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| *ʔoynoh || *ʔoynā || *ʔoynom || *pr̥̄tm̥moh, -ā, -om
| *ʔoynoh || *ʔoynā || *ʔoynom || *pr̥ʔtm̥moh, -, -om
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| *ṭuwō || *ṭuwāi || *ṭuwō || *ṭuwitiyoh, -ā, -om
| *ṭuwoʔ || *ṭuwaʔi || *ṭuwoʔ || *ṭuwitiyoh, -, -om
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! 3
| *treyeh || *treyeh || *treyā || *tr̥tiyoh, -ā, -om
| *treyeh || *treyeh || *treyā || *tr̥tiyoh, -, -om
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! 4
| *ketureh || *ketureh || *keturā || *keturtoh, -ā, -om
| *ketureh || *ketureh || *keturaʔ || *keturtoh, -, -om
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! 5
| colspan="3"| *penke || *penketoh, -ā, -om
| colspan="3"| *penke || *penketoh, -, -om
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! 6
| colspan="3"| *šecš || *šecštoh, -ā, -om
| colspan="3"| *šecš || *šecštoh, -, -om
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! 7
| colspan="3"| *heptm̥ || *heptm̥moh, -ā, -om
| colspan="3"| *heptm̥ || *heptm̥moh, -, -om
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| colspan="3"| *ʔoctō || *ʔoctowoh, -ā, -om
| colspan="3"| *ʔoctō || *ʔoctowoh, -, -om
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| colspan="3"| *newn̥ || *newn̥noh, -ā, -om
| colspan="3"| *newn̥ || *newn̥noh, -, -om
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| colspan="3"| *ṭecm̥ || *ṭecm̥toh, -ā, -om
| colspan="3"| *ṭecm̥ || *ṭecm̥toh, -, -om
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| colspan="3"| *wīcn̥ti
| colspan="3"| *ṭwiʔcn̥ti
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| colspan="3"| *trīcont
| colspan="3"| *triʔcont
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| colspan="3"| *ketwr̥̄cont
| colspan="3"| *ketwr̥ʔcont
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| colspan="3"| *penkēcont
| colspan="3"| *penkeʔcont
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| colspan="3"| *heptm̥̄cont
| colspan="3"| *heptm̥ʔcont
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| colspan="3"| *ʔoctōcont
| colspan="3"| *ʔoctōʔcont
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! 90
| colspan="3"| *newn̥̄cont
| colspan="3"| *newn̥ʔcont
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Revision as of 08:12, 14 February 2024

Introduction

Proto-Zanahic is the reconstructed ancestor of Zanahi and other Zanahic languages.

Phonology

Consonants

Reconstructed consonant phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal *m /m/ *n /n/
Stop voiceless *p /p/ *t /t/ *k /k/ /ʔ/
voiced *b /b/ *d /d/ *g /ɡ/
ejective *ṗ /pʼ/ *ṭ /tʼ/ *ḳ /kʼ/
Affricate voiceless *c /ts/
voiced *z /dz/
ejective *ṣ /tsʼ/
Fricative *s /s/ /ɕ/ *h /h/
Trill *r /r/
Approximant *l /l/ *y /j/ *w /w/

Vowels and Syllabics

Reconstructed vowel phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
Short Long
Front Back Front Back
Close *i /i/ *u /u/ /iː/ /uː/
Mid *e /ɛ/ /ɛː/
Open *a /a/ *o /ɒ/ /aː/ /ɒː/
Reconstructed diphthongs of Proto-Zanahic
Short Long
/i/ /u/ /i/ /u/
/ɛ/ *ey /ɛi/ *ew /ɛu/ *ēy /ɛːi/ *ēw /ɛːu/
/a/ *ay /ai/ *aw /au/ *āy /aːi/ *āw /aːu/
/ɒ/ *oy /ɒi/ *ow /ɒu/ *ōy /ɒːi/ *ōw /ɒːu/
Reconstructed syllabic consonants of Proto-Zanahic
Consonant Short Long
/m/ *m̥ /m̩/ *m̥̄ /m̩ː/
/n/ *n̥ /n̩/ *n̥̄ /n̩ː/
/r/ *r̥ /r̩/ *r̥̄ /r̩ː/
/l/ *l̥ /l̩/ *l̥̄ /l̩ː/

Note that *i and *u (and their long forms *ī and *ū) are considered the syllabic counterparts of *y and *w respectively.

Orthography

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

(IN PROGRESS)

Nominals

Pronouns

Personal pronouns
Proto-Zanahi reconstructed personal pronouns
Person Number Gender Nominative Accusative Instrumental Dative Ablative Genitive Locative
1S ’ammā
2SM ’antā
2SF ’antī -tī/ṯī
3SM hattā -hā
3SF hattī -hī
1P ’annā -nā
2PM ’antān -tān/ṯān
2PF ’antīn -tīn/ṯīn
3PM hattān -hān
3PF hattīn -hīn

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Demonstrative pronouns

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Numerals

Reconstructed Proto-Zanahic numerals
Symbol Cardinal number Ordinal number
masc. fem. neuter
1 *ʔoynoh *ʔoynā *ʔoynom *pr̥ʔtm̥moh, -aʔ, -om
2 *ṭuwoʔ *ṭuwaʔi *ṭuwoʔ *ṭuwitiyoh, -aʔ, -om
3 *treyeh *treyeh *treyā *tr̥tiyoh, -aʔ, -om
4 *ketureh *ketureh *keturaʔ *keturtoh, -aʔ, -om
5 *penke *penketoh, -aʔ, -om
6 *šecš *šecštoh, -aʔ, -om
7 *heptm̥ *heptm̥moh, -aʔ, -om
8 *ʔoctō *ʔoctowoh, -aʔ, -om
9 *newn̥ *newn̥noh, -aʔ, -om
10 *ṭecm̥ *ṭecm̥toh, -aʔ, -om
20 *ṭwiʔcn̥ti
30 *triʔcont
40 *ketwr̥ʔcont
50 *penkeʔcont
60 *šecšcont
70 *heptm̥ʔcont
80 *ʔoctōʔcont
90 *newn̥ʔcont
100 *cn̥tom

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources