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'''Roshterian''' /rɒʃˈtɛriən/ (''ezhbaeroshtherim'' 'The Roshterian language') is a [[Talmic languages|Talmic language]] spoken in East Cuadhlabh. It is head-initial and polysynthetic.
'''Roshterian''' /rɒʃˈtɛriən/ (''erhbaeroshtherim'' 'The Roshterian language') is a [[Talmic languages|Talmic language]] spoken in East Cuadhlabh. It is head-initial and polysynthetic.


==Numbers==
==Numbers==
*1: ''pêm''
*1: ''pêm''
*2: ''tiłuar''
*2: ''tiłuar''
*3: ''nazhg''
*3: ''narhg''
*4: ''lôb''
*4: ''lôb''
*5: ''selił''
*5: ''selił''
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*7: ''ruad''
*7: ''ruad''
*8: ''lored''
*8: ''lored''
*9: ''bazh''
*9: ''barh''
*10: ''ghîr''
*10: ''ghîr''
*12: ''naes''
*12: ''naes''
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| '''r''' /r/
| '''r''' /r/
| '''l''' /l/
| '''l''' /l/
|colspan="2"| '''zh''' /ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/
|colspan="2"| '''rh''' /ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/
|  
|  
| '''gh''' /ʁ/
| '''gh''' /ʁ/
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==Sound changes==
==Sound changes==
*{{recon|ā}} > ''ia'' ({{recon|nā}} > ''nia'' 'I'); {{recon|ō}} > ''ua''; {{recon|au}} > ô; {{recon|ou}} > ''û''; {{recon|ū}} > ''î''
*{{recon|ā}} > ''ia'' ({{recon|nā}} > ''nia'' 'I'); {{recon|ō}} > ''ua''; {{recon|au}} > ô; {{recon|ou}} > ''û''; {{recon|ū}} > ''î''
*{{recon|qʷ}} > /χʷ/ > /ɧ/ > ''sh''; {{recon|ʁʷ}} > /ζ/ > ''zh''
*{{recon|qʷ}} > /χʷ/ > /ɧ/ > ''sh''; {{recon|ʁʷ}} > /ζ/ > ''rh''
*{{recon|nw, tw, dw, sw, łw, lw, rw}} > ''nh, th, dh, sh, łh, zh, zh'' /ɳ, ʈ, ɖ, ʂ, ɬ̠, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/
*{{recon|nw, tw, dw, sw, łw, lw, rw}} > ''nh, th, dh, sh, łh, zh, zh'' /ɳ, ʈ, ɖ, ʂ, ɬ̠, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/
*{{recon|sl-, sm-, sn-}} > ''zh-, m-, nh-''
*{{recon|sl-, sm-, sn-}} > ''rh-, m-, nh-''
*{{recon|sɸ-, sr-, sw-}} > ''f-, zh-, sh-''
*{{recon|sɸ-, sr-, sw-}} > ''f-, rh-, sh-''
*{{recon|st, sk}} > ''th-/shth, sc'' ({{recon|bastom}} > ''bashtho'' 'king' ~ Tíogall ''bast'' 'head')
*{{recon|st, sk}} > ''th-/shth, sc'' ({{recon|bastom}} > ''bashtho'' 'king' ~ Tíogall ''bast'' 'head')
*{{recon|sb, sd, sg}} > ''zhb, zhdh, zhg'' ({{recon|nasge}} > ''nazhg'' '3')
*{{recon|sb, sd, sg}} > ''rhb, rhdh, rhg'' ({{recon|nasge}} > ''narhg'' '3')
*{{recon|φn, tn, φl, tl}} > /ːn, ts, ːɬ, tɬ/
*{{recon|φn, tn, φl, tl}} > /ːn, ts, ːɬ, tɬ/
*{{recon|kt, qt}} > /jt, :ʈ/ ({{recon|tektə}} > ''teit'' /teit/ 'child', {{recon|neqtə}} > ''nêth'' /neːʈ/ 'cloud')
*{{recon|kt, qt}} > /jt, :ʈ/ ({{recon|tektə}} > ''teit'' /teit/ 'child', {{recon|neqtə}} > ''nêth'' /neːʈ/ 'cloud')

Revision as of 03:28, 18 February 2017

Roshterian /rɒʃˈtɛriən/ (erhbaeroshtherim 'The Roshterian language') is a Talmic language spoken in East Cuadhlabh. It is head-initial and polysynthetic.

Numbers

  • 1: pêm
  • 2: tiłuar
  • 3: narhg
  • 4: lôb
  • 5: selił
  • 6: thiam
  • 7: ruad
  • 8: lored
  • 9: barh
  • 10: ghîr
  • 12: naes

Phonology

Among Talmic languages, Roshterian is notable for having retroflex consonants and multiple liquids.

Consonants

Labial Dental/Alveolar Retroflex Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral central lateral
Nasal m /m/ n /n̪/ nh /ɳ/ [ŋ] [ɴ]
Stop voiceless p /p/ t /t̪/ th /ʈ/ c /k/ q /q/
voiced b /b/ d /d̪/ dh /ɖ/ g /g/
Continuant voiceless (f /f/?) s /s/ ł /ɬ/ sh /ʂ/ łh /ɬʵ/ h /h/
voiced w /v~w/ r /r/ l /l/ rh /ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/ gh /ʁ/

evidentials, quasi-polysynthetic

Vowels

i i: u u: e e: ə ə: o o: a a: ai ei iə eu uə oi iu

i î u û e ê y ŷ o ô a â ae ei ia eu ua oe iu

Sound changes

  • *ā > ia (*nā > nia 'I'); *ō > ua; *au > ô; *ou > û; *ū > î
  • *qʷ > /χʷ/ > /ɧ/ > sh; *ʁʷ > /ζ/ > rh
  • *nw, tw, dw, sw, łw, lw, rw > nh, th, dh, sh, łh, zh, zh /ɳ, ʈ, ɖ, ʂ, ɬ̠, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ, ʐ~ɻ~ɭ/
  • *sl-, sm-, sn- > rh-, m-, nh-
  • *sɸ-, sr-, sw- > f-, rh-, sh-
  • *st, sk > th-/shth, sc (*bastom > bashtho 'king' ~ Tíogall bast 'head')
  • *sb, sd, sg > rhb, rhdh, rhg (*nasge > narhg '3')
  • *φn, tn, φl, tl > /ːn, ts, ːɬ, tɬ/
  • *kt, qt > /jt, :ʈ/ (*tektə > teit /teit/ 'child', *neqtə > nêth /neːʈ/ 'cloud')
  • *kn, gn, qn > /jn, jn, :ɳ/
  • *φj, tj, kj, qj > pt ss ts gh
  • *φ-, j- > h-
  • *skj, stj > sht, st
  • final short vowels lost; final -m, -s, -t lost; final long vowels shorten (ia, ua > i, u)