ɑ:ʊ əu: ijə~iʝ:ə jɑ: ijo~iʝ:o ju: uwə~uɣʷ:ə wɑ: uwe~uɣʷ:e wi:/ | |||
* the triphthongs ''aia aiu aua aui iai iau iua iui uai uia uau uiu'' /ɛjə~ɛʝ:ə ɛjʏ~ɛʝ:ʏ ɔwə~ɔɣʷ:ə ɔwɪ~ɔɣʷ:ɪ jɛɪ jɔʊ~jœʏ jʊə~ʏ:ə jʏi~jʏ:~ʏ: wɛɪ wɪə wɔʊ wɪw~wɯ:~ʷɯ:/ | |||
===Prosody=== | |||
====Stress==== | |||
====Intonation==== | |||
==Phonotactics== | |||
A typical Tzaloxian root looks like CV(C(:)S), where C is a consonant; V is one of the 45 vowels; and S is a simple vowel (a, i or u). | |||
The glottal stop can't be geminated. | |||
There is vowel harmony in Tzaloxian; if V ends in ''i'' or ''ï'', S can't be ''u'', and vice versa (S can't be ''i'' if V ends in ''u'' or ''ü''). So for example: | |||
* ''fiüssu'' and ''fiüssa'' are valid words, but *''fiüssi'' isn't; | |||
* ''ciuana'', ''ciuani'' and ''ciuanu'' are all valid words. | |||
==Morphology== | |||
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==Syntax== | |||
Tzaloxian is VSO, head-initial and analytic, like Eevo or Hawaiian. | |||
===Prepositions=== | |||
*''na'' = from, of | |||
==Example texts== | |||
==Other resources== | |||
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Ancient Tzaloxian (Fiüssu na Hiaini natively; in huēyaca tzaloxin in Naquian) is one of the two main languages of the Naquian civilization in Tricin.
Introduction
tuipa = city
Faäni = a name
Classification
Tzaloxian is the proto-language of the Tzaloxic language family. Most Trician scholars believe it's a language isolate, though there are pseudolinguistic theories connecting it to languages of Bjeheond.
Modern Tzaloxic varieties are still spoken in southern Txapoalli though by very few people.
The ancient language is popular among college students and professors in Anøvr, many of whom pronounce it with a thick Eevo or Bhadhagha accent.
Mythology
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
Tzaloxian has a simple consonant inventory with only 12 consonants:
- the stops p t z c h, pronounced /p t ts k ʔ/
- the nasals m n ŋ, pronounced as in IPA
- the fricatives f s x, pronounced /f s x~ħ~h/
- the liquid l, which is /ɾ/ when single and /l:/ when geminated
F, s and z before i are commonly pronounced /ç/, /ʃ/ and /tʃ/ respectively.
Vowels
Tzaloxian has 45 different vowels, perhaps the most of any major Trician language. There are:
- the simple vowels a i u /ɐ ɪ ʊ/
- the double vowels and diphthongs: aa ai au ia ii iu ua ui uu /a:~ɑ: ɛi ɔu ɪɛ i: ɪʊ ʊɔ ʏɪ u:~y:/
- the triple vowels aä iï uü äa ïi üu /ɐɑ: ɨi: ɨu: ɒ:ə i:e u:o/
- the overlong diphthongs äi aï äu aü ïa iä ïu iü üa uä üi uï /ɑ:ɪ əi: ɑ:ʊ əu: ijə~iʝ:ə jɑ: ijo~iʝ:o ju: uwə~uɣʷ:ə wɑ: uwe~uɣʷ:e wi:/
- the triphthongs aia aiu aua aui iai iau iua iui uai uia uau uiu /ɛjə~ɛʝ:ə ɛjʏ~ɛʝ:ʏ ɔwə~ɔɣʷ:ə ɔwɪ~ɔɣʷ:ɪ jɛɪ jɔʊ~jœʏ jʊə~ʏ:ə jʏi~jʏ:~ʏ: wɛɪ wɪə wɔʊ wɪw~wɯ:~ʷɯ:/
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
A typical Tzaloxian root looks like CV(C(:)S), where C is a consonant; V is one of the 45 vowels; and S is a simple vowel (a, i or u).
The glottal stop can't be geminated.
There is vowel harmony in Tzaloxian; if V ends in i or ï, S can't be u, and vice versa (S can't be i if V ends in u or ü). So for example:
- fiüssu and fiüssa are valid words, but *fiüssi isn't;
- ciuana, ciuani and ciuanu are all valid words.
Morphology
Syntax
Tzaloxian is VSO, head-initial and analytic, like Eevo or Hawaiian.
Prepositions
- na = from, of