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The '''Tsimulh languages''' ([[Eevo]]: ''bo brits Tsimyx'', [[Rhythoed]]: ''fi imbrits Tsimăł'', from [[Sacred | The '''Tsimulh languages''' ([[Eevo]]: ''bo brits Tsimyx'', [[Rhythoed]]: ''fi imbrits Tsimăł'', from [[Sacred Swuntsim]] ''tsiməσ'', 'tribe', pl. of ''ʔiməσ'' 'tribesman') are a [[Verse:Tricin|Trician]] language family mainly spoken in [[Verse:Tricin/Txapoalli|Txapoalli]]. The proto-language is '''Proto-Tsimulh''', which is inspired by Bantu, Old Chinese, and the Salish languages. | ||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
*''-s'': past tense, genitive | *''-s'': past tense, genitive | ||
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*Reduplication | *Reduplication | ||
*relativizer/relative forms for verbs | *relativizer/relative forms for verbs | ||
*m n > Sf. v dh? (-tsiv in [[Talman | *m n > Sf. v dh? (-tsiv in [[Talman Swuntsim]] ~ Tsimulh?) | ||
*N.tugəŋ = water (as a liquid) - Sf. ''tüdjo'' | *N.tugəŋ = water (as a liquid) - Sf. ''tüdjo'' | ||
*k.tugəŋ = body of water - Sf. ''tjtüdjo'' | *k.tugəŋ = body of water - Sf. ''tjtüdjo'' | ||
*Work on Talman | *Work on Talman Swuntsim first | ||
*Some Tsimulh langs should gain liquids only to lose them again | *Some Tsimulh langs should gain liquids only to lose them again | ||
*Might not have ejectives | *Might not have ejectives | ||
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==Phylogeny== | ==Phylogeny== | ||
*Proto-Tsimulh | *Proto-Tsimulh | ||
**[[Sacred | **[[Sacred Swuntsim]] | ||
***[[ | ***[[Swuntsim]] (Talman) | ||
**[[Hetmic]] | **[[Hetmic]] | ||
**[[Pelhyys]] | **[[Pelhyys]] | ||
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In Proto-Tsimulh, verbs and determiners agreed with their head nouns in number and noun class. The descendant Tsimulh languages can be divided into 5 types depending on the type of agreement system they have: | In Proto-Tsimulh, verbs and determiners agreed with their head nouns in number and noun class. The descendant Tsimulh languages can be divided into 5 types depending on the type of agreement system they have: | ||
*Type A: Traditional, strictly formal (e.g. Sacred | *Type A: Traditional, strictly formal (e.g. Sacred Swuntsim) | ||
*Type B: Traditional with general animate concords (e.g. Pelhyys) | *Type B: Traditional with general animate concords (e.g. Pelhyys) | ||
*Type C: Animacy-based SG/PL-marking (e.g. Talman | *Type C: Animacy-based SG/PL-marking (e.g. Talman Swuntsim) | ||
*Type D: SG/PL-marking only | *Type D: SG/PL-marking only | ||
*Type E: No concords at all | *Type E: No concords at all | ||
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The numerals 1-9 inflected for noun class; 10 and higher units did not. | The numerals 1-9 inflected for noun class; 10 and higher units did not. | ||
(Sacred | (Sacred Swuntsim) | ||
1: *-an | 1: *-an | ||