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'''Verapamil''' is a language of Southern Dodellia. It's the most commonly spoken Southern Veraic language and is believed to be distantly related to the Lakovic languages.


Inspirations: Mandarin, Semitic languages, Old Irish
Inspirations: Mandarin, Semitic languages, Old Irish


==Todo==
==Todo==
Proto-Veraic *f v -> h?
Proto *f v -> h?
 
''yēni'' = laurel (a false cognate with the Nurian word)


''yēni'' = laurel
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
Verapamil has 22 consonants:
[PAGENAME] has 22 consonants:


/p t k p’ t’ k’ b d g m n/ ''p t k ṗ ṭ ḳ b d g m n''
/p t k p’ t’ k’ b d g m n/ ''p t k ṗ ṭ ḳ b d g m n''
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==


Nouns in Verapamil come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions:
Nouns in [PAGENAME] come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions:
*nominative
*nominative
*accusative
*accusative
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==


Verapamil syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin.
[PAGENAME] syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin.

Latest revision as of 07:17, 31 August 2018

Inspirations: Mandarin, Semitic languages, Old Irish

Todo

Proto *f v -> h?

yēni = laurel

Phonology

[PAGENAME] has 22 consonants:

/p t k p’ t’ k’ b d g m n/ p t k ṗ ṭ ḳ b d g m n

/s ʃ ɬ ts’ tʃ’ ʔ h l r w j/ s š ś ṣ ṣ̌ ʔ h l r w y

Verapamil non-ejective stops p t k b d g become spirants, written φ θ χ β δ γ respectively, when after a vowel and not geminated. This process is similar to Hebrew begadkefat, and some dialects even lenite m n r to /w̃ ð̃ ɾ/ in addition.

The consonants /ʔ h/ and ejectives can't be geminated.

Morphology

Nouns in [PAGENAME] come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions:

  • nominative
  • accusative
  • lative
  • ablative
  • locative
  • instrumental/comitative

Verbs

Verbs don't inflect for person or tense, but they have two forms: absolute and conjunct, used as in Old Irish.

Syntax

[PAGENAME] syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin.

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