Teutla

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Teutla
Teutla
Pronunciation[/'teu.tla/]
Created byNicolás Campi
SettingEarth-like planet
Native speakersUnknown (2009)
Cramarian
  • Proto-Cramarian
    • Teutla

Teutla is a Cramarian language with a faintly mixed Nahuatl/Mayan touch.

Sample:
shetash huaccan | chacnech ijopnej īxnen.
/ˈʃetaʃ ˈwakkan | ˈt͡ʃaknet͡ʃ iˈxopnex ˈiːʂnen/
All men are big | A lot of ashes cover his feet

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Dental Palatal Velar Retroflex Labio-Velar Glottal
Stop p b t d t͡ʃ k g
Fricative f x h
Sibilant s ʃ ʂ
Nasal m n
Liquid l r
Approximant w

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i iː u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Open a aː

Morphosyntax

Nouns

Plural

Some plurals include a semantic distinction and can only be used with nouns of a class.

Plural Form IPA
inanimate concrete -tu [tu]
inanimate abstract -neh [neʰ]
animate -tla [tɬa]

Some plurals can be used with either.

Plural Form IPA Meaning
completive -tash [taʂ] All X
multative -nech [net͡ʃ] A lot of X

Possession

Pronouns

Verbs