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*Passive participle: zero-grade with -n from -nós, or -d from -tós
*Passive participle: zero-grade with -n from -nós, or -d from -tós


A strong verb:
====Strong verbs====
*bhendh(-swe) = "bind" impfv, imperative
*bhendh(-swe) = "bind" impfv, imperative
*bhəndh(-swe) = preterite
*bhəndh(-swe) = preterite
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*bhendhent = a.p.
*bhendhent = a.p.


A weak verb:
====Weak verbs====
*luṗə(-swe) = "love" imperfect and imperative
*luṗə(-swe) = "love" imperfect and imperative
*luṗəsə(-swe) = preterite
*luṗəsə(-swe) = preterite
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*luṗent = a.p.
*luṗent = a.p.


A "class 7" verb:
====Semi-strong verbs====
*coldh(-swe) = "grasp" imperfect and imperative
*coldh(-swe) = "grasp" imperfect and imperative
*coltsə(-swe) = preterite
*coltsə(-swe) = preterite

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Azalic/Lexicon

Azalic is an imagined Indo-European branch, intended to serve as an alternate possible diachronics of the English language.

The name Azalic is a Persian cognate of Wngoil /ˈəngojl/, the legendary mother of the Azalic people (cognate of Ahalyā in Hindu mythology).

Family tree

Phonology

Inspirations: Vietnamese, Armenian, literally read Irish

m n bh dh gh ᵹh p t c q ph th ch qh ṗ ṫ ċ q̇ s ṡ h l r y v

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

Vowels: e i o u ə é í ó ú oe aw eo ou ieu ia ua /e i o u ə e: i: o: u: oe əɨ eo əu iəu iə uə/ + offglides in -i; allophonic Open Syllable Lengthening


Reflexes:

  • oi > uə
  • iH > i:
  • ei > oə, sometimes iə
  • ē > e:
  • e, i > e, i
  • uH > u:
  • u > u (needs umlaut)
  • ou > əɨ
  • eu > əɨ (iəu in some words)
  • o > o (needs umlaut)
  • oH, ô, eh2, eh3 > əu
  • enC > oeC
  • onC > əuC
  • nC > eoC

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

huon, tou, thré, phoṫur, phoeq̇, secs, seṗn, ohtou, nawn, teċn/tén

h₃nómṇ > *nomə > L-MidE name > name

Grammar

Nouns

Proto-Azalic had a highly eroded case system. The notation (i) denotes "i-umlaut" or a j-offglide on the nucleus.

  • dir. -0, (i)
  • voc. (i), (i)
  • obl. (i)~(i)-ə~ə, -su~-ṡu
  • gen. -is, (i)-is~-ə
  • lat. -ther, (no pl)


wəlqh 'wolf'
Case Singular Plural
Nominative wəlqh wəilqh
Vocative wəilqh wəilqh
Genitive wəlqhəis wəilqhis, wəlqhə
Oblique wəilqhə wəilqhsu
Lative wəlqhthir -


qenə 'lady; wife'
Case Singular Plural
Nominative qenə qenəh
Vocative qenə qenəh
Genitive qenəis qenə
Oblique qenə qenəṡu
Lative qenəthir -


ghous 'goose'
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ghous ghouis
Vocative ghouis ghouis
Genitive ghousəis ghouisis, ghousə
Oblique ghouis ghoussu
Lative ghousthir -

Adjectives

Adjectives were uninflected, because they were split off from adjective-noun compounds.

Verbs

Verb tenses were relatively complex, but the personal affixes were restructured.

the pronouns are the usual English ones plus *swe

when the subject is nominal singular, "he", "she" or "it", the "swe" is required for verbal agreement

the 2sg and 3sg distal pronouns are number neutral so they don't need *swe

  • Imperfective (the source of the English nonpast): e-grade or otherwise the unmarked form of the verb
  • Preterite: sigmatic (-sə) or root aorist
  • Future/Irrealis: sigmatic future
  • Stative (the source of the English past): Originally a deverbal noun; o-grade (deriving nouns in PIE), -d from -tús. It was not a true finite verb form so it didn't take -swe.
  • Active participle: -ənt
  • Passive participle: zero-grade with -n from -nós, or -d from -tós

Strong verbs

  • bhendh(-swe) = "bind" impfv, imperative
  • bhəndh(-swe) = preterite
  • bhendhəz(-swe) = future (explain the verner here)
  • bhondh = stative
  • bhəndhən = p.p.
  • bhendhent = a.p.

Weak verbs

  • luṗə(-swe) = "love" imperfect and imperative
  • luṗəsə(-swe) = preterite
  • luṗəz(-swe) = future
  • luṗəd = stative
  • luṗəd = p.p.
  • luṗent = a.p.

Semi-strong verbs

  • coldh(-swe) = "grasp" imperfect and imperative
  • coltsə(-swe) = preterite
  • coldhəz = future
  • coildh = stative
  • coldhən = p.p.
  • coldhent = a.p.