Proto-Tungric

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Proto-Tungric is the hypothetical ancestor of the Tungric languages.

Introduction

Proto-Tungric is the result of taking an Italic base and applying a rough approximation of the PIE to Proto-Germanic sound changes.

The Italic base of Proto-Tungric has the following features:

  • Lacks merger of original /θ, xʷ, f/.
  • Stress rules similar to Classical Latin
  • Lacks Classical Latin vowel weakenings.


Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns had three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.

a-stems

Masculine or neuter.

*akraz m. "field" *juką n. "yoke"
Nominative *akraz *akrōz, -ōs *juką *jukō
Vocative *akr
Accusative *akrą *akranz
Genitive *akrī, -as *akrǭ *jukī, -as *jukǭ
Dative *akrōi *akraiz *jukōi *jukaiz
Instrumental *akrô *jukô

ō-stems

Usually feminine (but sometimes masculine).

*þauþō f. "people"
Nominative *þauþō *þauþōz
Vocative
Accusative *þauþǭ *þauþōnz
Genitive *þauþōz *þaudōsą
Dative *þauþōi *þaudōbiz
Instrumental *þauþô

Additionally, there is a rare subclass of ō-stem nouns known as ī/jō-stems. These nouns take the ending in the nominative singular. All other case and number combinations have the regular ō-stem endings preceded by -(i)j- (according to Siever's Law).

i-stems

May be any gender. Masculine and feminine are declined the same.

*minþiz f. "mind" *mari n. "sea"
Nominative *minþiz *minþēz *mari *mar
Vocative
Accusative *minþį *minþinz
Genitive *minþīz *minþijǭ *marīz *mar
Dative *minþī *minþibiz *marī *maribiz
Instrumental *minþî *marî

Note: The genitive plural and neuter nominative-vocative-accusative plural are subject to Siever's law.

u-stems

May be any gender. Masculine and feminine are declined the same.

*farþuz m. "port" *harnu n. "horn"
Nominative *farþuz *farþawiz *harnu *harnuwō
Vocative
Accusative *farþų *farþunz
Genitive *farþauz *farþuwǭ *harnauz *harnuwǭ
Dative *farþawī *farþubiz *harnawī *harnubiz
Instrumental *farþû *harnû

n-stems

Any gender. Masculine and feminine are conjugated the same. Feminine n-stems are rare, since most original cases were reformed to ōn-stems.

*gemô m. "man" *namô n. "name" *ankwô n. "fat, grease"
Nominative *gemô *giminiz *namô *nam *ankwô *anwinō
Vocative
Accusative *giminį *gimininz
Genitive *giminiz *giminǭ *namniz *nam *ankwiniz *ankwinǭ
Dative *giminī *gimimbiz *nam *namnibiz *ankwinī *ankwimbiz
Instrumental *gimini *namni *ankwini

Note:

  1. Neuter nouns may be declined either as *namô or *ankwô. Generally, neuter nouns ending in *-mô follow the former pattern, while other neuter nouns follow the latter pattern.
  2. Some n-stems have an irregular nominative singular ending (or, in the case of neuter nouns, nominative-vocative-accusative ending).
  3. n-stems whose nominative singular end in *-ijô or -jô have *-īn- and *-in- respectively instead of expected **-ijin- or **-jin-.

ōn-stems

Masculine or feminine.

*ahtijō f. "action"
Nominative *ahtijô *ahtijōniz
Vocative
Accusative *ahtijōnį *ahtijōninz
Genitive *ahtijōniz *ahtijōnǭ
Dative *ahtijōnī *ahtijōmbiz
Instrumental *ahtijōni

r-stems

Masculine or feminine

*mōþēr f. "mother" *hanþōr m. "singer"
Nominative *mōþēr *mōþriz *hanþōr *hanþriz
Vocative
Accusative *mōþ *mōþrinz *hanþ *hanþrinz
Genitive *mōþriz *mōþ *hanþriz *hanþ
Dative *mōþ *mōþribiz *hanþ *hanþribiz
Instrumental *mōþri *hanþri

z-stems

*amōz m. "love" *þimfaz n. "time"
Nominative *amōz *amaziz *þimfaz *þimfizō
Vocative
Accusative *amazį *amazinz
Genitive *amaziz *amazǭ *þimfiziz *þimfizǭ
Dative *amazī *amazibiz *þimfizī *þimbizibiz
Instrumental *amazi *þimfizi


