Introduction
Proto-Zanahic is the reconstructed ancestor of Zanahi and other Zanahic languages.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels and Syllabics
Reconstructed vowel phonemes of Proto-Zanahic
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Short
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Long
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Front
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Back
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Front
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Back
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Close
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i /i/
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u /u/
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ī /iː/
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ū /uː/
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Mid
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e /ɛ/
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ē /ɛː/
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Open
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a /a/
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o /ɒ/
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ā /aː/
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ō /ɒː/
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Reconstructed diphthongs of Proto-Zanahic
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Short
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Long
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/i/
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/u/
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/i/
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/u/
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/ɛ/
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ey /ɛi/
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ew /ɛu/
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ēy /ɛːi/
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ēw /ɛːu/
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/a/
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ay /ai/
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aw /au/
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āy /aːi/
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āw /aːu/
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/ɒ/
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oy /ɒi/
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ow /ɒu/
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ōy /ɒːi/
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ōw /ɒːu/
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Reconstructed syllabic consonants of Proto-Zanahic
Consonant
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Short
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Long
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/m/
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m̥ /m̩/
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m̥̄ /m̩ː/
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/n/
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n̥ /n̩/
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n̥̄ /n̩ː/
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/r/
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r̥ /r̩/
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r̥̄ /r̩ː/
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/l/
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l̥ /l̩/
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l̥̄ /l̩ː/
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Note that *i and *u (and their long forms *ī and *ū) are considered the syllabic counterparts of *y and *w respectively.
Orthography
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
(IN PROGRESS)
Nominals
Pronouns
Personal pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
-
There are two genders: masculine and feminine.The feminine is most often marked with the ending -ā.
Numerals
Zanahi numerals
Symbol |
Cardinal number
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masc. |
fem. |
neuter
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1
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*’oynoh |
*’oynā |
*’oynom
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2
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*ṭuwā |
*ṭuwāi |
*ṭuwā
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3
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*treyeh |
*treyeh |
*treyā
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4
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*ketureh |
*ketureh |
*keturā
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5
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*penke
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6
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*šesš
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7
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*heptm̥
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8
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*’ostō
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9
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*newn̥
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10
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*desm̥
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20
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ṭuwīsn̥ti
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30
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trīsant
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100
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*sn̥tom
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Syntax
Constituent order
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
Example textsOther resources