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===Numbers===
===Numbers===
#''àtòn''
 
#''raþ''
{| class="wikitable"
#''sciw''
|-
#''msàx''
! rowspan=2 | Proto-Lakovic !! colspan=2 | Talman !! colspan=2 | Northern Evandorian !! colspan=1 | Southern Evandorian !! colspan=1 | Western Evandorian
#''lamǜc''
|-
#''tax''
! [[Windermere]]<br/>''Lăcoaf'' !! [[Tergetian]]<br/>''Lăcoaf'' !! [[Nordulaki]]<br/>''Nordûlaki'' !! [[Kalese]]<br/>''Kalávyn'' !! [[Ancient Nivarese]]<br/>''Nīvaʼōnīs'' !! [[Majo-Bankravian]]<br/>''Majustin ~ Bankrawstin''
#''àpoþ''
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#''słàp''
|-
#''ʔalòy''
! *àtòn "one"
#''θaf''
| doan || .. || ge || že || qe || jö
#''sayàw''
|-
#''srüx''
! *raþ "two"
| rath || .. || xiu || ší || sep || sip
|-
! *sciw "three"
| liúa || .. || surá || thrá || surwō || swörr
|-
! *msàx "four"
| tisís || .. || lleix || ļiš || śit || sjis
|-
! *lamǜc "five"
| depso || .. || tait || toš || dafes || dast
|-
! *tax "six"
| iame || .. || teim || tém || dufē || täm
|-
! *àpoþ "seven"
| uisies || .. || deit || zöš || ʼisōs || kwess
|-
! *słàp "eight"
| hodó || .. || kau || ká || khovol || hjådn
|-
! *ʔalòy "nine"
| dax || .. || llas || lás || lax || läx
|-
! *θaf "ten"
| ádau || .. || olbá || óvä || ʼalox || ågl
|-
! *sayàw "eleven"
| ádau || .. || olbá || óvä || ʼalox || ågl
|-
! *srüx "twelve"
| ádau || .. || olbá || óvä || ʼalox || ågl
|}


===Derivational morphology===
===Derivational morphology===

Revision as of 06:21, 1 July 2018

Not to be confused with the Lahob languages.

The Lakovic languages (/ləˈkoʊvɪk/ luh-KOHV-ik; Eevo: brits Lycóov; Rhythoed: fi imbrits Lăcoaf) are a language family native to Talma.

Todo

Other (short) suffixes?

Phylogeny

Proto-Lakovic phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Lateral Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ŋ /ŋ/
"Stop" plain p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ ʔ /ʔ/
spirant f /f/ þ /θ/ x /x/
Fricative s /s̻/ š /s̺/ ś /ɬ/ h /h/
Affricate c /ts̻/ č /ts̺/ ć /tɬ/
Approximant w /w/ r /r/ l /l/ y /j/

Vowels

Proto-Lakovic had 6 vowels and register tone:

i ü u e o a = /i y u e o a/

ì ǜ ù è ò à = low/breathy vowels

ə /ə/ was found in unstressed syllables.

Phonotactics

Final consonant clusters were allowed, unlike in Windermere.

Proto-Lakovic, like Old Chinese, had a contrast between tightly and loosely attached presyllables.

Stress

Stress was likely on the final syllable.

Proto-Lakovic morphology

Nouns

Proto-Lakovic had two genders: masculine and feminine. The feminine was marked with breathy voice on the final syllable.

  • direct case marker: id-
  • indirect case marker: how-

Verbs and adjectives

Numbers

Proto-Lakovic Talman Northern Evandorian Southern Evandorian Western Evandorian
Windermere
Lăcoaf
Tergetian
Lăcoaf
Nordulaki
Nordûlaki
Kalese
Kalávyn
Ancient Nivarese
Nīvaʼōnīs
Majo-Bankravian
Majustin ~ Bankrawstin