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| target = [[Wasc languages]] | | target = [[Wasc languages]] | ||
| region = eastern Pulsuria or Merizon Mountains | | region = eastern Pulsuria or Merizon Mountains | ||
| familycolor = wasc | | familycolor = wasc | ||
| ancestor = one of Pollasena's primary language families | | ancestor = one of Pollasena's primary language families | ||
| era = -4000 to -2400 MT | |||
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! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]] | ! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]] | ||
| || *c || * | | || *c || *tl | ||
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! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]] | ! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]] | ||
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! [[w:Approximant consonant|Approximant]] | ! [[w:Approximant consonant|Approximant]] | ||
| || *r || *l || *j || || *w | |||
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*Based on allophones of *n and *e, in early Wascotl *' *h may have been uvular. | *Based on allophones of *n and *e, in early Wascotl *' *h may have been uvular. | ||
**[ç] was likely an allophone of *h before *i. | **[ç] was likely an allophone of *h before *i. | ||
*Whether * | *Whether the consonants listed here as approximants (other than *r which was most likely a trill) were true approximants or voiced fricatives is uncertain. | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
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===Adjectives and adverbs=== | ===Adjectives and adverbs=== | ||
All adjectives ended in a suffix ''*-cosc'' or ''*-osc''. | All adjectives ended in a suffix ''*-cosc'' or ''*-osc'' and agreed with their noun in class. Agreement prefixes are reconstructed as follows, likely derived the same way as the verbal agreement prefixes. | ||
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! {{gcl|D|divine}} !! {{gcl|O|organic}} !! {{gcl|H|human}} !! {{gcl|A|animate}} !! {{gcl|I|inanimate}} | |||
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| *a'jō- || *ina- || *pa- || *an- || *o- | |||
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Whether adverbs were a category separate from adjectives and/or verbs is unknown. | Whether adverbs were a category separate from adjectives and/or verbs is unknown. | ||
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===Noun and verb phrases=== | ===Noun and verb phrases=== | ||
Adjectives and numerals most likely preceded their noun, and possessors likely followed their noun, though this order may have been flexible. Where adverbs were placed relative to their head is unknown. | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
[https://cals.info/language/wascotl/ CALS] | *[https://cals.info/language/wascotl/ CALS] | ||
*[[Wascotl/Swadesh]] | |||
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[[Category:Wascotl language]] | [[Category:Wascotl language]] | ||