Hetomic

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Classical Hetomic /hɛˈtʌmɪk/ or Boot Polish is a classical language of Rulak, notable for having the first complete grammar in Rulakian history written of it. In modern times it has been revived as Reboot Polish.


Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

pʰ p b tʰ t d tsʰ ts dz =

tɕʰ tɕ dʑ tʂʰ tʂ dʐ kʰ k g = <tx tx’ dj tsh tsh’ dzh k k’ g> f v s z ɕ ʑ ʂ ʐ x ɣ h = <f v s z x j sh zh ch gh ħ> m n ɳ ŋ l ɻ w j = <m n nh ŋ l r w y> i ɪ ɛ æ ʏ ø ɨ ə u ʊ o ɔ ɑ = <î i e ä ü ö õ ə û u ô o a>

Consonants

pʰ p b tʰ t d tsʰ ts dz tɕʰ tɕ dʑ tʂʰ tʂ dʐ kʰ k g f v s z ɕ ʑ ʂ ʐ x ɣ h m n ɳ ŋ l ɻ w j

Vowels

i ɪ ɛ æ ʏ ø ɨ ə u ʊ o ɔ ɑ ɛj əj øj ɛw əw øw

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Verbal aspects and voices

perfective, progressive, inchoative, gnomic, momentane, frequentative

passive, causative, reflexive


Syntax

Almost completely head-initial

No wh-movement

Verbs used as case markers

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Lexicon

dji = general interrogative

helin = water

helints = my water, helinf = your water, helintsd = our water, helintsp = our water (inclusive), helinfd = your water (pl.)

li = past tense prefix

xä = future tense prefix


Other resources