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Inspiration: Dravidian languages, Marathi

Palkhan (PAR-kən; natively ṇtūgopaḷkha /ɳtuːgoːpaɭkʰa/, Rhythoed: brits Parca) is the indigenous language of Palkha; it is a language isolate. Today it has few speakers.

History

Revitalization efforts

Common objection: Retroflex dental clusters are too hard to pronounce

Phonology

Palkhan allows retroflex dental clusters word-initially (like ḷd-) but not retroflex-retroflex clusters.

Clusters (also allowed initially): NC-, lC-, ɳC-, ɭC-

Consonants

m n ṇ

p ph b t th d ṭ ṭh ḍ c ch j k kh g

s ṣ ś z h

v r l ḷ y

Retroflexes are subapical.

Vowels

a i u ā ī ū e o

Morphology

Applicatives and incorporation

Pronouns

Emphatic

• añjaḍu = I
• nāri = thou
• vuṭa = he/she
• pāri = we
• ḷtāntu = ye
• ṇavuṭa = they

Todo

reuse Netagin words

Antyardu-n' ami tyu.ngarnra tyu.rraparn-ku kanyu-nra.

I-NOM about love hate-and speak-PRES

Warr' antyardu-rriku rimpawrda-nra?

for me-INTERR save-PRES?

Ngurtima yirr pardungu nu-rta-rimpawrda!

happy ACC·PREP birth GEN-AGENT-save! (Merry Christmas!)

• ṇnaṇuna = frying pan
• āpalā = apple
• Calvaḷuṭṭu ḷāṇahē paḍataprōti muḷdāruṭa
• vaṇa = old
• Kaḷēvaḷa = Palkhan national epic?
• sāḷda = hall
• kaḷaṇālā
• ḷdakūna = gap
  • ḷdakūnā maṭāṭā
• ekū = 'self'

Numbers: ṇāma, ada, khecha, tubaḷa, makaśa, pazīma, albāṇa, thāvaṭa, zaṇata, yāta, zāḷūta

Colors:
pittā = red
pirai/pira = orange
cūḍi = yellow
peru = green
māḷē = blue
aru = indigo / dark blue
ḷāḷā = violet
ettān = white
mara = brown
vādē = black
taḍa = gray
vōḷdi = pink
ṇāzu = maroon
kāṭā = silver
ḷōpa = chartreuse