Classical Talothic
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| Dalitian | |
|---|---|
| talothíkos | |
| ýta talothíki | |
| Pronunciation | [[Help:IPA|ˈy.ta ta.loˈθi.ci]] |
| Created by | Limius |
| Setting | Avrid |
| Native to | Dalitia |
| Ethnicity | Talothic |
Maro-Ephenian
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Early forms | Proto-Maro-Ephenian
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Dalitian, also known as Talothic, or ýta talothíki (Talothic language) is a Maro-Ephenian Language spoken primarily by about 5 million people in Dalitia, as well as small communities throughout Avrid. It is closely related to Aeranir, and throughout history was considered an important language for art, trade, and philosophy.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | voiced | mh /m̥/ |
nh /n̥/ |
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| voiceless | m /m/ |
n /n/ |
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| Stop | aspirate | ph /pʰ/ |
th /tʰ/ |
kh /kʰ/ |
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| plain | p /p/ |
t /t/ |
k /k/ |
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| voiced | b /b/ |
d /d/ |
g /g/ |
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| Fricative | s /s/ |
h /h/ | |||
| Trill | voiceless | rh /r̥/ |
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| voiced | r /r/ |
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| Approximate | voiceless | lh /l̥/ |
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| voiced | l /l/ |
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| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ |
n /n/ |
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| Stop | voiceless | p /p/ |
t /t/ |
k /k/ | |
| voiced | b /b/ |
d /d/ |
g /g/ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | f /f/ |
th /θ/ |
s /s/ |
kh /x/ |
| voiced | v /v/ |
dh /ð/ |
z /z/ |
gh /ɣ/ | |
| Trill | r /r/ |
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| Approximate | l /l/ |
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Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | round | |||
| Close | i /i/ |
y /y/ |
u /u/ | |
| Mid | e /e̞/ |
o /o̞/ | ||
| Open | a /ä/ |
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Verbs
Classical
| Active | Middle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective | Perfective | Imperfective | Perfective | |||
| Singular | 1st Person | -eis | -e | -ōr | -ō | |
| 2nd Person | -ein | -en | -estai | -esta | ||
| 3rd Person | temporary | -ei | -es | -our | -ou | |
| cyclical | -ia | -a | -oura | |||
| eternal | -ei | -e | -our | |||
| Plural | 1st Person | -onos | -one | -onor | -ono | |
| 2nd Person | -etes | -ete | -othor | -otho | ||
| 3rd Person | -ousi | -on | -otor | -oto | ||
Modern
| Active | Middle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective | Perfective | Imperfective | Perfective | |||
| Singular | 1st Person | -is | -e | -or | -o | |
| 2nd Person | -i(n) | -e(n) | -este | -esta | ||
| 3rd Person | temporary | -i | -es | -ur | -u | |
| cyclical | -ia | -a | -ura | |||
| eternal | -i | -e | -ur | |||
| Plural | 1st Person | -onos | -one | -onor | -ono | |
| 2nd Person | -etes | -ete | -othor | -otho | ||
| 3rd Person | -usi | -o(n) | -otor | -oto | ||