Izîmo

Introduction

Izîmo /I.zɪ̆.mo/ is a language of the Izomonic Languages spoken in the islands of Southeastern Tunisia, The Izomonic Languages can be classified as Indo-European, although few evidence supports this claim.

Numbers

Numbers are mainly adjectives, used for explaining exactly how many of certain item there are.

• 1: Okĺna
• 2: Disâle
• 3: Tékâni
• 4: Pedó
• 5: Febîya
• 6: Séxo
• 7: Sató
• 8: Ohńlê
• 9: Jńla
• 10: Dósîqa

Phonology

Unique to the Izîmonic Languages, Zimo has voiced Palatalized Palatal Plosives.

	Labial	Dental / Alveolar	Lab. Dental	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Lab. / Vel. / Uvu. patal	Lab. / Vel. / Aspirated	Lab. / Vel. / Patal Aspirated	Glottal
Nasal	m	n		ɲ
Voiced Stop		d		ɟ	g		ɟʲ, ɡʲ	ɟʰ, ɡʰ	ɟʲʰ, ɡʲʰ
Voiceless Stop	p	t				q	qʲ
Voiced Fricative	β	ð,z			x
Voiceless Fricative		θ,s	f							h
Voiced Fricative							x
Flap / Trill							ʀ
Lateral					ʎ