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| Setting | Verse:AETHER |
Shalaic
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Netagin (Năhtujin /ˈnəʔtʰujin/) is a Sami, Hebrew and Windermere-inspired Shalaic language. It is related to Shalaian but phonologically is less conservative.
Netagin has notably developed Uralic-style consonant gradation. It also has non-rhoticity as a historical sound change, a sprachbund feature it shares with Shalaian but in a much more limited fashion (Only word-final /r/ is lost).
About
External history
This is the sixth reincarnation of Netagin (my past Hebrew-inspired conlangs).
I was getting bored of standard-fare Semitic and Celtic aesthetics, so I decided to try out a much more (mainly Northern and Skolt) Sami aesthetic and make the Hebrew influence much more subtle (at least phonologically).
Internal history
Netagin, like its relative Shalaian, is also inspired by Hebrew and Philadelphia English but is more Old Irish, Judeo-Gaelic and Cubrite-inspired than Shalaian.
Internal² history
Shalaian and Netagin belong to a common sprachbund. They are two different branches of the Shalaic family that convergently evolved to share the following features:
- Preglottalization
- A large vowel system but no front rounded vowels
- Historical non-rhoticity
- Verb-initial syntax
- Split-ergativity
Unlike Shalaian, Netagin is a "satem" language, i.e. labiovelars become plain velars and plain velars become palatalized.
Phonology
"Northern + Skolt Sami but more Judeo-Gaelic and Windermere and Tíogall"
Vowels
/ɪ u ɛ ɔ ə a iə uə eə oə ai əi əu/ i u e o ă a ia ua ea oa ai ăi ău
Umlauted counterparts of the above:
/i ü e ɵ ɨ æ ie ue ie oe ɛi ɨi ɨy/ ï ü ë ö ĭ ä iä uä eä oä äi ĭi ĭu
Proto-Netagin a ā i ī u ū ə + modal/stød -> a uo e/ea i/ie o/oa u/uo ĭ/ă
Consonants
- Nasals: m bm hm n dn hn /m pm m̥ː n tn n̥ː/
- Stops:
- p hp b hb ƀ /pʰ ʔpʰ p~b hp v/
- t ht d hd đ /tʰ ʔtʰ t~d ht ð/
- c hc z hz ƶ /tsʰ ʔtsʰ ts~dz hts z/
- č hč ž hž ƶ̌ /tʃʰ ʔtʃʰ tʃ~dʒ htʃ ʒ/
- ξ hξ λ hλ ƛ /tɬʰ ʔtɬʰ tɬ~dɮ htɬ l/
- k hk g hg /kʰ ʔkʰ k~g hk/
- q hq /qʰ ʔqʰ/
- Fricatives: s ss š šš σ σσ h hh /s sː ʃ ʃː ɬ ɬː h xː/
- Other resonants:
- l ll hl /ʟ qː χː/
- r rr hr /r tr r̥ː/
- j jj hj /j cː çː/
- w w hw /w kʷː xʷː/
Stress
Stress is always final.
Gradation
Simple consonants
| Weak (I) | ƀ | b | đ | d | ƶ | z | ƶ̌ | ž | ƛ | λ | j | g | q /q⁼/ | m | n | l | r | j | w |
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| Strong (II) | hb | hp | hd | ht | hz | hc | hž | hč | hλ | hξ | hg | hk | hq | pm | tn | ll | rr | jj | ww |
| Overlong (III) | hbb | hpp | hdd | htt | hzz | hcc | hžž | hčč | hλλ | hξξ | hgg | hkk | hqq | hm | hn | hl | hr | hj | hw |
Geminates
Geminates in Netagin largely arise from historical nC, /ʔ h/ + C, C + /ʔ h/ → C: sound changes.
| Weak (I) | bb | pp | dd | tt | zz | cc | žž | čč | λλ | ξξ | gg | kk | ss | šš | σσ | mm | nn | ll | rr | jj | ww | |
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| Strong (II) = Overlong (III) | b'b | p'p | d'd | t't | z'z | c'c | ž'ž | č'č | λ'λ | ξ'ξ | g'g | k'k | q'q | s's | š'š | σ'σ | bm /b:m/ | dn /d:n/ | ggl /ɢ:ʟ/ | ddr /d:ɾ/ | ggj /ɟː/ | ggw /gːʷ/ |
Clusters
Clusters of the form [simple consonant] + m n l r j w gradate by gradating the simple consonant by its simple consonant gradation rule. Similarly for clusters of the form [geminate] + m n l r j w.
