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! Case !! thuta-r 'language' !! waarnu-y 'sun' !! morro-w 'ice' !! paiku-rr 'house'
! Case !! zuta-r 'language' !! wahrnu-j 'sun' !! murru-w 'ice' !! peiku-rr 'house'
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| Nominative || thutarl || waarnuly || morrolg || paikul
| Nominative || zutarl || wahrnulj || murruu || peikul
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| Accusative || thutarli || waarnulyi || morrolgi || paikuli
| Accusative || zutarli || wahrnulji || murruwi || peikuli
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| Genitive || thutari || waarnuyi || morrowi || paikurri
| Genitive || zutari || wahrnuji || murruwi || peikurri
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| Dative || thutarn-me || waarnuny-me || morrong-me || paikun-me
| Dative || zutarn-mi || wahrnuny-mi || murrung-mi || peikun-mi
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| Instrumental || thutarttu || waarnuttju || morrokku || paikuttu
| Instrumental || zutarttu || wahrnuttju || murrukku || peikuttu
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| Elative || thutaro || waarnuyo || morrowo || paikurro
| Elative || zutaru || wahrnuju || murruwu || peikurry
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| Inessive || thutarna || waarnunya || morronga || paikuna
| Inessive || zutarna || wahrnunja || murrunga || peikuna
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| Illative || thutarnu || waarnunyu || morrongu || paikunu
| Illative || zutarnu || wahrnunju || murrungu || peikunu
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| Essive || thutarlim || waarnulyim || morrolgim || paikulim
| Essive || zutarlim || wahrnuljim || murruwim || peikulim
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| Translative || thutarltau || waarnulytjau || morrolgkau || paikultau
| Translative || zutarltau || wahrnulytjau || murruwkau || peikultau
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(rlt = /ɭʈ/)
(rlt = /ɭʈ/)


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Revision as of 14:52, 18 June 2016

Numbers

Phonology

Based on Australian/Tamil.

Consonants

Nalupitipulan consonants
  Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar
Nasal m /m/ n /n̪/ rn /ɳ/ nj /ɲ/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive p /p/ t /t̪/ rt /ʈ/ z /c~tɕ~s/ k /k/
Trill rr /r/ rd /ɽ/
Approximant central r /ɹ~ɻ/ y /j/ w /w/
lateral l /l̪/ rl /ɭ/ lj /ʎ/

Vowels

  Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/ ih /iː/ u /u/ uh /uː/
Open a /a/ ah /aː/

There are two diphthongs, /ai au/ (written ei au).

Grammar

Meizarri is SOV and agglutinating. Nouns come in four conjugations defined by the POA of the final consonant in the root (/w/ is considered velar)

Case zuta-r 'language' wahrnu-j 'sun' murru-w 'ice' peiku-rr 'house'
Nominative zutarl wahrnulj murruu peikul
Accusative zutarli wahrnulji murruwi peikuli
Genitive zutari wahrnuji murruwi peikurri
Dative zutarn-mi wahrnuny-mi murrung-mi peikun-mi
Instrumental zutarttu wahrnuttju murrukku peikuttu
Elative zutaru wahrnuju murruwu peikurry
Inessive zutarna wahrnunja murrunga peikuna
Illative zutarnu wahrnunju murrungu peikunu
Essive zutarlim wahrnuljim murruwim peikulim
Translative zutarltau wahrnulytjau murruwkau peikultau

(rlt = /ɭʈ/)