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Verbs use ''-(e)n'' in the present. The past tense is formed with a preposition ''al'' 'after' which triggers lenition. future is marked by an auxiliary ''se'' (from *sken "go"). | Verbs use ''-(e)n'' in the present. The past tense is formed with a preposition ''al'' 'after' which triggers lenition. future is marked by an auxiliary ''se'' (from *sken "go"). | ||
*'' | *''certon cen amφ'' = 'the man sleeps' | ||
*''ur cen amφ al | *''ur cen amφ al cherto'' = 'the man slept' | ||
*''se cen amφ | *''se cen amφ certo'' = 'the man will sleep' | ||
Chthryxolidin is not zero-copula, unlike Eevo and Netagin. The copula is ''ur'' in the present, ''zol'' in the past and ''caphth'' in the future. | Chthryxolidin is not zero-copula, unlike Eevo and Netagin. The copula is ''ur'' in the present, ''zol'' in the past and ''caphth'' in the future. | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 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 -(e)n in the present. The past tense is formed with a preposition al 'after' which triggers lenition. future is marked by an auxiliary se (from *sken "go").
- certon cen amφ = 'the man sleeps'
- ur cen amφ al cherto = 'the man slept'
- se cen amφ certo = 'the man will sleep'
Chthryxolidin is not zero-copula, unlike Eevo and Netagin. The copula is ur in the present, zol in the past and caphth in the future.
Syntax
Chthryxolidin is VSO but SVO is used in certain subordinate clauses (as in Welsh).