Pategian
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Pategian (raiwaxanuuṭu 'people's language', from raiwax 'language' + nuuṭu 'person') is an extinct language isolate originally spoken by the Pategian people in Tricin.
It is inspired by Arabic, Hmong and Navajo.
Numbers: mal sabb nii aduuṣ uan fuuz iḷum laaṭ qudd zaur
Dialects
Pategian had 4 main dialects:
- Răthamrona (Raṭamrauna)
- Ifthar (Ifṭaaru)
- Ulät (Qulaayat)
- Angaboth (Aṇabauṭa)
Phonology
Consonants
p b t d ṭ ḍ k q f s z ṣ ẓ x gh h m n ṇ l ḷ r y w
Vowels
a aa i ii u uu ai au ia ua
Phonotactics
No initial clusters, geminates allowed
Morphology
Navajo-style, highly irregular ablaut