Consonant stems

*feþs m. "foot" *hafud n. "head"
Nominative *feþs *fiþiz *hafud *hafudō
Vocative
Accusative *fiþį *fiþinz
Genitive *fiþiz *feþǭ *hafudiz *hafudǭ
Dative *fiþī *fiþibiz *hafudī *habuþibiz
Instrumental *fiþi *hafudi

Note: The usual ending for the masculine/feminine nominative-vocative singular is *-s (which often leads to minor stem changes), and in the neuter nominative-vocative-accusative singular there is usually no suffix. However, there are many nouns that are irregular in these forms.

Adjectives

An adjective can be strong or weak. The class of an adjective is determined by its strong conjugation. The weak conjugation is originally from a combination of the adjective with a following emphatic particle (akin to Latin enim) that was reanalyzed as an n-stem ending.

a/ō-stem adjectives

*twenaz "good"
Strong
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative/
Vocative
*twenaz *twenai *twenō *twenōi *tweną, -at *twenō
Accusative *twenan *twenanz *twenǭ *twenōnz
Genitive *twenas *twenōsą, *twenazjōsą *twenōz, *twenazjōz *twenōsą, *twenazjōsą *twenas, *twenazjas *twenōsą, *twenazjōsą
Dative *twenammai *twenabiz *twenōz *twenōbiz *twenammai *twenabiz
Instrumental *twenô *twenô *twenô
Weak
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative/
Vocative
*twenô *twininiz *twenô *twenōniz *twenô *twininō
Accusative *twininį *twinininz *twenōnį *twenōniz
Genitive *twininiz *twininǭ *twenōniz *twenōnǭ *twininiz *twininǭ
Dative *twininī *twinimbiz *twenōnī *twenōmbiz *twininī *twinimbiz
Instrumental *twinini *twenōni *twinini

ja/jō-stem adjectives

These are a sub-type of a/ō-stem adjectives with a -j- or -ij- (according to Siever's Law) before the ending and are declined as such. However, in the weak forms, expected -iji- becomes -ī- and -ji- becomes -i-.

i-stem adjectives

These are declined identically to ja/jō-stem adjectives except in the masculine nominative singular and neuter nominative-vocative-accusative singular, which take the endings *-iz and -į/it respectively instead of the expected **-(i)jaz and **-(i)ją/(i)jat. Additionally, the masculine accusative singular may take the ending *-in as an alternative to expected *-(i)jan.

Consonant-stem adjectives

These are declined identically to a/ō-stem adjectives except in the masculine nominative singular and neuter nominative-vocative-accusative singular, which take the endings *-s and *- respectively (or other irregular ending(s)) instead of the expected **-az and **-ą/at.

Pronouns

First person, second person, and reflexive pronouns

First person Second person Reflexive
Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *ekō, *ikō *nōs, *nōz *þū *wōs, *wōz
Accusative *mē *þē *sē
Genitive *mīz *nasterą *þīz *wasterą *sīz
Dative *migī *nōbiz *þibī *wōbiz *sibī
Instrumental *met, *mit *þet, *þit *set, *sit
Possessive adj. *mijaz *nasteraz *þawaz *wasteraz *sawaz

Notes:

  1. When two forms are given, the first is stressed and the second is unstressed.
  2. Possessive adjectives are always strong.

3rd person pronoun

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *iz *ijai *ijō *ijōi *it *ijō
Accusative *in *ijanz *ijǭ *ijōnz
Genitive *izjas *izjōsą *izjōz *izjōsą *izjas *izjōsą
Dative *immai *izjaiz, izjabiz *izjōz *izjōiz, *izjōbiz *immai *izjaiz, izjabiz
Instrumental *izjô *izjô *izjô

