Zeuhi
Zeuhi (Zauhi dażbo /zøɦi daʐbo/; zöhi is from Classical Ilithian jľoudh + the Semitic nisba suffix -i) or Modern Ilithian is the main modern descendant of Classical Ilithian. It is in a sprachbund with Neo-Aramaic varieties and Ašča.
Lexicon
śuc = good (< jsúrt)
Śiżen = a name (< Jsužen)
źesi = diligent (< jvesu)
żauci = meat (< žouštu)
dażbo = tongue, language (< dažvá)
bak = wolf (< vrk)
Phonology
Consonants
→ PoA ↓ Manner |
Labial | Dental/Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ń /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | ||||
Plosive | tenuis | p /p/ | t /t/, c /ts/ | cz /tʂ/ | ć /tɕ/ | k /k/ | q /kʷ/ | |
voiced | b /b/ | d /d/, dz /dz/ | dż /dʐ/ | dź /dʑ/ | g /g/ | g° /gʷ/ | ||
breathy | bh /bʰ/ | dh /dʰ/, dzh /dzʰ/ | dżh /dʐʰ/ | dźh /dʑʰ/ | ||||
Fricative | unvoiced | [f] | s /s/ | sz /ʂ/ | ś /ɕ/ | x /x/ | ||
voiced | v /v/ | z /z/ | ż, rz /ʐ/ | ź /ʑ/ | w /w/ | h /ɦ/ | ||
Liquid | l /l/, r /r/ |
Vowels
Front | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|
unrounded | rounded | ||
Close | i /i/ | u /y/ | ů /u/ |
Mid | e /e/ | au /ø/ | o /o/ |
Open | ä /æ/ | a /ɑ/ |
Morphology
Nouns
bak = wolf | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | bak | bakol |
Genitive | bakax | bakolax |
Dative/Allative | bakpi | bakolpi |
Accusative | bakej | bakolej |
Instrumental | bakni | bakonni |
Locative | bakmi | bakolmi |