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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Plurals and collectives are formed with ''- | Plurals and collectives are formed with ''-az'' and ''-os''. | ||
The definite article is ''ce(n)''. It triggers lenition in the accusative and genitive: ''ce χyphro'' "the blood (nom.)", ''ce χhyphro'' "the blood (acc., gen.)" | The definite article is ''ce(n)''. It triggers lenition in the accusative and genitive: ''ce χyphro'' "the blood (nom.)", ''ce χhyphro'' "the blood (acc., gen.)" | ||
Adjectives and attributive verbs are also lenited after a noun in the accusative. | Adjectives and attributive verbs are also lenited after a noun in the accusative. | ||
===Verbs=== | |||
Verbs use ''-φh'' in the present, ''-zol'' in the past. The future is marked by an auxiliary ''sce'' (from ''scen'' "go") before the verb. | |||
*''φθoφh'' = 'eats' | |||
*''φθozol'' = 'ate' | |||
*''sce φθo'' = 'will eat' | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Chthryxolidin is VSO but SVO is also common. | Chthryxolidin is VSO but SVO is also common. | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Tricin]][[Category:Clofabic languages]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Tricin]][[Category:Clofabic languages]] | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 23 August 2017
Chthryxolidin is a Clofabic language with initial consonant mutations.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | |||||
| Plosive | tenuis | b /p/ | d /t/ | g /k/ | |||
| aspirated | p /pʰ/ | t /tʰ/ | c /kʰ/ | ||||
| voiced | bh /b/ | dh /d/ | gh /g/ | ||||
| breathy voiced | ph /bʱ/ | th /dʱ/ | ch /gʱ/ | ||||
| Fricative | voiceless | φ /f/ | θ /θ/ | s /s/ | χ /x/ | h /h~ɦ/ | |
| voiced | φh /v/ | θh /ð/ | sh /z/ | χh /ɣ/ | |||
| Approximant | w /w/ | r /r~l/ | l /L/ | ||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i /i/ | y /ÿ/ | u /u/ |
| Mid | e /e/ | o /o/ | |
| Open | a /a/ |
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
Plurals and collectives are formed with -az and -os.
The definite article is ce(n). It triggers lenition in the accusative and genitive: ce χyphro "the blood (nom.)", ce χhyphro "the blood (acc., gen.)"
Adjectives and attributive verbs are also lenited after a noun in the accusative.
Verbs
Verbs use -φh in the present, -zol in the past. The future is marked by an auxiliary sce (from scen "go") before the verb.
- φθoφh = 'eats'
- φθozol = 'ate'
- sce φθo = 'will eat'
Syntax
Chthryxolidin is VSO but SVO is also common.