Reflexive/Intensive pronoun

Strong
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *safsaz *safsai *safsō *safsōi *safsą, *safsat *safsō
Accusative *safsan *safsanz *safsǭ *safsōnz
Genitive *safsas, *safsazjas *safsōsą, *safsazjōsą *safsōz, *safsazjōz *safsōsą, *safsazjōsą *safsas, *safsazjas *safsōsą, *safsazjōsą
Dative *safsammai *safsabiz *safsōz *safsōbiz *safsammai *safsabiz
Instrumental *safsô *safsô *safsô
Weak
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *safsô *safsiniz *safsô *safsōniz *safsô *safsinō
Accusative *safsinį *safsininz *safsōnį *safsōniz
Genitive *safsiniz *safsinǭ *safsōniz *safsōnǭ *safsiniz *safsinǭ
Dative *safsinī *safsimbiz *safsōnī *safsōmbiz *safsinī *safsimbiz
Instrumental *safsini *safsōni *safsini

Neutral demonstrative

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *saz *sai *sō *sōi *sat *sō
Accusative *san *sanz *sǭ *sōnz
Genitive *sas, *sazjas *sōsą, *sazjōsą *sōz, *sazjōz *sōsą, *sazjōsą *sas, *sazjas *sōsą, *sazjōsą
Dative *sammai *sabiz *sōz *sōbiz *sammai *sabiz
Instrumental *sô *sô *sô
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *izaz *izai *izō *izōi *izat *izō
Accusative *izan *izanz *izǭ *izōnz
Genitive *izas, *izazjas *izōsą, *izazjōsą *izōz, *izazjōz *izōsą, *izazjōsą *izas, *izazjas *izōsą, *izazjōsą
Dative *izammai *izabiz *izōz *izōbiz *izammai *izabiz
Instrumental *izô *izô *izô

Near demonstrative

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *istaz *istai *istō *istōi *istat *istō
Accusative *istan *istanz *istǭ *istōnz
Genitive *istas, *istazjas *istōsą, *istazjōsą *istōz, *istazjōz *istōsą, *istazjōsą *istas, *istazjas *istōsą, *istazjōsą
Dative *istammai *istabiz *istōz *istōbiz *istammai *istabiz
Instrumental *istô *istô *istô
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *gehaz *gehai *gehō *gehōi *gehat *gehō
Accusative *gehan *gehanz *gehǭ *gehōnz
Genitive *gehas, *gegazjas *gegōsą, *gegazjōsą *gehōz, *gegazjōz *gegōsą, *gegazjōsą *gehas, *gegazjas *gegōsą, *gegazjōsą
Dative *gegammai *gehabiz *gehōz *gegōbiz *gegammai *gehabiz
Instrumental *gehô *gehô *gehô

Far demonstrative

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *allaz *allai *allō *allōi *allat *allō
Accusative *allan *allanz *allǭ *allōnz
Genitive *allas, *allazjas *allōsą, *allazjōsą *allōz, *allazjōz *allōsą, *allazjōsą *allas, *allazjas *allōsą, *allazjōsą
Dative *allammai *allabiz *allōz *allōbiz *allammai *allabiz
Instrumental *allô *allô *allô

Interrogative pronoun

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *hwai *hwēz *hwōi *hwēz *hwat *hwō
Accusative *hwan *hwanz *hwǭ *hwōnz
Genitive *hwas, *hwazjas *hwōsą, *hwazjōsą *hwōz, *hwazjōz *hwōsą, *hwazjōsą *hwas, *hwazjas *hwōsą, *hwazjōsą
Dative *hwammai *hwabiz *hwōz *hwōbiz *hwammai *hwabiz
Instrumental *hwô, *hwî *hwô, *hwî *hwô, *hwî

Numerals

# Cardinal Ordinal Adverbial Multiplier
1 *ainaz *frīsimaz *semēlą *simflaz, *singilaz
2 *twō *alþeraz *twis *twiflaz
3 *þrēz *þriþjô *þris *þriflaz
4 *hwettwōr *hwetarþô *hwetris *hwetriflaz
5 *hwinhw *hwinhtô
6 *sehs *sehstô
7 *siftį *siftimô
8 *ahtō *ahtô
9 *nawį *naunô
10 *tihį *tigimô
11 *ainatigį *ainatigimô
12 *twatigį *twatigimô
13 *þritigį *þritigimô
14 *hwettwōrtigį *hwettwōrtigimô
15 *hwinhtigį *hwinhtigimô
16 *sehstigį *sehstigimô
17 *siftintigį *siftintigimô
18 *ahtōtigį *ahtōtigimô
19 *nawintigį *nawintigimô
20 *wīginþī *wīginsô
30 *þrīginþō *þrīginsô
40 *hwatrōginþō *hwatrōginsô
50 *hwinhwōginþō *hwinhwōginsô
60 *sehsōginþō *sehsōginsô
70 *seftumōginþō *seftumōginsô
80 *ahtōginþō *ahtōginsô
90 *naunōginþō *naunōginsô
100 *hinþą *hinsô
1000 *smīgislī *smīgislidô

