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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
==Loans== | |||
A specific subset of the lexicon contains a substantial amount of loanwords from an unidentified substrate language, primarily in marine, religious and warfare contexts. This language has been called the [[Hirathic/Substrate|Hirathic substrate language]]. | |||
Some examples (Brightraven 2013): | |||
: {{c|χαφταψ}} ''χaphtaps'' 'warlord', from '''xaphdáph''' of the same meaning. | |||
: {{c|δαϝοτυς}} ''davotus'' 'priest of a particular god', from '''dáwátus''' 'lighter of the flame' | |||
: {{c|φεθαχς}} ''phethax'' 'axe-bearer, bodyguard', from '''fexa''' 'axe' | |||
: {{c|nωθη}} ''nōthē'' 'the Ocean', from '''nōthē''' of the same meaning. | |||
: {{c|θηθυψ}} ''thēthups'' 'temple', from '''sēdhuf''' of the same meaning. | |||
: {{c|ϝυχοτυς}} ''vuχotus'' 'orator', from '''wuhkotus''' 'who makes speech'. | |||
: {{c|ϝυναχς}} ''vunax'' 'poet', from '''wuhnako''' 'who has speech as a profession', from '''wuhko''' + infix '''-na-''' 'profession' | |||
: {{c|νωναθηι}} ''nōnathēi'' 'fisherman' from '''nōnathē''' 'who has the sea as a profession', from '''nōthē''' + infix '''-na-''' 'profession' | |||
==Language sample== | ==Language sample== | ||