Azalic

Phonology

Inspirations: Vietnamese, Armenian

m n bʰ dʰ gʰ gʷʰ p t k kʷ pʰ tʰ kʰ kʷʰ s z x l r j w

Vowels: e i o u ə a: e: i: u: ai au əi əɨ əu iəu iə uə

Reflexes:

• oi > uə
• iH > i:
• ei > əi, sometimes iə
• ē > a:
• e, i > e, i, e:
• uH > u:
• u > u (needs umlaut)
• ou > əɨ
• eu > əɨ (iəu in some words)
• o > o (needs umlaut)
• oH, eh2, eh3 > əu

h1oinos, dwoh1, treyes, kwetwores, penkwe, sweks, septm, oktōw, h₁néwn̥, deḱm -> xuən, təu, tʰriə~tʰre:, pʰoþur, pʰenkʷʰə, seks, sefn, oxʰtəu, nəɨn, texn~te:n

Grammar

Verbs

• Imperfective (the source of the English nonpast): e-grade or otherwise the unmarked form of the verb
• Perfective (the source of the English past): o-grade or -d from -tós
• Conjunctive (the source of the English progressive): active participle -ont- + -kʷe
• Passive participle: zero-grade with -n from -nós, or -d from -tós