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Most morphology in {{PAGENAME}} is derivational, as in Proto-Tie (and in most Mon-Khmer languages). However, some of the derivational morphology has grammaticalized further into inflectional morphology.
Most morphology in {{PAGENAME}} is derivational, as in Proto-Tie (and in most Mon-Khmer languages). However, some of the derivational morphology has grammaticalized further into inflectional morphology.
===Verbs===
===Verbs===
Verbs inflect only for two tenses (present and non-present). The present tense is marked with an infix {{angbr|''en''}} - ''tvjàay'' 'to go', ''tenvjàay'' 'goes'.
Verbs inflect only for two tenses
 
===Derivational morphology===
 
==Syntax==
 
[[Category:Tie-Dye languages]]

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Séiseal/Music
Pradjuul
Created byIlL
SettingHussmauch
Native speakers60 million (2200 v.C.)
Tie–Dye
  • Tie
    • Séiseal/Music

Séiseal/Music is a classical language of the Wiebosphere, which belongs to the Tie family. It is intended to be a Khmer-like language with a palatalization distinction in consonants.

Numbers:

  • 1: tsan
  • 2: ʔay
  • 3: fuut
  • 4: kjùuʔ
  • 5: siŋ
  • 6: ŧjìit
  • 7: ktjèe
  • 8: tnuaʔ
  • 9: ŋjìat
  • 10: srjaat
  • 100: yìŋ

Phonology

Consonants

PTie *ɲ- > j word-initially, nʲ- otherwise if not word-final, -n word-final

Consonant phonemes of Pradjuul
Labial Alveolar "Click" Palatal Velar Glottal
plain pal. plain pal. plain pal. pal. plain plain pal.
Nasal m m mj n nj ŋ! n̂j ŋ!ʲ ngj ɲ ng ŋ
Stop plain p p pj t tj ŧ ! ŧj kj c k k ʔ ʔ ʔj ʔʲ
implosive b ɓ bj ɓʲ d ɗ dj ɗʲ
Affricate ts t̪͡s̪ tsj t͡sʲ
Fricative voiceless f f fj s sj sh ʃ shj ʃʲ xj, hj ç x x h h
voiced v v vj
Approximant l ɫ̪ lj y j
Trill r r rj

Allowed finals: p t k m n ng l r y w h ʔ /p t k m n ŋ ɫ̪ r j w h ʔ/

Vowels

i ʉ u e ɵ o a iː ʉː uː eː ɵː oː aː iə ʉə uə > ʲi ʲu u i ʲə ə a ʲiː ʲuː uː iː ʲəː aː ʲaː ʲiə ʲuə uə

Vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/ ii /iː/ u /u/ uu /uː/
Mid e /ə/ ee /əː/
Open a /a/ aa /aː/

Diphthongs: ia ua /iə uə/

Register

A stressed vowel may be in the clear register or the breathy register. In this article the breathy register is marked with a grave accent: tsjàang /t͡sʲa̤ːŋ/ 'father'.

Morphology

Most morphology in Séiseal/Music is derivational, as in Proto-Tie (and in most Mon-Khmer languages). However, some of the derivational morphology has grammaticalized further into inflectional morphology.

Verbs

Verbs inflect only for two tenses