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However, when the Moshurians invaded and pillaged Ilda, the majority of the members of ''Ildasia'' | However, when the Moshurians invaded and pillaged Ilda, the majority of the members of ''Ildasia'' | ||
were suspected as potential rebels against the Moshurian regime, and were thus given the choice of being imprisoned or going into exile. Almost all of Ildasia's documentation, including the original copy of the ''Ildaska Mondenikās'' was burned. Zeror, with his knowledge of Moshurian, was able to avoid persecution, and ended up settling in Taráhus, where he secretly rewrote the ''Ildaska Mondenikās'' in both Ilda and Moshurian. | were suspected as potential rebels against the Moshurian regime, and were thus given the choice of being imprisoned or going into exile. Almost all of Ildasia's documentation, including the original copy of the ''Ildaska Mondenikās'' was burned. Zeror, with his knowledge of Moshurian, was able to avoid persecution, and ended up settling in Taráhus, where he secretly rewrote the ''Ildaska Mondenikās'' in both Ilda and Moshurian. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
====Romanisation==== | ====Romanisation==== | ||
The Ilda romanisation is mostly directly phonetic, although some digraphs, like ⟨sw⟩ and ⟨zw⟩ are pronounced <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Voiceless post-alveolar fricative|ʃ]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Voiced post-alveolar fricative|ʒ]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> respectively. Additionally, the symbol ⟨γ⟩ is pronounced <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Voiced velar fricative|ɣ]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, and the digraphs ⟨pt⟩ and ⟨bd⟩ are pronounced [ʔt] and [ʔd]. | The Ilda romanisation is mostly directly phonetic, although some digraphs, like ⟨sw⟩ and ⟨zw⟩ are pronounced <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Voiceless post-alveolar fricative|ʃ]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> and <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Voiced post-alveolar fricative|ʒ]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> respectively. Additionally, the symbol ⟨γ⟩ is pronounced <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[w:Voiced velar fricative|ɣ]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, and the digraphs ⟨pt⟩ and ⟨bd⟩ are pronounced [ʔt] and [ʔd]. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Dental !! Alveolar !! Post-alveolar !! Velar !! Palatal !! Uvular !! Glottal | |||
|- | |||
! Plosive | |||
| p b || || || t d || || k g || || q || ʔ | |||
|- | |||
! Nasal | |||
| m || ɱ || || n || || ŋ || ɲ || || | |||
|- | |||
! Fricative | |||
| || f v || θ || s z || ʃ ʒ || ɣ || ç || || h | |||
|- | |||
! Lateral Approximant | |||
| || || l̪ || l || || || ʎ || || | |||
|} | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Almost all nouns in Ilda end in the suffix ''-as'' or ''-ās''. This feature comes from [[Proto-Yeldhic]], which used the suffix ''*-ḗs''<ref>Derived from Etzeá ''-oéẕ''.</ref> to denote nouns in the [[w:Genitive case|genitive case]], although some linguists believe that the genitive suffix was ''*-sḡa''<ref>Derived from Burodi ''-skœ''.</ref>, and that instead the Ilda suffix was derived from the Proto-Yeldhic [[w:Accusative case|accusative]] suffix, ''*-Vḵs''. | Almost all nouns in Ilda end in the suffix ''-as'' or ''-ās''. This feature comes from [[Proto-Yeldhic]], which used the suffix ''*-ḗs''<ref>Derived from Etzeá ''-oéẕ''.</ref> to denote nouns in the [[w:Genitive case|genitive case]], although some linguists believe that the genitive suffix was ''*-sḡa''<ref>Derived from Burodi ''-skœ''.</ref>, and that instead the Ilda suffix was derived from the Proto-Yeldhic [[w:Accusative case|accusative]] suffix, ''*-Vḵs''. | ||
====Cases==== | ====Cases==== | ||
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Ilda has three noun cases- the '''[[w:Genitive case|genitive case]]''', the '''[[w:Accusative case|accusative case]]''' and the '''[[w:Dative case|dative case]]'''. | Ilda has three noun cases- the '''[[w:Genitive case|genitive case]]''', the '''[[w:Accusative case|accusative case]]''' and the '''[[w:Dative case|dative case]]'''. | ||
=====Genitive case===== | =====Genitive case===== | ||
The genitive case is denoted with the suffix ''-aska/āska'', save for the word ''[[Contionary:tāsnaq|tāsnaq]]''(meaning "horse"), where instead the prefix ''o-'' is used. The suffix most likely comes from the Proto-Yeldhic inset ''-asẘa-''. The prefix ''o-'' most likely comes from Proto-Ildaïc, where the prefix ''ṓ-'' was used to denote possession of an object<ref>This feature is not found in Proto-Yeldhic.</ref>.<br> | The genitive case is denoted with the suffix ''-aska/āska'', save for the word ''[[Contionary:tāsnaq|tāsnaq]]''(meaning "horse"), where instead the prefix ''o-'' is used. The suffix most likely comes from the Proto-Yeldhic inset ''*-asẘa-''. The prefix ''o-'' most likely comes from Proto-Ildaïc, where the prefix ''*ṓ-'' was used to denote possession of an object<ref>This feature is not found in Proto-Yeldhic.</ref>.<br> | ||
'''Example:''' ''Us otāsnaq uswas''(The ''height of '' the horse) | '''Example:''' ''Us otāsnaq uswas''(The ''height of '' the horse) | ||
=====Accusative case===== | =====Accusative case===== | ||
The accusative case is indicated with the suffix ''-aswa'' or ''-āswa''. It originates in the [[Proto-Yeldhic]] suffix ''*-aʕʷḗ''<ref>Derived from Maranz ''-ikhawė'' and Ancient Ulmic ''*-(i)qṹwl''.</ref>, which represented a [[w:Direct object pronoun|direct object pronoun]]. | The accusative case is indicated with the suffix ''-aswa'' or ''-āswa''. It originates in the [[Proto-Yeldhic]] suffix ''*-aʕʷḗ''<ref>Derived from Maranz ''-ikhawė'' and Ancient Ulmic ''*-(i)qṹwl''.</ref>, which represented a [[w:Direct object pronoun|direct object pronoun]]. | ||