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Revision as of 05:07, 14 May 2021

Zeuhi (Zöhi dażbo /zøɦi daʐbo/; zöhi is from Classical Ilithian jľoudh + the Semitic nisba suffix -i) or Modern Ilithian is the main modern descendant of Classical Ilithian. It is in a sprachbund with Neo-Aramaic varieties and Ašča.

Phonology

Consonants

→ PoA
↓ Manner
Labial Dental/Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ń, ni /ɲ/ [ŋ]
Plosive tenuis p /p/ t /t/, c /ts/ cz /tʂ/ ć /tɕ/ k /k/
voiced b /b/ d /d/, dz /dz/ /dʐ/ dź, dzi /dʑ/ g /g/
breathy bh /bʰ/ dh /dʰ/, dzh /dzʰ/ dżh /dʐʰ/ dźh, dzhi /dʑʰ/
Fricative unvoiced [f] s /s/ sz /ʂ/ ś, si /ɕ/ x /x/
voiced w /v/ z /z/ ż, rz /ʐ/ ź, zi /ʑ/ h /ɦ/
Liquid l /l/, r /r/

Vowels

Front Central Back
unrounded rounded
Close i /i/ ü /y/ u /u/
Mid e /e/ ö /ø/ o /o/
Open η /ɛ/ a /a/ ω /ɔ/

Morphology

Nouns