Old Swuntsim

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Old Swuntsim was the ancient Tsimulh language spoken by the Swutsim people. It is still often used as a liturgical language among religious Swutsim.

Descendants:

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Pharyngeal Glottal
central lateral plain labialized plain labialized
Nasal m n
Stop plain p t k ʔ
voiced b d g
ejective kʷʼ
Affricate plain c ξ č
voiced z ž
ejective ξʼ čʼ
Fricative s σ š ħ ħʷ h
Approximant y w ʕ ʕʷ

Grammar

Noun class system got weird - formal noun classes remain but the words semantically shift as in Sanskrit