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'''Meezarri''' (Meezarri: ''meezarrı zutȧ'' /meːt͡sari tsuta˞/ from [[Proto-Meezarric]] {{recon|''meettharri thutarl''}}) is a [[Meezarric languages|Meezarric language]] inspired by Badaga. It is one of the major influences on [[Nurian]].
 
==Numbers==


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
Based on Australian/Tamil.
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
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{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style="width: 700px; text-align: center;"
|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} consonants'''
! colspan="2"|  
! | Labial
! | Dental
! | Retroflex
! | Palatal
! | Velar
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|
! colspan="2" | Nasal
!Bilabial
| '''m''' /m/
!Alveolar
| '''n''' /n̪/
!Palatal
| '''rn''' /ɳ/
!Velar
| '''ny''' /ɲ/
| '''ng''' /ŋ/
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Nasal
! colspan="2" |Plosive
|'''m''' /m/
| '''p''' /p/
|'''n''' /n/
| '''t''' //
|'''nh''' /ɲ/
| '''rt''' /ʈ/
|'''ng''' /ŋ/
| '''tj''' /c/
| '''k''' /k/
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Plosive
! colspan="2" |Trill
|'''p''' /p/
|
|'''t''' /t/
| '''rr''' /r/
|
| '''rd''' /ɽ/
|'''k''' /k/
|  
|  
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Affricate
! rowspan="2" |Approximant
|
! | <small>central</small>
|'''z''' /ts/
|
|'''tsch''' //
|  
|
|colspan="2"| '''r''' /ɹ~ɻ/
| '''y''' /j/
| '''w''' /w/
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Fricative
! | <small>lateral</small>
!<small>voiceless</small>
|  
|
| '''l''' //
|rowspan="2"|'''s''' /s~z/
| '''rl''' /ɭ/
|'''sch''' /ʃ/
| '''ly''' /ʎ/
|'''ch''' /x/
| '''lg''' /ʟ/
|-
|}
!<small>voiced</small>
 
|'''w''' /v/
===Vowels===


|
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|
! rowspan="2" style="width: 90px; "| &nbsp;
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Front
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Central
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Back
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Trill
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
|
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
|'''rr''' /r/
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
|
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
|
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Flap
! style="" |Close
|
| '''i''' /i/
|'''r''' /ɾ/
| '''ih''' //
|
|  
|
|  
| '''u''' /u/
| '''uh''' /uː/
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Approximant
! style="" |Open
|
|  
|'''l''' /l/
|  
|'''j''' /j/
|
|}
 
===Vowels===
 
{|  class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|-
!  Non-retroflex
!  Half-retroflex
!  Fully retroflex
|-
| '''a''' /a/
| '''a''' /a/
| '''ȧ''' //
| '''ah''' //
| '''ä''' /a˞˞/
|  
|-
|  
| '''e''' /e/
| '''ė''' /e˞/
| '''ë''' /e˞˞/
|-
| '''ı''' /i/
| '''i''' /i˞/
| '''ï''' /i˞˞/
|-
| '''o''' /o/
| '''ȯ''' /o˞/
| '''ö''' /o˞˞/
|-
| '''u''' /u/
| '''u̇''' /u˞/
| '''ü''' /u˞˞/
|}
|}


Vowels may be doubled for length, or come in hiatus with one another.
There are two diphthongs, /ai au/ (written '''ei au''').


==Grammar==
==Grammar==
Meezarri is SOV and fusional. Nouns come in four declensions inherited from Proto-Meezarric.


{| class="bluetable lightbluebg"
Meizarri is SOV and agglutinating. Nouns come in four conjugations defined by the POA of the final consonant in the root (/w/ is considered velar)
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Case !! ''zutȧ'' 'language' !! ''wȧȧnuj'' 'sun' !! ''morroch'' 'ice' !! ''paıkul'' 'house'
! Case !! thuta-r 'language' !! waarnu-y 'sun' !! morro-w 'ice' !! paiku-rr 'house'
|-
|-
| Nominative || ''zutȧ'' || ''wȧȧnuj'' || ''morroch'' || ''paıkul''
| Nominative || thutarl || waarnuly || morrolg || paikul
|-
|-
| Accusative || ''zutȧi'' || ''wȧȧnujı'' || ''morrochı'' || ''paıkulı''
| Accusative || thutarli || waarnulyi || morrolgi || paikuli
|-
|-
| Genitive || ''zutäï'' || ''wȧȧnujı'' || ''morrowı'' || ''paıkurrı''
| Genitive || thutari || waarnuyi || morrowi || paikurri
|-
|-
| Dative || ''zutȧnme'' || ''wȧȧnujme'' || ''morrongme'' || ''paıkunme''
| Dative || thutarn-me || waarnuny-me || morrong-me || paikun-me
|-
|-
| Instrumental || ''zutatschu'' || ''wȧȧnussu'' || ''morrokku'' || ''paıkuttu''
| Instrumental || thutarttu || waarnuttju || morrokku || paikuttu
|-
|-
| Elative || ''zutäö'' || ''wȧȧnujo'' || ''morrowo'' || ''paıkurro''
| Elative || thutaro || waarnuyo || morrowo || paikurro
|-
|-
| Inessive || ''zutȧna'' || ''wȧȧnunja'' || ''morronga'' || ''paıkuna''
| Inessive || thutarna || waarnunya || morronga || paikuna
|-
|-
| Illative || ''zutȧnu'' || ''wȧȧnunju'' || ''morrongu'' || ''paıkunu''
| Illative || thutarnu || waarnunyu || morrongu || paikunu
|-
|-
| Essive || ''zutȧım'' || ''wȧȧnujım'' || ''morrochım'' || ''paıkulım''
| Essive || thutarlim || waarnulyim || morrolgim || paikulim
|-
|-
| Translative || ''zutȧtau'' || ''wȧȧnujsau'' || ''morrochkau'' || ''paıkultau''
| Translative || thutarltau || waarnulytjau || morrolgkau || paikultau
|}
|}
(rlt = /ɭʈ/)


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Revision as of 14:48, 18 June 2016

Numbers

Phonology

Based on Australian/Tamil.

Consonants

Nalupitipulan consonants
  Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar
Nasal m /m/ n /n̪/ rn /ɳ/ ny /ɲ/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive p /p/ t /t̪/ rt /ʈ/ tj /c/ k /k/
Trill rr /r/ rd /ɽ/
Approximant central r /ɹ~ɻ/ y /j/ w /w/
lateral l /l̪/ rl /ɭ/ ly /ʎ/ lg /ʟ/

Vowels

  Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/ ih /iː/ u /u/ uh /uː/
Open a /a/ ah /aː/

There are two diphthongs, /ai au/ (written ei au).

Grammar

Meizarri is SOV and agglutinating. Nouns come in four conjugations defined by the POA of the final consonant in the root (/w/ is considered velar)

Case thuta-r 'language' waarnu-y 'sun' morro-w 'ice' paiku-rr 'house'
Nominative thutarl waarnuly morrolg paikul
Accusative thutarli waarnulyi morrolgi paikuli
Genitive thutari waarnuyi morrowi paikurri
Dative thutarn-me waarnuny-me morrong-me paikun-me
Instrumental thutarttu waarnuttju morrokku paikuttu
Elative thutaro waarnuyo morrowo paikurro
Inessive thutarna waarnunya morronga paikuna
Illative thutarnu waarnunyu morrongu paikunu
Essive thutarlim waarnulyim morrolgim paikulim
Translative thutarltau waarnulytjau morrolgkau paikultau

(rlt = /ɭʈ/)