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łuʔəq, təlič = woman, man
łuʔəq, təlič = woman, man
mikw ~ miqui
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===

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Ancient Adutsib (ʔadəcib) is the ancient language of the Adutsib people in Etalocin; it is still used as a liturgical language among the Adutsib people. It is a Naquic language like Naquian. Ancient Adutsib has several modern descendants:

It's inspired by (English-accented) Lushootseed.

sʔabšid = say goodbye

šə = article

-əd = accusative

-əʔ = obviate

lə-, xʷə-, ʔə-, gʷə-, sə-, yə- = 1sg, 2sg, 3sg, 1pl, 2pl, 3pl

dzəpəč šə ʔusaqʷ ʔəsəqʷəb tuǰəltxʷ = the living fish swims in water

łux̌ils = mother, təlx̌ils = father

łuʔəq, təlič = woman, man

mikw ~ miqui

Phonology

Consonants

Adetsib lost Proto-Naquic ejectives and denasalized Proto-Naquic nasals /m n/ into /b d/.

Hmøøh/Swuntsim people consonants
Labial Dental Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral plain lab. plain lab.
Stop tenuis p p t t k k kʷ (kw) q q qʷ (qw) ʔ ʔ
voiced b b d d g g gʷ (gw)
Fricative s s ł (σ) ɬ š ʃ xʷ (xw) x̌ (χ) χ x̌ʷ (χw) χʷ h h
Affricate tenuis c ts ƛ (ξ) č
voiced dᶻ (dz) dz ǰ (j)
Approximant l l y j w w [ʟ]
  • /l/ is velarized [ɫ].
  • [ʟ] is an allophone of /l/ when not before a vowel.

Vowels

i u ə a /i ü ə a/

Notes
  • /ü/ is fully back [u] before /l/.
  • /ə/ is [ɔ] before /l/.

Stress

Always penultimate

Phrasebook

  • yəyʔ = hello
  • ʔabšid! = goodbye!