Notes:

  • *ainaz "one" is declined as an a/ō-stem adjective.
  • *twō "two" is declined as below:
Declension of *twō "two" (pl.)
Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *twō, *twai *twōi *twō
Accusative *twanz *twōnz *twō
Genitive *twōsą
Dative *twōbaz
Instrumental *twô
  • *þrēz "three" is declined similarly to a plural i-stem noun.
  • Numbers from 4-99 are undeclined (except for two digit numbers above 20 that end in 1, 2, or 3).
  • *hinþą "hundred" is declined as a neuter noun.
  • *smīgislī "thousand" is declined as an ī/jō-stem feminine noun.
  • Ordinal numbers are declined as either strong or weak adjectives (as per the endings in the table). Most are weak except for 1st and 2nd.

Verbs

Strong verbs

Strong verbs are characterized by a past stem different from the present stem that takes the following personal endings in the indicative:

1S 2S 3S 1P 2P 3P
-ai -istai -id -amaz -istiz -ēri

The past stem is also used to form the past subjunctive with a connector vowel -i-.

Strong verbs can be put into classes depending on how the past stem is formed:

  1. Class 1: The past stem is formed by lengthening the stem vowel (but -a- "lengthens" to -ē-) — e.g. *dah "I do" > *dēhai "I did".
  2. Class 2: The past stem is formed by adding -s- — e.g. *þragō "I drag" > *þrahsai "I dragged"
  3. Class 3: The past stem is formed by reduplication of the first consonant followed by -e- — e.g. *hanō "I sing" > *heganai "I sang" (note: *hegan- is underlyingly *hehan-)
  4. Irregular: The past stem is formed in another eay besides those above.

Verbs in all of these classes may or may not have a j-suffix in the present tense. Such verbs are said to be j-presents, and may be light or heavy. This affects the present tense suffixes in much the same way as it does in nouns and adjectives.

The past participle of strong verbs is formed with the suffix -þaz which, depending on the verb, may become -taz, -daz, or -saz. There may or may not be a connector vowel.

Class 1

Example (class 1): *akizi "to do, act"

Infinitive *akizi
Present participle *akinþs
Present participle *ahtaz
Present Past Imperative
Indicative Subjunctive Indicative Subjunctive
Active Passive Active Passive Active Active Active
1S *ak *akjōr *ak *akjār *ēkai *ēkizǭ
2S *akiz *akizar *akjāz *akjāzar *ēkistai *ēkizēz *ak
3S *akid *akidar *akjād *akjādar *ēkid *ēkizēd
1P *akjamaz *akiminai *akjāmaz *akjāminai *ēkamaz *ēkizēmaz
2P *akidiz *akjādiz *ēkistiz *ēkizēþiz *akid
3P *akjand *akjānd *akjēri *akizēnd

Example (class 1, light j-present): *dahizi "to do, make"

Infinitive *dahizi
Present participle *daginþs
Present participle *dahtaz
Present Past Imperative
Indicative Subjunctive Indicative Subjunctive
Active Passive Active Passive Active Active Active
1S *dah *dahjōr *dah *dahjār *dēhai *dēhizǭ
2S *dahiz *dahizar *dahjāz *dagjāzar *dēgistai *dēhizēz *dah
3S *dahid *dahidar *dahjād *dagjādar *dēhid *dēhizēd
1P *dahjamaz *dagiminai *dagjāmaz *dagjāminai *dēhamaz *dēgizēmaz
2P *dahidiz *dagjādiz *dēgistiz *dēgizēþiz *dahid
3P *dahjand *dahjānd *dagjēri *dagizēnd
Class 2

Example: *þragizi (class 2) "to sing"

