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Phonology
- th~ts merger like Hanoi Vietnamese
- Czh clusters = /Cj/ in Modern Tseezh, while it was /Cr/ in Classical Tseezh.
- Syllable-final zh = [ʃ] in Modern Tseezh.
- Otherwise zh = [r] in Modern Tseezh.
- dh is pronounced [ɣ] in conservative accents. Usually it disappears and causes compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel.
- Unstressed nasal vowels > syllabic nasals: oozhad > nzhad
Nasal/nonnasal vowel split
a e i o u ø /ɑ æ i o ü ə/ + adh edh idh odh udh ødh (long versions)
aa ee ii oo uu øø = /ã ẽj~ẽ e õw~õ u ɚ/ + aadh eedh iidh oodh uudh øødh long versions [These also occur for V + nasal consonant]
e /æ/ is [ɛ] before zh.
o /o/ is [u] after /w/.
Morphology
Nouns
Verbs
Modern Tseezh retains most of the Classical verb morphology but changed some of the meanings.
Verb template
TAM-pluractionality-feminine-voice-ROOT?
Agreement
Feminine subject: va-
Voice
Passive: haa- (~ Windermere ha-)
Verbal number
Pluractionality: ak-
TAM
Aspects/Tenses (needs some fusion):
- 0- = atelic past
- tho- = telic past
- we- = atelic nonpast
- otho- = telic nonpast (often future)
Imperative?
Derivational morphology
Syntax
VSOX, VSXO with pronominal objects
Sample texts
UDHR, Article 1
Eehayxeew vikhon zhakhod mog xiwakoo de thøzh me nfidhx de xanøkhx.
PLACT-PASS-give_birth all human to free and equal in dignity and rights.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.