Tveðo
Introduction
Tveðo is a Dravidian language spoken in Lõis's Madagascar. It is heavily inspired by Welsh and Medh Nghêl.
- 1-10: ont, rhant, mwnt, nant, aent, awr, êzh, eᴛh, ompath, path
- 20-100: îrffath, mwffath, nawsffath, aeffath, awrffath, êshffath, eᴛhffath, toɴwr, nwr
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
Vowels
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
Tveðo nouns decline in 7 cases and two numbers. The declension system is rather complex as each noun displays several different principal parts and and ending allomorphs also vary based on the noun.
| General noun paradigm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | [0] | [2]c(h)aʟ |
| Accusative | [1]i or [1]ae | [2]c(h)aʟi |
| Genitive | [3] + nasal mutation | [2]c(h)aʟ + nasal mutation |
| Dative | [1]ych | [2]c(h)aʟych |
| Locative | [1]ol | [2]c(h)aʟol |
| Ablative | [1]yn | [2]c(h)aʟyn |
| Instrumental | [1]il | [2]c(h)aʟil |
The declension is best illustrated with example nouns:
| pawl 'kind' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pawl | pawlchaʟ |
| Accusative | pawli | pawlchaʟi |
| Genitive | pawl + nasal mutation | pawlchaʟ + nasal mutation |
| Dative | pawlych | pawlchaʟych |
| Locative | pawlol | pawlchaʟol |
| Ablative | pawlyn | pawlchaʟyn |
| Instrumental | pawlil | pawlchaʟil |
| mara 'tree' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mara | marancaʟ |
| Accusative | marathi | marancaʟi |
| Genitive | marath + nasal mutation | marancaʟ + nasal mutation |
| Dative | marathych | marancaʟych |
| Locative | marathol | marancaʟol |
| Ablative | marathyn | marancaʟyn |
| Instrumental | marathil | marancaʟil |
| maga 'son' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maga | magancaʟ |
| Accusative | magani | magancaʟi |
| Genitive | magaen + nasal mutation | magancaʟ + nasal mutation |
| Dative | maganych | magancaʟych |
| Locative | maganol | magancaʟol |
| Ablative | maganyn | magancaʟyn |
| Instrumental | maganil | magancaʟil |
| myᴛhi 'egg' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | myᴛhi | myᴛhichaʟ |
| Accusative | myᴛhiae | myᴛhichaʟi |
| Genitive | myᴛhi + nasal mutation | myᴛhichaʟ + nasal mutation |
| Dative | myᴛhich | myᴛhichaʟych |
| Locative | myᴛhiol | myᴛhichaʟol |
| Ablative | myᴛhin | myᴛhichaʟyn |
| Instrumental | myᴛhiil | myᴛhichaʟil |
| gwîᴅ 'house' | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gwîᴅ | gwîᴛhcaʟ |
| Accusative | gwîᴛhi | gwîᴛhcaʟi |
| Genitive | gwîᴛh + nasal mutation | gwîᴛhcaʟ + nasal mutation |
| Dative | gwîᴛhych | gwîᴛhcaʟych |
| Locative | gwîᴛhol | gwîᴛhcaʟol |
| Ablative | gwîᴛhyn | gwîᴛhcaʟyn |
| Instrumental | gwîᴛhil | gwîᴛhcaʟil |