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==Writing system==
==Writing system==
{{main|Dalian runes}}
{{main|Dalian runes}}
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; border:none;"
|+Consonants
|style="background-color:#fff; border:none;" colspan=2|
!colspan=2|Labial
!colspan=2|Alveolar
!colspan=2|Back
|-
|style="background-color:#fff; border:none;" colspan=2|
!width=40px|<small>-v</small>
!width=40px|<small>+v</small>
!width=40px|<small>-v</small>
!width=40px|<small>+v</small>
!width=40px|<small>-v</small>
!width=40px|<small>+v</small>
|-
!colspan=2| Nasal
| || ᚾ || || ᛁ || || ᛅ
|-
!rowspan=3| Stop
! <small>Plain</small>
| ᚫ || ᛚ || ᚠ || ᚴ || ᚻ || ᚺ
|-
! <small>Prenasalised</small>
| ᚾᚫ || ᚾᛚ || ᛁᚠ || ᛁᚴ || ᛅᚻ || ᛅᚺ
|-
! <small>Aspirated</small>
| ᛚ᛬ || ᛚ᛫ || ᚴ᛬ || ᚴ᛫ || ᚺ᛬ || ᚺ᛫
|-
!colspan=2| Fricative
| ᚭ || ᚿ || ᚥ || ᚢ || ᛬ || ᛫
|-
!colspan=2| Liquid
| || || ᛒ ᛣ || ᚹ ᛉ || ||
|}
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; border:none;"
|+Vowels
!a
!aː
!e
!eː
!i
!iː
!o
!oː
!u
!uː
|-
|ᛖ
|ᛗ
|ᛋ
|ᛋᛌ
|ᛇ
|ᛇᛌ
|ᛕ
|ᛕᛌ
|ᚷ
|ᚸ
|}


==Example texts==
==Example texts==

Revision as of 05:48, 1 June 2019

Proto-Dalian
Created by
EthnicityDalic peoples
Era5,000 – 3,000 years ago
Dalic
  • Proto-Dalian

Proto-Dalian was a language spoken 5000 years ago, being the common ancestor of the Dalic languages, including Andalian.

History

Phonology

Phonemes

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Back
-v +v -v +v -v +v
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop Plain p b t d k g
Prenasalised mp mb nt nd ŋk ŋg
Aspirated
Fricative f v s z h₁ h₂
Liquid ɬ r̥ l r

Vowels: Proto-Dalian has a classic 5 vowel system (a, e, i, o, u) with a length distinction.

Syllables and stress

Romanisation

Syntax

Phrasal marker and clitics

Phrase structure

Morphology

Nouns

Pronouns

Determiners

Proto-Dalian has a definite article which precedes the noun:

Animate Singular Dual Plural
nom to ti tis
acc no ni nis
dat / all do di dis
gen / abl o i is
loc / ptv so si sis
ins ro ri ris
Inanimate Generic Singulative
nom sa san
acc ta tan
dat / all ga gan
gen / abl va van
loc / ptv na nan
ins ra ran


Proto-Dalian does not have an indefinite article.

Verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Writing system

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Back
-v +v -v +v -v +v
Nasal
Stop Plain
Prenasalised ᚾᚫ ᚾᛚ ᛁᚠ ᛁᚴ ᛅᚻ ᛅᚺ
Aspirated ᛚ᛬ ᛚ᛫ ᚴ᛬ ᚴ᛫ ᚺ᛬ ᚺ᛫
Fricative
Liquid ᛒ ᛣ ᚹ ᛉ
Vowels
a e i o u
ᛋᛌ ᛇᛌ ᛕᛌ

Example texts

Other resources