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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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! !! Front !! Central !! Back
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! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=3 | Short !! colspan=3 | Long<ref>Long vowels in Proto-Tassinean are debated, as there is no real pattern of long vowels within derivative languages of Proto-Tassinean.</ref>
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! Front !! Central !! Back !! Front !! Central !! Back
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|-
! Close
! Close
| *i *y || || *u
| *i *y || || *u || *iː *yː || || *uː
|-
|-
! Close-mid
! Close-mid
| *e *ø || || *o
| *e *ø || || *o || *eː *øː || || *oː
|-
|-
! Mid
! Mid
| || *ə ||  
| || *ə || || || *əː ||  
|-
|-
! Open
! Open
|| *a || *ä || *ɒ
|| *a || *ä || *ɒ || *aː || || *ɒː
|}
|}



Revision as of 14:01, 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?
(Lateral) Approximant *l *j *w

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

Vowels

Short Long[1]
Front Central Back Front Central Back
Close *i *y *u *iː *yː *uː
Close-mid *e *ø *o *eː *øː *oː
Mid *əː
Open *a *aː *ɒː

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

  1. ^ Long vowels in Proto-Tassinean are debated, as there is no real pattern of long vowels within derivative languages of Proto-Tassinean.