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Old Zoki is the reconstructed common ancestor of Zoki and a few closely related languages spoken in Myanmar. It is part of the North Rttirrian branch of the Rttirrian family of languages, and a direct descendant of Proto-North-Rttirrian.

Phonology

Consonants

Old Zoki possessed the following consonants:


Vowels

The following vowels were used:


Grammar

Old Zoki had several verb forms, each giving a different nuance to the concept expressed in the biliteral or triliteral root. These forms are summarized below.

Note that Form V was marginal and only applicable to a handful of verb roots, mostly relating to ______ or ______.

Forms Examples
Form Past Present Future Gerund Meaning Biliteral root: k-b (to stop) Triliteral root: t-j-n (to bother)
I _ō_(e_) _ē_(e_) _ē_(?_) _ē_(?_) to undergo a process emphatically or suddenly kēb – he stops suddenly tējen – he goes crazy
II _ā_(a_) _ā_(a_) _ī_(?_) _ấ_(?_) to undergo a process weakly or gradually kāb – he slows to a halt tājan – he hesitates
III _i_ō(_e) _i_ē(_e) _i_ē(_?) _i_ē(_?) to act on someone/something emphatically or suddenly kibē – he causes to stop suddenly tijēne – he completely disrupts
IV _i_ā(_a) _i_ā(_a) _i_ī(_?) _i_ấ(_?) to act on someone/something weakly or gradually kibā – he drags to a halt tijāna – he annoys
V