Tveðo

Introduction

Tveðo is a Dravidian language spoken in Lõis's Madagascar. It is heavily inspired by Welsh and Medh Nghêl.

• 1-10: ont, rhant, mwnt, nant, aent, awr, êzh, eᴛh, ompath, path
• 20-100: îrffath, mwffath, nawsffath, aeffath, awrffath, êshffath, eᴛhffath, toɴwr, nwr

Phonology

Morphology

Nouns

Tveðo nouns decline in 7 cases and two numbers. The declension system is rather complex as each noun displays several different principal parts and and ending allomorphs also vary based on the noun.

General noun paradigm
Nominative	[0]	[2]c(h)aʟ
Accusative	[1]i or [1]ae	[2]c(h)aʟi
Genitive	[3] + nasal mutation	[2]c(h)aʟ + nasal mutation
Dative	[1]ych	[2]c(h)aʟych
Locative	[1]ol	[2]c(h)aʟol
Ablative	[1]yn	[2]c(h)aʟyn
Instrumental	[1]il	[2]c(h)aʟil

The declension is best illustrated with example nouns:

pawl 'kind'
Nominative	pawl	pawlchaʟ
Accusative	pawli	pawlchaʟi
Genitive	pawl + nasal mutation	pawlchaʟ + nasal mutation
Dative	pawlych	pawlchaʟych
Locative	pawlol	pawlchaʟol
Ablative	pawlyn	pawlchaʟyn
Instrumental	pawlil	pawlchaʟil

illa 'house'
Nominative	illa	illancaʟ
Accusative	illathi	illancaʟi
Genitive	illath + nasal mutation	illancaʟ + nasal mutation
Dative	illathych	illancaʟych
Locative	illathol	illancaʟol
Ablative	illathyn	illancaʟyn
Instrumental	illathil	illancaʟil

maga 'son'
Nominative	maga	magancaʟ
Accusative	magani	magancaʟi
Genitive	magaen + nasal mutation	magancaʟ + nasal mutation
Dative	maganych	magancaʟych
Locative	maganol	magancaʟol
Ablative	maganyn	magancaʟyn
Instrumental	maganil	magancaʟil

myᴛhi 'egg'
Nominative	myᴛhi	myᴛhichaʟ
Accusative	myᴛhiae	myᴛhichaʟi
Genitive	myᴛhi + nasal mutation	myᴛhichaʟ + nasal mutation
Dative	myᴛhich	myᴛhichaʟych
Locative	myᴛhiol	myᴛhichaʟol
Ablative	myᴛhin	myᴛhichaʟyn
Instrumental	myᴛhiil	myᴛhichaʟil

Syntax