Phonotactics
Clusters are similar to Shalaian clusters, but some assimilate into geminates
Shalian clusters are similar to Arabic but slightly more restrictive in the direction of Proto-Germanic and Latin.
Clusters in Shalian must obey a sonority hierarchy depending on their position; voicing assimilation is used to resolve clusters that violate it. Few initial clusters (only /Cj/, /Cw/ and /sC/) are allowed, and many non-English clusters are found within words such as /tm/ in għádmer [ˈʕædmə] 'happiness'. However, the most common clusters are ones found in English such as Cr and Cl clusters. Geminates and /rC/ clusters are not allowed within stems, which will be assumed below.
Within stems, the following 2-consonant clusters are allowed, ignoring glottal reinforcement and assuming no syncope. Clusters requiring glottal reinforcement are marked with an asterisk.
- mC: mn ml mr my mgħ md mdł mj mg mth ms msh mł mkh mħ mh
- nC: nm nr ny ngħ nw nd ndł nj ng ngw nf nth ns nł nsh nkh nwh nħ nh
- lC: lm ln ly lgħ lv lw ld lj l'k* l'kw* lf lth ls lsh lkh lwh lħ lh
- għC: għm għn għl għr għy (never initial) għw għv għd għdł għj għk għkw għf għth għs għł għsh għkh għwh
- Cm: nm lm għm dm dłm jm 'km* 'kwm* thm sm łm shm khm ħm hm
- Cn: mn ln għn vn bn dn dłn jn 'kn* 'kwn* fn thn sn łn shn khn whn ħn hn
- Cl: ml għl vl bl dl 'kl* 'kwl* fl thl sl shl khl whl ħl hl
- Cr: mr nr għr vr br dr dłr jr 'kr* 'kwr* thr sr łr shr khr whr ħr hr
- Cy: my ny għy (never initial) vy by dy dły 'ky* fy thy sy ły khy ħy hy
- Cw: nw għw dw jw thw sw łw shw ħw
- Cgħ: mgħ ngħ lgħ vgħ bgħ dgħ jgħ 'kgħ* 'kwgħ* fgħ thgħ sgħ shgħ khgħ whgħ
- XX: dv jv tf tk tkw tħ cht chk chf chs kt kch kf ks ksh kħ kwt kwch kws kwsh ft fch fk fs fsh fħ thk thf thħ sv st sk skw sf sħ łv łt łk łkw łf łħ sht shk shkw shf shħ khf kht khs khsh wht whch whth whs whsh ħt ħch ħf ħs
Morphology
Nouns
Netagin has singular, dual, and plural numbers. Grammatical gender is animate vs inanimate.
Netagin nouns take the definite article pă.
Todo: Even and odd nouns
Possessive markers
Possessive markers haƀe different forms depending on number and case.
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Adjectives
animate:
- nominative: qoahđbi /qʰoəθːpi/, qoađbidd /qʰoəðbidːt/, qoađbun /qʰoəðbun/ <- PShal *qũdba, *qũdband, *qũdbaan
- genitive: qoađbă /qʰoəðbə/, qoahđbin /qʰoəθ:pin/, qoahđbă /qʰoəθ:pə/ <- *qũdbat, *qũdband=igid, *qũdbii
inanimate
- nominative: qoahđb, qoađbădd, qoahđbu <- *qũdbu, *qũdbund, *qũdbaa
- genitive: qoađb, qoahđbin, qoađbuk <- *qũdbuk, *qũdbund=igid, *qũdbaak
Pronouns
Independent pronouns
- 1s hweal
- 2s hwead
- 1d hweażab
- 2d hweanib
- 1p hweaż
- 2p hweani
Syntax
Lushootseed (predicate first)?
Myl las oszað, byddzal = Give me your hand, my love
Vocabulary
Shalaian as major loan source?