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[[Sacred | [[Sacred Swuntsim/Swadesh list]] | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ('' | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''tiSxwəncim'') was the ancient [[Tsimulh languages|Tsimulh language]] spoken by the Swuntsim people. It is still used as a liturgical language among [[Verse:Tricin/Swuntsim people|religious Swuntsim]]. | ||
Descendants: | Descendants: | ||
*Modern [[ | *Modern [[Swuntsim]] | ||
*Naquian | *Naquian Swuntsim | ||
==GMP== | ==GMP== | ||
Tsimulh low tone > breathy voice (vowels not devoiced yet; devoiced vowels are partly merged) | Tsimulh low tone > breathy voice (vowels not devoiced yet; devoiced vowels are partly merged) | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Sacred | Sacred Swuntsim lost Proto-Tsimulh tones. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
====Noun classes==== | ====Noun classes==== | ||
Sacred | Sacred Swuntsim had a noun class system like the Bantu languages. There were 12 noun classes, which are numbered as follows: | ||
#''ʔə-'', pl. ''cə-'' | #''ʔə-'', pl. ''cə-'' | ||
#''bu-'', pl. ''də-'' | #''bu-'', pl. ''də-'' | ||
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''-s'' - past tense | ''-s'' - past tense | ||
===Numbers=== | ===Numbers=== | ||
[[Category:Tsimulh languages|* | [[Category:Tsimulh languages|*]] | ||