Pategian

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Pategian (raivaxanuuṭu 'people's language') is an extinct language isolate originally spoken by the Pategian people in Tricin.

It is inspired by Arabic, Hmong and Navajo.

Numbers: mal sabb nii aduuṣ uan fuuz iḷum laaṭ qudd zaur

Dialects

Pategian had 4 main dialects:

  • Răthamrona (Raṭamrauna)
  • Ifthar (Ifṭaaru)
  • Ulät (Qulaayat)
  • Angaboth (Aṇabauṭa)

Phonology

Consonants

p b t d ṭ ḍ k q f s z ṣ ẓ x gh h m n ṇ l ḷ r y w

Vowels

a aa i ii u uu ai au ia ua

Phonotactics

No initial clusters, geminates allowed

Morphology

Navajo-style, highly irregular ablaut