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{{Infobox language
{{Infobox proto-language
| name = ''Proto-Dynic''
| name       = Proto-Dynic
|-
| creator     = [[User:Gaffney.flancer|Gaffney McCoy Flancer]]
|creator = Gaffney McCoy Flancer
| target      = Dynic
| setting = Veyn
| era        =
|-
| region      = Veyn
| familycolor = #93CCEA
| familycolor = dynic
| fam1 = Dynic language family
}}
}}


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! rowspan="2" | Palatal
! rowspan="2" | Palatal
! colspan="2" | Velar
! colspan="2" | Velar
! rowspan="2" | Glottal
|-
|-
! <small> plain <small>
! <small> plain <small>
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| *ŋ
| *ŋ
| *ŋʷ
| *ŋʷ
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Stop
! rowspan="2" | Stop
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| *k
| *k
| *kʷ
| *kʷ
| *ʔ
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! <small>voiced</small>
! <small>voiced</small>
| *b
| *b
| *d
| *d
|  
|
| *g
| *g
| *gʷ
| *gʷ
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Fricative
! colspan="2" | Fricative
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|
|
|
| *h
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Liquid
! colspan="2" | Liquid
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|
| *w
| *w
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|}
|}


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|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" |
! colspan="2" | Front
! colspan="3" | Short
! colspan ="2" | Central
! rowspan="6" |
! colspan ="2" | Back
! colspan ="3" | Long
|-
|-
! <small> short <small>
! <small>Front</small>
! <small> long <small>
! <small>Centre</small>
! <small> short <small>
! <small>Back</small>
! <small> long <small>
! <small>Front</small>
! <small> short <small>
! <small>Centre</small>
! <small> long <small>
! <small>Back</small>
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Close
! Close
| *i
| *i
| rowspan="2" | *ë
| rowspan="2" | *u
| *ī
| *ī
|
| rowspan="2" | *ë̄
|
| rowspan="2" | *ū
| *u
| *ū
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Mid
! Mid
| *e
| rowspan="2" | *e
| *ē
| rowspan="2" | *ē
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| *ə̄
! Open
|
| colspan="2" | *a
|
| colspan="2" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Mid
|
|
| *a
| *ā
|
|
|}
|}


=== Tone ===
=== Accent ===


== Morphology ==
== Morphology ==
=== Verbs ===
Proto-Dynic has a rich system of verbal suffixes.  Proto-Dynic verbs use [[w:Inflection|inflection]] for [[w:Linguistic modality|modal]] and [[w:Conjunction (grammar)|conjunctional]] purposes.  Other categories, such as [[w:Voice (grammar)|voice]], [[w:Grammatical tense|tense]], [[w:Grammatical aspect|aspect]] and [[w:Grammatical mood|mood]], are expressed using optional suffixed [[w:Auxiliary verb|auxiliaries]], which are also inflected.  There are six [[w:Principle parts|principle parts]] from which all other conjugations are derived.
{| class="wikitable"  style="display: inline-table;"
|+caption | Conjugation of verb classes
|-
! Verb class
! Irrealis
! Infinitive
! Conclusive
! Adnominal
! Realis
! Imperative
! Gloss
|-
! C-stem regular
| ''*réne''
| ''*réni''
| ''*rénusu''
| ''*rénu''
| ''*rénsa''
| ''*rénə̄''
| 'take, tug'
|-
! ''s''-stem irregular
| ''*báse''
| ''*bási''
| ''*básu''
| ''*básu''
| ''*bâsa''
| ''*básə̄''
| 'hit, strike'
|-
! ''i''-stem irregular
| ''*mié''
| ''*mǐ''
| ''*misú''
| ''*miú''
| ''*misá''
| ''*miré''
| 'look, see'
|-
! ''u''-stem irregular
| ''*cué''
| ''*cuí''
| ''*cusú''
| ''*cǔ''
| ''*cusá''
| ''*curé''
| 'make, do, place'
|-
! ''e''-stem irregular
| ''*ě''
| ''*eí''
| ''*esú''
| ''*eú''
| ''*esá''
| ''*eré''
| 'eat'
|-
! ''ə''-stem irregular
| ''*kʷê''
| ''*kʷə́i''
| ''*kʷə́su''
| ''*kʷə́u''
| ''*kʷə́sa''
| ''*kʷə̂''
| 'say, speak'
|-
! ''a''-stem irregular
| ''*daŋʷáe''
| ''*daŋʷái''
| ''*daŋʷásu''
| ''*daŋʷáu''
| ''*daŋʷása''
| ''*daŋʷáre''
| 'sing, chant'
|-
! C-stem stative
| ''*ʔə̄c-hé''
| ''*ʔə̄c-hí''
| ''*ʔə̄c-sí''
| ''*ʔə̄c-hú''
| ''*ʔə̄c-sá''
| ''*ʔə̄c-hə́re''
| 'big, large'
|-
! V-stem stative
| ''*ʔə́nə-he''
| ''*ʔə́nə-hi''
| ''*ʔə́nə-si''
| ''*ʔə́nə-hu''
| ''*ʔə́nə-hsa''
| ''*ʔə́nə-həre''
| 'small, little'
|}


