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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
'''Modern Netagin''' (''nthoghin'') is the modern descendant of [[Classical Netagin]]. It is a prestige language in Talma.
'''Modern Netagin''' (''nthogin'') is the modern descendant of [[Classical Netagin]]. It is a prestige language in Talma.
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!Masculine
!Masculine
|| ''nthoghin'' || ''nthoghinu'' || ''nthoghino''  
|| ''nthogin'' || ''nthoginu'' || ''nthogino''  
|-
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!Feminine
!Feminine
|| ''nthoghiye'' || ''nthoghinu'' || ''nthoghibh''  
|| ''nthogiye'' || ''nthoginu'' || ''nthogibh''  
|}
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Revision as of 02:24, 17 August 2017

Introduction

Modern Netagin (nthogin) is the modern descendant of Classical Netagin. It is a prestige language in Talma.


Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Modern Netagin lost gemination.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i /i/ ü /y/ u /u/
Mid e /e/ ö /ø/ o /o/
Open a /a/

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Nouns

Adjectives

Adjectives in -in decline as follows:

nthoghin 'Netagin'
Singulative Collective Plurative
Masculine nthogin nthoginu nthogino
Feminine nthogiye nthoginu nthogibh

Verbs

Derivational morphology

Syntax

Modern Netagin is a VSO, split-ergative langiage.

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources