Idavo-Etalocian languages

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Dodellic
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Geographic
distribution
southern Etalocin, eastern Txapoalli, Cualuav
Linguistic classificationOne of Tricin's primary language families
Proto-languageProto-Dodellic
Subdivisions

Phonology

Consonants

  • Stops: p b bʰ t d dʰ ḱ ǵ ǵʰ k g gʰ kʷ gʷ gʷʰ ʔ
  • Resonants: m n l r y w ʕ
  • Fricatives: þ s ś
  • Laryngeals: h ħ x

Vowels

Proto-Dodellic is reconstructed with 6 vowel qualities: i u e o ä a, and a number of diphthongs. It had vowel length.

Morphology

Proto-Dodellic was tripartite and had 7 cases: absolutive, accusative, ergative, genitive, lative, ablative, locative.