=== Reduplication ===
=== Reduplication ===


Proto-Dynic makes extensive use of reduplication to form the plural of nouns.  Generally, the first onset and nucleus of a word are reduplicated, with any long vowels shortened in the reduplicated syllable:
Proto-Dynic makes extensive use of reduplication to form the plural of nouns.  Generally, the first onset and nucleus of a word are reduplicated, with any long vowels shortened in the reduplicated syllable:
* ''*kél'' ('island') → ''*kekél'' ('islands')
* ''*kel'' ('island') → ''*kekel'' ('islands')
* ''*dûnə'' ('person') → ''*dudûnə'' ('people')
* ''*dūnə'' ('person') → ''*dudūnə'' ('people')
* ''*sáwk'' ('hawk') → ''*sasáwk'' ('hawks')
* ''*sawk'' ('hawk') → ''*sasawk'' ('hawks')
Reduplication can also be used with uncountable or collective nouns to refer to large or otherwise extreme or emphatic versions of a noun.  The same is true of adjectives:
Reduplication can also be used with uncountable or collective nouns to refer to large or otherwise extreme or emphatic versions of a noun.  The same is true of adjectives:
* ''*sêl'' ('the ocean') → ''*sesêl'' ('the vast ocean')
* ''*sēl'' ('the ocean') → ''*sesēl'' ('the vast ocean')
* ''*hùr'' ('tall, high') → ''*huhùr'' ('very tall, very high')
* ''*hur-si'' ('tall, high') → ''*huhur-si'' ('very tall, very high')
* ''*ʔə̄̀c'' ('large, big') → ''*ʔəʔə̄̀c'' ('huge, enormous')
* ''*ə̄c-si'' ('large, big') → ''*əʔə̄c-si'' ('huge, enormous')
Occasionally a reduplicated term may carry both of these meanings.  For example, ''*kekél'' may have the plural meaning 'islands,' or the collective 'land, all the islands, great island, continent.'
Occasionally a reduplicated term may carry both of these meanings.  For example, ''*kekel'' may have the plural meaning 'islands,' or the collective 'land, all the islands, great island, continent.'
 
Reduplication is used in verbs to form mediopassive verbs from active transitive ones.  Due to the ''bi-moraic rule'', the conclusive verb ending is dropped before a pausa in verbs with single mora stems.
* ''*mīh'' ('to see') → ''*mimīh'' ('to be visible')
*: ex. ''*sawk ti-mīh'' ('I see a hawk') vs. ''*sawk mimīh'' ('the hawk is visible')
* ''*bura'' ('to protect') → ''*bubura'' ('to be safe, to be protected')
 
== Development ==
=== To [[Proto-Central Dynic]] ===
Diphthongs ending in a palatal glide become long monophthongs, some merging with original ''*ē'', whilst others becoming a new, perhaps more closed version, such as {{IPA-all|ɛː|}}, written ''*ē₂''.
* ''*ē'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*sēl'' ('sea') → ''*sē₁l''
* ''*ey'' → ''*ē₁''; e.g. ''*itʔeyn'' ('I ate it') → ''*ittē₁n''
* ''*əy'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*ŋʷəy'' (''fish'') → ''*ŋʷē₂''
* ''*ay'' → ''*ē₂''; e.g. ''*daŋʷay'' ('song') → ''*daŋʷē₂''
A similar change occurred with ''*ə̄'' and ''*əu'', however ''*eu'' and ''*au'' were unaffected.
* ''*ə̄'' → ''*ō₁''; e.g. ''*ə̄č-si'' (''big'') → ''*ō₁čsi''
* ''*əw'' → ''*ō₂''; e.g. ''*dəwl'' (''door'') → ''*dō₂l''
Word final /*ə/ is dropped in most cases, except before a case suffix.  In root initial cases, it becomes, it becomes /*o/, and elsewhere it becomes /*e/.
* ''*ənə-si'' ('small') → ''*onesi''
* ''*dūnə'' ('person') → ''*dūn'', but ''*dūnə-ŋa'' → ''*dūne-ŋa''


== Lexicon ==
== Lexicon ==
[[:Category:Proto-Dynic_words|Proto-Dynic Lexicon]]


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==