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Inspiration: Old Chinese, [[Heleasic]], Akkadian, Amharic
Inspiration: Old Chinese, [[Heleasic]], Akkadian, Amharic


In [[Verse:Irta|Irta]], Far East Semitic is one of the major branches of Semitic. Proto-Far East Semitic was a prestige language of Southeast Asia. It's in a clade with Akkadian. It was first observed to be related to other Semitic languages by the linguist Eimh-Cla' Fian, himself a native speaker of both [[Cuam]] and Far East Semitic.
In [[Verse:Irta|Irta]], Far East Semitic is one of the major branches of Semitic.


Loans from Old Chinese and Sino-IE in addition to the usual SEA families (except Austronesian)
Loans from Old Chinese and Sino-IE in addition to the usual SEA families (except Austronesian)
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Verner's law in random words? plax "to open" <- *pdax <- *phthax
Verner's law in random words? plax "to open" <- *pdax <- *phthax


lhor "king", mëlkh "prince"?
lhor "king", mələkh "prince"?


(ğurayb >) ''qraib'' "crow, raven"
(ğurayb >) ''qraib'' "crow, raven"
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Lots of dvandvas
Lots of dvandvas


Final tav likes to become -h/breathy voice
bayth X = expert in X
 
bayh: world/homeland (for a coincidence with bith)


šmay 2ərətlh: world
šmay 2ərətlh: world
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Vowels: i ɨ u e ə o a ā
Vowels: i ɨ u e ə o a ā


''p'' shows up by assimilation or in loanwords from Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan languages.
''p'' and ''ŋ'' show up by assimilation or in loanwords from Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan languages.


ɣašt, θian, l̥āθ, ɚbaɣ, qhamš, šɨš, šbaɣ, šmān, dɨšq, l̥əl
ɣašt, θian, l̥āθ, ɚbaɣ, qhamš, šɨš, šbaɣ, šmān, dɨšq, l̥ər


11: l̥əl had, 12: l̥əl θian, etc.
11: l̥ər had, 12: l̥ər θian, etc.


θina, l̥əθa, ɚbɣa, qhəmša, šɨša, šbəɣa, šməna, dɨšqa, mə'a
θina, l̥əθa, ɚbɣa, qhəmša, šɨša, šbəɣa, šməna, dɨšqa, mə'a
əlp
ələp
100,000: ləkš
100,000: ləkəš
100,00,000: kot
100,00,000: kot


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==Derivation==
==Derivation==
==Syntax==
==Syntax==
Proto-Far East Semitic syntax is close to Tagalog. It's a VSO language. Modern Far East Semitic languages though have a much more similar syntax to Thai, Vietnamese, Modern Hebrew or Arabic.
Proto-Far East Semitic syntax is close to Tagalog. It's a VSO language. Modern Far East Semitic languages have a much more similar syntax to Thai, Vietnamese, Modern Hebrew or Arabic.


[[Category:Semitic languages]]
[[Category:Semitic languages]]
[[Category:Stem-Akkadian languages]]
[[Category:Stem-Akkadian languages]]
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