Infinitive *þragizi
Present participle *þraginþs
Present participle *þrahtaz
Present Past Imperative
Indicative Subjunctive Indicative Subjunctive
Active Passive Active Passive Active Active Active
1S *þragō *þragōr *þragǭ *þragār *þrahsai *þrahsizǭ
2S *þragiz *þragizar *þragāz *þragāzar *þrahsistai *þrahsizēz *þrag
3S *þragid *þragidar *þragād *þragādar *þrahsid *þrahsizēd
1P *þragamaz *þragiminai *þragāmaz *þragāminai *þrahsamaz *þrahsizēmaz
2P *þragidiz *þragādiz *þrahsistiz *þrahsizēþiz *þragid
3P *þragand *þragānd *þrahsēri *þrahsizēnd
Class 3

Example: *hanizi (class 3) "to sing"

Infinitive *hanizi
Present participle *haninþs
Present participle *hanþaz
Present Past Imperative
Indicative Subjunctive Indicative Subjunctive
Active Passive Active Passive Active Active Active
1S *hanō *hanōr *hanǭ *hanār *heganai *heganizǭ
2S *haniz *hanizar *hanāz *hanāzar *heganistai *heganizēz *han
3S *hanid *hanidar *hanād *hanādar *heganid *heganizēd
1P *hanamaz *haniminai *hanāmaz *hanāminai *heganamaz *heganizēmaz
2P *hanidiz *hanādiz *heganistiz *heganizēþiz *hanid
3P *hanand *hanānd *heganēri *heganizēnd

Example (class 3, heavy j-present): *bargīzi "to stuff"

Infinitive *bargīzi
Present participle *bargīnþs
Present participle *barhtaz
Present Past Imperative
Indicative Subjunctive Indicative Subjunctive
Active Passive Active Passive Active Active Active
1S *barhijō *barhijōr *barhijǭ *barhijār *bebarhai *bebargīsǭ
2S *barhīz *bargīzar *barhijāz *bargijāzar *bebargīstai *bebargīsēz *barh
3S *barhīd *bargīdar *barhijād *bargijādar *bebarhīd *bebargīsēd
1P *bargijamaz *bargīminai *bargijāmaz *bargijāminai *bebarhamaz *bebargīzēmaz
2P *bargīþiz *bargijādiz *bebargīstiz *bebargīzēþiz *bargīþ
3P *barhijand *barhijānd *bargijēri *bargīzēnd

Weak verbs

Weak verbs do not change their stem, and they take the following endings in the past indicative: Strong verbs are characterized by a past stem different from the present stem that takes the following personal endings:

1S 2S 3S 1P 2P 3P
-bǭ -bōz -bōd -bōmaz -bōþiz -bōnd

The -b- is usually preceded with a connector vowel, which depends on the weak verb class.

The past subjunctive endings are also added to the present stem. A connector vowel is also used, which can be predicted from the connector vowel of the past indicative. -

Class 1

Class 1 weak verbs have the following characteristics:

  • The present stem ends in -ō-, which contracts with long vowels to -ô- and with long nasal vowels to -ǫ̂.
  • The connector vowel in the past (both indicative and subjunctive) and past participle is -ō-, as in the present stem.
Class 2

There are two subclasses of class 2 weak verbs.

The first subclass is conjugated similarly to class 1 weak verbs, but with vowels -ē- and -ê- instead of -ō- and -ô- (except for the 1S present, which has -ô-). Note that -ǫ̂ is not affected. The past participle has the connector vowel -a-.

The second subclass is conjugated similarly to first subclasses, with the following exception: The present sunjunctive and the 1S & 3P present indicative lose the vowel -ē/ê- and instead conjugate similarly to the corresponding forms of j-present strong verbs (with its light and heavy variants). The past participle has the connector vowel -i-.

Class 3

Class 3 weak verbs conjugate similarly to j-present strong verbs in all non-past forms.

The past indicative has a connector vowel -(i)ja-, while the past subjunctive and past participle have a connector vowel -i/ī-. In both cases, the suffixes follow Siever's law.

Class 4

Class 4 weak verbs do not have a suffix. Their non-past conjugation follows that of non-j-stem strong verbs.

The past indicative has a connector vowel -a-, and the past subjunctive has a connector vowel -i-. The past participle has no connector vowel.

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Constituent order

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