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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The phonology is almost that of Lushootseed. There are two liquids, /ɹ/ and /l/; and that there's no phonemic contrast between rounded velar /kʷ, kʷ’/ and rounded uvular /qʷ, qʷ’/. The phoneme /xʷ/ is often pronounced [ɸ] while /χʷ/ is pronounced like the English [ʍ] with more friction. | |||
In addition, the sounds /ts/, /ts’/, /dz/ and /tɬ’/ are not present in Tluh-buhd-tahch, but /tɬ/ is. | |||
==Alphabet== | |||
Tluh-buhd-tahch uses many obsolete Latin letters. | |||
* Ejectives /p’/, /t’/, /tʃ’/, /k’/, /q’/ and /kʷ’/ are written with the symbols ꝓ, ⱦ, ȼ, ꝃ, ꝅ, and ꝙ respectively. | |||
* The stops /tʃ/, /tɬ/, /q/ and /kʷ/ are written c, ꝭ, ꝁ and q respectively. | |||
* /dʒ/ and /gʷ/ are written ꝿ and ǥ respectively, and /j/ is written j. | |||
* The fricatives /χ/ and /χʷ/ are written x and ӿ respectively. | |||
* Schwa /ə/ is written e. | |||
==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||
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Some nouns have irregular plurals, and the genitive singular is the same as the plural minus ''-əb'': | Some nouns have irregular plurals, and the genitive singular is the same as the plural minus ''-əb'': | ||
* ''pəduba'' (breath), plural '' | * ''pəduba'' (breath), plural ''pədwaǰəb'' | ||
* ''səx̌ʷi'' (sun), plural ''sx̌ʷədəb'' | * ''səx̌ʷi'' (sun), plural ''sx̌ʷədəb'' | ||
* ''tərba'' (boundary), plural '' | * ''tərba'' (boundary), plural ''čubədəb'' | ||
* ''uba'' (air molecule), plural ''waǰəb'' | |||
Some more nouns: | Some more nouns: | ||
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* ''ʔaq̓ʷid'' (fire) | * ''ʔaq̓ʷid'' (fire) | ||
* ''x̌ək̓ər'' (field) (plural ''x̌ək̓rəb'') | * ''x̌ək̓ər'' (field) (plural ''x̌ək̓rəb'') | ||
==Numbers== | |||
# ʔəyds | |||
# t̓əw | |||
# trəy | |||
# qʷtur | |||
# pədx̌ʷ | |||
# wəks | |||
# səpt | |||
# x̌ʷəkt | |||
# dəwd | |||
# t̓əkəb | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Lõis]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:07, 20 January 2017
Tluh-buhd-tahch (ƛəbədt̓ač) is an Indo-European language spoken in Lõis' Romania and Ukraine. It's inspired by Lushootseed and Romanian.
Phonology
The phonology is almost that of Lushootseed. There are two liquids, /ɹ/ and /l/; and that there's no phonemic contrast between rounded velar /kʷ, kʷ’/ and rounded uvular /qʷ, qʷ’/. The phoneme /xʷ/ is often pronounced [ɸ] while /χʷ/ is pronounced like the English [ʍ] with more friction.
In addition, the sounds /ts/, /ts’/, /dz/ and /tɬ’/ are not present in Tluh-buhd-tahch, but /tɬ/ is.
Alphabet
Tluh-buhd-tahch uses many obsolete Latin letters.
- Ejectives /p’/, /t’/, /tʃ’/, /k’/, /q’/ and /kʷ’/ are written with the symbols ꝓ, ⱦ, ȼ, ꝃ, ꝅ, and ꝙ respectively.
- The stops /tʃ/, /tɬ/, /q/ and /kʷ/ are written c, ꝭ, ꝁ and q respectively.
- /dʒ/ and /gʷ/ are written ꝿ and ǥ respectively, and /j/ is written j.
- The fricatives /χ/ and /χʷ/ are written x and ӿ respectively.
- Schwa /ə/ is written e.
Nouns
Tluh-buhd-tahch nouns inflect for definiteness, number and case. There is no grammatical gender. Plurals may be irregular but the most common plural suffix is -əb.
A sample noun: dəqʷt 'night'
- (ʔə) dəqʷt: (a) night (indef. sg. nom./acc.)
- dəqʷtəb: nights (indef. pl. nom./acc.)
- ʔədi dəqʷt: of/to a night (indef. sg. gen./dat.)
- ʔə(də)bus dəqʷtəb: of/to nights (indef. sg. gen./dat.)
- dəqʷt·s: the night (def. sg. nom./acc.)
- dəqʷtəb·s: the nights (def. pl. nom./acc.)
- dəqʷt·əy: of/to the night (def. sg. gen./dat.)
- dəqʷtəb·us: of/to the nights (def. pl. gen./dat.)
Some etymologically feminine nouns pluralize in -x̌əb:
- t̓ač (language), plural t̓ačx̌əb
- təwt (people, tribe), plural təwtx̌əb
Some nouns have irregular plurals, and the genitive singular is the same as the plural minus -əb:
- pəduba (breath), plural pədwaǰəb
- səx̌ʷi (sun), plural sx̌ʷədəb
- tərba (boundary), plural čubədəb
- uba (air molecule), plural waǰəb
Some more nouns:
- dx̌əb (smoke)
- qʷəqʷəl (wheel, circle) (plural qʷəqʷləb)
- pəd (path; season)
- sdigʷ (snow)
- sdəxʷu (nerve)
- wərd (word)
- wəqʷspər (evening)
- ʔəč (horse)
- gʷər (heat)
- gayt’ (young goat)
- ʔaq̓ʷid (fire)
- x̌ək̓ər (field) (plural x̌ək̓rəb)
Numbers
- ʔəyds
- t̓əw
- trəy
- qʷtur
- pədx̌ʷ
- wəks
- səpt
- x̌ʷəkt
- dəwd
- t̓əkəb