Emutica

Introduction

Emutica [ɛˈmuːɾikə] (Emūtika [eˈmuːtika]) is a language isolate spoken primarily in the country of Emūtikamiñō, being unrelated to any other known language. Emutica is an ergative–absolutive language. The subject of an intransitive verb is in the absolutive case (which is unmarked), and the same case is used for the direct object of a transitive verb. The subject of the transitive verb is marked differently, with the ergative case. Nouns are declined by 5 additional cases as well as 2 levels of formality. Verbs conjugate for 3 persons, 7 tenses, 7 moods, 2 levels of formality and 13 aspects. There are no adjectives in Emutica, instead taking the forms of verbs, similar to Korean.

It's morphology is split between fusional and agglutinative, with a healthy mix of both tendencies. Nouns, for example, can be either weak or strong nouns. Weak nouns are incredibly fusional in terms of their declension paradigm, and they are also more irregular in form. Strong nouns are more agglutinative and thus more regular and functional. Strong nouns are also divided further into formal and informal categories, based on who one is speaking to.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants	Bilabial	Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar
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Plosive	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Fricative	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Approximant	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
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