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'''Proto-Dalian''' was a language spoken 5000 years ago, being the common ancestor of the [[Dalic languages]], including [[Andalian]].
'''Proto-Dalian''' was a language spoken 5000 years ago, being the common ancestor of the [[Dalic languages]], including [[Andalian]]. Proto-Dalian possessed a writing system, but only few written examples of Proto-Dalian are extant, primarily in stone and bronze, with a few examples of speleography (cave writing). In this article, attested forms are unmarked, while reconstructed forms are marked with an asterisk (*).


==History==
==History==
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'''Vowels''': Proto-Dalian has a classic 5 vowel system (a, e, i, o, u) with a length distinction.
'''Vowels''': Proto-Dalian has a classic 5 vowel system (a, e, i, o, u) with a length distinction.
===Syllables and stress===


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|acc}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|acc}}
|no
|no
|ni
|*ni
|nis
|nis
|-
|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|dat}} / {{sc|all}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|dat}} / {{sc|all}}
|do
|do
|di
|*di
|dis
|*dis
|-
|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|gen}} / {{sc|abl}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|gen}} / {{sc|abl}}
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!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|loc}} / {{sc|ptv}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|loc}} / {{sc|ptv}}
|so
|so
|si
|*si
|sis
|*sis
|-
|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|ins}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|ins}}
|ro
|*ro
|ri
|*ri
|ris
|*ris
|}
|}
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|-
|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|nom}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|nom}}
|sa
|*sa
|san
|*san
|-
|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|acc}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|acc}}
|ta
|ta
|tan
|*tan
|-
|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|dat}} / {{sc|all}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|dat}} / {{sc|all}}
|ga
|ga
|gan
|*gan
|-
|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|gen}} / {{sc|abl}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|gen}} / {{sc|abl}}
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|-
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|ins}}
!style="text-align:left;"| {{sc|ins}}
|ra
|*ra
|ran
|ran
|}
|}