Classical Talothic

Dalitian
talothíkos
ýta talothíki
Pronunciation	[[Help:IPA|ˈy.ta ta.loˈθi.ci]]
Created by	Limius
Setting	Avrid
Native to	Dalitia
Ethnicity	Talothic
Language family	Maro-Ephenian Talothic Dalitian
Early forms	Proto-Maro-Ephenian Proto-Talothic Classical Dalitian

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

Consonant phonemes

		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Velar
Nasal		m /m/		n /n/
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/
Approximate				l /l/

Vowels

Vowel phonemes

	Front		Central	Back
	plain	round
Close	i /i/	y /y/		u /u/
Mid	e /e̞/			o /o̞/
Open			a /ä/

Verbs

Classical

Basic verb endings

			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

Basic verb endings

			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