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

mara 'tree'
Nominative	mara	marancaʟ
Accusative	marathi	marancaʟi
Genitive	marath + nasal mutation	marancaʟ + nasal mutation
Dative	marathych	marancaʟych
Locative	marathol	marancaʟol
Ablative	marathyn	marancaʟyn
Instrumental	marathil	marancaʟil

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

gwîᴅ 'house'
Nominative	gwîᴅ	gwîᴛhcaʟ
Accusative	gwîᴛhi	gwîᴛhcaʟi
Genitive	gwîᴛh + nasal mutation	gwîᴛhcaʟ + nasal mutation
Dative	gwîᴛhych	gwîᴛhcaʟych
Locative	gwîᴛhol	gwîᴛhcaʟol
Ablative	gwîᴛhyn	gwîᴛhcaʟyn
Instrumental	gwîᴛhil	gwîᴛhcaʟil

Syntax