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'''Thumaca''' ('' | '''Thumaca''' (''tumakka'' /tʰumaka/) is a minority Talmic language descended from [[Tigol]], inspired by Welsh, Korean and Romani. It is notable for its relatively conservative verb system. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
* | *kk g k ŋ /k g kʰ ŋ/ | ||
* | *tt d t n /t d tʰ n/ | ||
*cc j c /ts dz tsʰ/ | |||
*p | *pp b p m /p b pʰ m/ | ||
*f | *ff f ss s (s̉) (s̃) h /f v~fʰ s z~sʰ ʂ ɕ h/ | ||
*r l y /r l j/ | *r l y /r l j/ | ||
At word-final position, the voicing distinction in unaspirated plosives is lost, and unaspirated plosives are | At word-final position, the voicing distinction in unaspirated plosives is lost, and unaspirated plosives are unreleased. | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
i | i ư u e ơ a o /i ɨ u e ə a o/ | ||
===Stress=== | ===Stress=== | ||
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*plural construct: ''-(e)ph'' | *plural construct: ''-(e)ph'' | ||
e.g. '' | e.g. ''kkưter'' 'flower', ''kkưtrer'' 'flowers'; ''kkưffna'' 'woman', ''kkưffnar'' 'women'. | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
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*'to tell': imperfective ''bongi'', perfective ''simngi'' | *'to tell': imperfective ''bongi'', perfective ''simngi'' | ||
*'to eat': imperfective '' | *'to eat': imperfective ''kkay'', perfective ''ingkkư'' | ||
The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes. | The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes. | ||
[[Category:Tricin]] | [[Category:Tricin]] | ||