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! <small>Prenasalised</small> | ! <small>Prenasalised</small> | ||
| ||{{IPA|mb}}|| ||{{IPA|nd}}|| || | |{{IPA|mp}}||{{IPA|mb}}||{{IPA|nt}}||{{IPA|nd}}||{{IPA|ŋk}}||{{IPA|ŋg}} | ||
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! <small>Plain</small> | ! <small>Plain</small> | ||
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!colspan=2| Fricative | !colspan=2| Fricative | ||
|{{IPA|f}}||{{IPA|v}}||{{IPA|s}}||{{IPA|z}}|| ||{{IPA| | |{{IPA|f}}||{{IPA|v}}||{{IPA|s}}||{{IPA|z}}||{{IPA|h₁}}||{{IPA|h₂}} | ||
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!colspan=2| Liquid | !colspan=2| Liquid | ||
| || || ||{{IPA|l r}}|| || | | || ||{{IPA|ɬ r̥}}||{{IPA|l r}}|| || | ||
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Revision as of 05:12, 1 June 2019
| Proto-Dalian | |
|---|---|
| Created by | – |
| Ethnicity | Dalic peoples |
| Era | 5,000 – 3,000 years ago |
Dalic
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Proto-Dalian was a language spoken 5000 years ago, being the common ancestor of the Dalic languages, including Andalian.
History
Phonology
Phonemes
| Labial | Alveolar | Back | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -v | +v | -v | +v | -v | +v | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||
| Stop | Prenasalised | mp | mb | nt | nd | ŋk | ŋg |
| Plain | p | b | t | d | k | g | |
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | h₁ | h₂ | |
| Liquid | ɬ r̥ | l r | |||||
Proto-Dalian has a classic 5 vowel system (a, e, i, o, u) with a length distinction.
Syllables and stress
Romanisation
Syntax
Phrasal marker and clitics
Phrase structure
Morphology
Nouns
Pronouns
Determiners
Proto-Dalian has a definite article which precedes the noun:
| Animate | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| nom | to | ti | tis |
| acc | no | ni | nis |
| dat / all | do | di | dis |
| gen / abl | o | i | is |
| loc / ptv | so | si | sis |
| ins | ro | ri | ris |
| Inanimate | Generic | Singulative |
|---|---|---|
| nom | sa | san |
| acc | ta | tan |
| dat / all | ga | gan |
| gen / abl | va | van |
| loc / ptv | na | nan |
| ins | ra | ran |
Proto-Dalian does not have an indefinite article.
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Writing system
Main article: Dalian runes