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Old Zoki is the reconstructed common ancestor of Zoki and a few closely related languages spoken in Myanmar. It is part of the North Rttirrian branch of the Rttirrian family of languages, and a direct descendant of Proto-North-Rttirrian.

Phonology

Consonants

Old Zoki possessed the following consonants:

Vowels

The following vowels were used:

Grammar

Old Zoki had several verb forms, each giving a different nuance to the concept expressed in the biliteral or triliteral root. These forms are summarized below.

Note that Form V was marginal and only applicable to a handful of verb roots, mostly relating to ______ or ______.

Forms						Examples
Form	Past	Present	Future	Gerund	Meaning	Biliteral root: k-b (to stop)	Triliteral root: t-j-n (to bother)
I	_ō_(e_)	_ē_(e_)	_ē_(?_)	_ē_(?_)	to undergo a process emphatically or suddenly	kēb – he stops suddenly	tējen – he goes crazy
II	_ā_(a_)	_ā_(a_)	_ī_(?_)	_ấ_(?_)	to undergo a process weakly or gradually	kāb – he slows to a halt	tājan – he hesitates
III	_i_ō(_e)	_i_ē(_e)	_i_ē(_?)	_i_ē(_?)	to act on someone/something emphatically or suddenly	kibē – he causes to stop suddenly	tijēne – he completely disrupts
IV	_i_ā(_a)	_i_ā(_a)	_i_ī(_?)	_i_ấ(_?)	to act on someone/something weakly or gradually	kibā – he drags to a halt	tijāna – he annoys
V