Old Roshterian is the reconstructed intermediate stage between Proto-Talmic and Roshterian.
- stress shift to penultimate (endings have not dropped completely yet)
- yields Modern Roshterian ultimate stress
- Old Irishy allomorphy
- ā > iə
Some words
- φlat-nəm "seed" > Old Roshterian *ḽatnə > laaṉ "child (offspring)"
- tekts "child" > Old Roshterian *tejṱ, tejs- > ṯeit, ṯeis- "child (young human)"
- bonditejṱiə, bondejṱiə, bnejṱiə "child-bearer, child-rearer, babysitter" > breit, breiti- "woman"
- soliθe > OR höḽiṱe "5" > helit, lite-
- kabnənts > OR kabrəṋs "woman" > (lost)
- snuwem "round" > OR nǖ "fat" > ṉii "big"
- mārom "tree" > OR miəro "tree" > miar
- dēdī > dēdii "tears" > ḏeeḏ
- gwaθwā > baṱu "throat" > batu
- nā > ṋiə "I" > nia
- som, sam > hum "he"
- sausmam > hauma "moon" > hoom
- sk, st > ść, st > OR sṱ, st > st, s̱ṯ
Phonology
Vowels
More vowels than Proto-Talmic; has front rounded vowels
Consonants
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Labial
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Medial
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Palatal
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Velar
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Uvular
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Glottal
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| Nasal
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*m
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*ṋ
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*n
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| Plosive
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voiceless
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*p
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*ṱ
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*t
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*k
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*q
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| voiced
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*b
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*ḓ
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*d
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*g
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| Fricative
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voiceless
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*s
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*σ
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*h
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| voiced
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*ζ
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*ʁ
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| Resonant
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*w
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*ḽ
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*l, *r
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*y
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Morphology
Nouns
Case? Maybe just absolute/construct
ḽatnə 'seed'
| Construct
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Singular
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Plural
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| ḽatnai |
ḽatnə |
hēḽatnə
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Verbs
Pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1
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*ṋiə
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*iəm
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| 1 + 2
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???
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| 2
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*wēr
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???
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| 3 (masculine)
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*hum
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???
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| 3 (feminine)
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*hī
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| 3 (inanimate)
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*he
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| 4 (obviative)
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*pī
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