Proto-Sinatolean

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Proto-Sinatolean
Created byJukethatbox
Reconstruction ofSinatolean languages
RegionEastern Sinatoleans, Western Nelahgan
Era300-400 CE
Lower-order reconstructions
  • Proto-Southern Sinatolean
  • Proto-Naéllang
  • Proto-Sinat’
  • Proto-Central Sinatolean

Proto-Sinatolean is the proto-language of the Sinatolean language family. It was spoken for around 100 years, between the years of around 300-400 CE, in a region that probably encompassed the eastern Sinatolean Archipelago and western half of the Nelahgan Islands. It diverged into what is now the Southern Sinatolean languages and Naéllang languages around 400-450 CE. Other major branches of the Sinatolean language family later split from the Southern languages between the years 600-800 CE.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive *p *b *t *d *c *j *k *g
Nasal *m *n
Fricative *f *v *s *z *h
Semivowel *w *y
Lateral *l

Vowels

Short vowels

Front Central Back
Close *i *u
Close-mid *e *ø *o
Open *a

Long vowels

Front Central Back
Close *iː *éː *uː
Close-mid *eː *øː *oː
Open *aː

Morphology

Nouns

Syntax

Word order

Proto-Sinatolean is a verb-final language(SOV), as all Sinatolean languages are verb-final. In some cases however, the language of Narabõa does sometimes transition to a somewhat SVO-like form.