Phonology
Consonants
|
|
Bilabial
|
Alveolar
|
Palatal
|
Velar
|
| Nasal
|
m /m/
|
n /n/
|
nh /ɲ/
|
ng /ŋ/
|
| Plosive
|
p /p/
|
t /t/
|
|
k /k/
|
| Affricate
|
|
z /ts/
|
tsch /tʃ/
|
|
| Fricative
|
voiceless
|
|
s /s~z/
|
sch /ʃ/
|
ch /x/
|
| voiced
|
w /v/
|
|
|
| Trill
|
|
rr /r/
|
|
|
| Flap
|
|
r /ɾ/
|
|
|
| Approximant
|
|
l /l/
|
j /j/
|
|
Vowels
| Short
|
Long
|
Short half-retroflex
|
Long half-retroflex
|
Short fully retroflex
|
Long fully retroflex
|
| a /a/
|
aa /aa/
|
ȧ /a˞/
|
ȧȧ /aa˞/
|
ä /a˞˞/
|
ää /aa˞˞/
|
| e /e/
|
ee /ee/
|
ė /e˞/
|
ėė /ee˞/
|
ë /e˞˞/
|
ëë /ee˞˞/
|
| ı /i/
|
ıı /ii/
|
i /i˞/
|
ii /ii˞/
|
ï /i˞˞/
|
ïï /ii˞˞/
|
| o /o/
|
oo /oo/
|
ȯ /o˞/
|
ȯȯ /oo˞/
|
ö /o˞˞/
|
öö /oo˞˞/
|
| u /u/
|
uu /uu/
|
u̇ /u˞/
|
u̇u̇ /uu˞/
|
ü /u˞˞/
|
üü /uu˞˞/
|
Grammar
Meezarri is SOV and fusional. Nouns come in four declensions inherited from Proto-Meezarric.
| Case |
zutȧ 'language' |
wȧȧnuj 'sun' |
morroch 'ice' |
paıkul 'house'
|
| Nominative |
zutȧ |
wȧȧnuj |
morroch |
paıkul
|
| Accusative |
zutȧi |
wȧȧnujı |
morrochı |
paıkulı
|
| Genitive |
zutäï |
wȧȧnujı |
morrowı |
paıkurrı
|
| Dative |
zutȧnme |
wȧȧnujme |
morrongme |
paıkunme
|
| Instrumental |
zutatschu |
wȧȧnussu |
morrokku |
paıkuttu
|
| Elative |
zutäö |
wȧȧnujo |
morrowo |
paıkurro
|
| Inessive |
zutȧna |
wȧȧnunja |
morronga |
paıkuna
|
| Illative |
zutȧnu |
wȧȧnunju |
morrongu |
paıkunu
|
| Essive |
zutȧım |
wȧȧnujım |
morrochım |
paıkulım
|
| Translative |
zutȧtau |
wȧȧnujsau |
morrochkau |
paıkultau
|