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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
i ɨ u e ə a o?
i ɨ u e ə a o


==Morphology==
==Morphology==

Revision as of 04:17, 22 February 2018

Thumaka is a minority Tigolic language, inspired by Romani. It is notable for its relatively conservative verb system.

Phonology

Consonants

  • k g kh ng
  • t d th n
  • ṭ ḍ ṭh ṇ
  • p b ph m
  • f fh s sh (ṣ) (ś) h
  • r l

Vowels

i ɨ u e ə a o

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns are relatively simple (comparable to my old Tíogall).

Two states: absolute and construct.

Verbs

Tumacan verbs have two tenses (nonpast and past) and two aspects (imperfective and perfective). The imperfective-perfective distinction is characterized by allomorphy inherited from Old Eevo. As in Slavic languages, the perfective form is often derived by adding a prefix, which causes the verb to take the conjunct form. Most Tumacan verbs thus have two principal parts: imperfective and perfective.

The old subject/TAM suffixes have been lost and tense is marked by prefixes.