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This article is about modern Tseer. For Classical Tseer, see Tseer/Classical.

Phonology

• th~ts merger like Hanoi Vietnamese
• Different pronunciations of Classical r:
  • Cr clusters = /Cj/ in Modern Tseezh, while it was /Cr/ in Classical Tseezh.
  • Syllable-final r = [ʃ]
  • Otherwise r = [r]
• ð is pronounced [ɣ] in conservative accents. Usually it disappears and causes compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel.
• Unstressed nasal vowels > syllabic nasals: oozhad > nzhad

Nasal/nonnasal vowel split

a e i o u ø /ɑ æ i o ü ə/ + að eð ið oð uð øð (long versions)

aa ee ii oo uu øø = /ã ẽj~ẽ e õw~õ u ɚ/ + aað eeð iið ooð uuð øøð long versions [These also occur for V + nasal consonant]

e /æ/ is [ɛ] before zh.

o /o/ is [u] after /w/.

Morphology

Phonology

	I	thou (m.)	thou (f.)	he	she	we (exc.)	we (inc.)	you (pl.)	they (an.)
Subject clitics	-ir	-ekh	-ex	-in	-ix	-txaa	-ba	???	???
Full pronouns	rii	khen	kheex	in	iix	txam	baa	???	???

Verbs

Modern Tseer retains most of the Classical verb morphology but changed some of the meanings.

Verb template

Same as in Classical Tseer

Agreement

Feminine subject: va-

Voice

Passive: haa- (~ Windermere ha-)

Verbal number

Pluractionality: akh-

TAM

Aspects/Tenses (needs some fusion):

• 0- = atelic past
• tho- = telic past
• we- = atelic nonpast
• otho- = telic nonpast (often future)

Imperative?

Syntax

VSOX, VSXO with pronominal objects

Sample texts

UDHR, Article 1

Eehayxeew vikhon zhakhod mog xiwakoo de thøzh me nfidhx de xanøkhx.

PLACT-PASS-give_birth all human to free and equal in dignity and rights.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.