Teutla is a Cramarian language with a faintly mixed Nahuatl/Mayan touch.
Phonology
Consonants
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Bilabial
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Dental
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Palatal
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Velar
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Retroflex
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Labio-Velar
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Glottal
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| Stop
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p b
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t d
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t͡ʃ
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k g
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| Fricative
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f
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x
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h
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| Sibilant
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s
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ʃ
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ʂ
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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| Liquid
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l r
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| Approximant
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w
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Vowels
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Front |
Central |
Back
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| Close
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i iː |
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u uː
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| Mid
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e eː |
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o oː
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| Open
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a aː |
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Morphosyntax
Nouns
Plural
Some plurals include a semantic distinction and can only be used with nouns of a class.
| Plural |
Form |
IPA
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| inanimate concrete |
-tu |
[tu]
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| inanimate abstract |
-neh |
[neʰ]
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| animate |
-tla |
[tɬa]
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Some plurals can be used with either.
| Plural |
Form |
IPA |
Meaning
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| completive |
-tash |
[taʂ] |
All X
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| multative |
-nech |
[net͡ʃ] |
A lot of X
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Possession
Pronouns
Verbs
Example texts
- Sample:
- shetash huaccan | chacnech ijopnej īxnen.
- /ˈʃetaʃ ˈwakkan | ˈt͡ʃaknet͡ʃ iˈxopnex ˈiːʂnen/
- All men are big | A lot of ashes cover his feet
