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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ('''PTD''') is the common ancestor to the [[Tie–Dye languages]]. The phonology is based on Australian/Tamil.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the ancient language of the Swutsim people. It is still often used as a liturgical language in some Swutsim communities.
==Phonology==
===Phonotactics===
Every syllable must be CV except possibly the final syllable which can be CVC. Non-initial and non-final consonants can be geminates.
 
===Consonants===
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style="text-align: center;"
|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} consonants'''
! colspan="2"|  
! | Labial
! | Dental
! | Retroflex
! | Palatal
! | Velar
! | Lab.vel.
! | Uvular
|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n/
| '''rn''' /ɳ/
| '''ny''' /ɲ/
| '''ng''' /ŋ/
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
! | <small>plain</small>
| '''p''' /p/
| '''t''' /t/
| '''rt''' /ʈ/
| '''tj''' /c/
| '''k''' /k/
| '''kw''' /kʷ/
| '''q''' /q/
|-
! | <small>prenasalized</small>
| '''mp''' /ᵐp/
| '''nt''' /ⁿt/
| '''rnt''' /ᶯʈ/
| '''ntj''' /ᶮc/
| '''nk''' /ᵑk/
| '''nkw''' /ᵑkʷ/
| '''nq''' /ᶰq/
|-
! colspan="2" |Trill
|
| '''rr''' /r/
|
|
|
|
| '''ʀ''' /ʀ/
|-
! rowspan="2" |Approximant
! | <small>central</small>
|
|colspan="2"| '''r''' /ɹ~ɻ/
| '''y''' /j/
|
| '''w''' /w/
|
|-
! | <small>lateral</small>
|
| '''l''' /l/
| '''rl''' /ɭ/
| '''ly''' /ʎ/
| '''ʟ''' /ʟ/
|
|
|}
 
===Vowels===
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width: 90px; "| &nbsp;
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Front
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Central
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Back
|-
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''i''' /i/
| '''ii''' /iː/
|
|
| '''u''' /u/
| '''uu''' /uː/
|-
! style="" |Mid
| '''e''' /e/
| '''ee''' /eː/
|
|
| '''o''' /o/
| '''oo''' /oː/
|-
! style="" |Open
|
|
| '''a''' /a/
| '''aa''' /aː/
|
|
|}
 
Diphthongs: '''ai au''' /ai au/
 
===Basic words===
*"I": ''nkuurta''
*"thou": ''ungu''
*"that": ''mpa''
*1: ''tjana'' > WbCl ''ßan''
*2: ''ayirr'' > WbCl ''eir''
*3: ''qapuurtu''
*4: ''nyaantju''
*5: ''tjengur''
*6: ''rtakiintu''
*7: ''ntaiqu''
*8: ''qanuwat''
*9: ''ngiyarntu''
*10: ''tjuraatu''
*"tree": ''ntjaati''
*"stone": ''parlarru''
*"child": ''ntaraalga''
[[Category:Proto-Tie–Dye]][[Category:Tie–Dye languages|*]][[Category:Proto-languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]]

Revision as of 03:22, 20 March 2018

Old Swuntsim was the ancient language of the Swutsim people. It is still often used as a liturgical language in some Swutsim communities.

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