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! Nasal
! Nasal
| *m || *ɱ<sup>+</sup> || *n || *ɲ<sup>?</sup> || *ŋ<sup>+</sup>
| *m || *ɱ<sup>§</sup> || *n || *ɲ<sup>?</sup> || *ŋ<sup>§</sup>
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! Fricative
! Fricative
| || *f *v || *s *z<sup>?</sup> || *ç || *x<sup>?+</sup>
| || *f *v || *s *z<sup>?</sup> || *ç || *x<sup>?§</sup>
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! Approximant/<br>Lateral Approximant
! Approximant/<br>Lateral Approximant
| || *ʋ<sup>+</sup> || *l || *j || *w
| || *ʋ<sup>§</sup> || *l || *j || *w
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Consonants with a ⟨<sup>?</sup>⟩ are debated. Consonants with a ⟨<sup>+</sup>⟩ are not allophonic.
Consonants with a ⟨<sup>?</sup>⟩ are debated. Consonants with a ⟨<sup>§</sup>⟩ are not allophonic.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===

Revision as of 13:39, 6 February 2024

Proto-Tassinean
Created byJukethatbox
Reconstruction ofTassinean languages
RegionTassi Basin,
Tassinean Archipelago
(later, through migration)
Era3000YD-1300YD
Lower-order reconstructions
  • Proto-Searnic
  • Proto-Inian
  • Proto-Argan †
  • Proto-Sangver †

Proto-Tassinean is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tassinean languages, commonly spoken in the Tassinean Archipelago, though most Tassinists believe that Proto-Tassinean was originally spoken in the inland Tassi Basin, before Proto-Tassineans sailed to the Archipelago.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive *p *b *t *d *k
Nasal *m § *n ? §
Fricative *f *v *s *z? *x
Approximant/
Lateral Approximant
§ *l *j *w

Consonants with a ⟨?⟩ are debated. Consonants with a ⟨§⟩ are not allophonic.

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources