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|region=Tassi Basin,<br>Tassinean Archipelago<br><small>(later, through migration)</small>
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|era=3000YD-1300YD
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'''Proto-Tassinean''' is the reconstructed common ancestor of the [[Tassinean languages]], commonly spoken in the Tassinean Archipelago, though most Tassinists believe that Proto-Tassinean was originally spoken in the inland Tassi Basin, before Proto-Tassineans sailed to the Archipelago.
'''Proto-Tassinean''' is the reconstructed common ancestor of the [[Tassinean languages]], commonly spoken in the Tassinean Archipelago, though most Tassinists believe that Proto-Tassinean was originally spoken in the inland Tassi Basin, before Proto-Tassineans sailed to the Archipelago.
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| class=redtable lightredbg style="text-align: center;"
! !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar
|-
! Plosive
| *p *b || || *t *d || || *k *g
|-
! Nasal
| *m || || *n || *N || *ŋ
|-
! Fricative
| || *f *v || *s *z<sup>?</sup> || *h ||
|-
! Tap or Flap
| colspan=2 | || *r || colspan=2 |
|-
! (Lateral) Approximant
| colspan=2 | || *l || *j || *w
|}
Consonants with a ⟨<sup>?</sup>⟩ are debated.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
{| class=redtable lightredbg style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=3 | Short !! colspan=3 | Long<ref>Long vowels in Proto-Tassinean are debated, as there is no real pattern of long vowels within derivative languages of Proto-Tassinean.</ref>
|-
! Front !! Central !! Back !! Front !! Central !! Back
|-
! Close
| *i *y || || *u || *ī *ȳ|| || *ū
|-
! Mid/close-mid
| *e || *ə || *o || *ē || || *ō
|-
|-
! Open
|| *a || *ä || || *ā || ||
|}
===Prosody===
===Prosody===
====Stress====
====Stress====
====Intonation====
====Intonation====
===Phonotactics===
====Agin's law====
Proto-Tassinean follows Agin's law, which is a phonotactic law focusing primarily on Tassinean languages. It states that though consonants can be placed in an adjacent manner, they can not be of the same category of consonant. e.g. the word ''*mäkpah'' was rejected as an ancestor of [[Adi Adi]] ''meqipah'' and [[Siwè]] ''mịkịpe'' due to it violating the law by putting ''*k'' adjacent to ''*p''. The word ''*mäkuph'' was later chosen as a more accurate ancestor, taking into account other cognates like Proto-Inian ''*mäk-upH''.


===Phonotactics===
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===Morphophonology===
===Morphophonology===
==Morphology==
==Morphology==
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===Comparison===
 
<small>''See also: [[Proto-Tassinean/Comparison with modern derivations|Comparison with modern derivations]].''</small>
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{| class=redtable lightredbg style="text-align: center;"
! English<br>(Proto-Tassinean translation) !! Proto-Tassinean !! Proto-Searnic !! Proto-Inian !! Proto-Argan † || Proto-Sangver †
|-
| yew tree||''*mäkuph'' || ''*mekipeh'' || ''*mak-upH'' || ''*mäkopḫ'' || ''*mikši''
|-
| desert ||  ''*esäveh'' || ''*isəHwih'' || - || ''*esebéH'' || ''*vehib''
|-
| forest ||  ''*bāhe'' || ''*bawi'' || ''*ḅāhwē'' || ''*maha'' || rowspan=2 | -
|-
| cherry ||  colspan=2 | ''*daNehir'' || ''*ḏaNesir'' || ''*danai''
|-
| apple || colspan=2 | ''*hiNe'' || ''*wēsiNe'' || - || ''*hinʲe''
|-
| orange || ''*irēeŋ'' || ''*irēn'' || ''*iwin'' || ''*eran'' || ''*ireng''
|-
| peach || ''*dava'' || ''*dāva'' || ''*daḅa'' || ''*dava'' || ''*tahā''
|-
| father || ''*wak'' || ''*hak'' || - || ''*wec'' || ''*ila''<ref>''*wak'' → ''*werk'' → ''*we(r)h'' → ''*elh'' → ''*ilh'' → ''*ilə'' → ''*ila''</ref>
|-
| mother ||  ''*pēhes'' || ''*bes'' || ''*bers'' || ''*pē'' || ''*hiš''
|-
| brother || ''*hōkn'' || ''*hōkon'' || ''*hok''<br>"father" || ''*ohan''<ref>''*hōkn'' → ''*ōkn'' → ''*ōkan'' → ''*ogan'' → ''*oɣan'' → ''*ohan''</ref> || ''*heg''
|-
| sister || ''*naNasə'' || ''*snaNa'' || ''*naNās'' || ''*nasu''<ref>''*naNasə'' → ''*Nasə'' → ''*nasə'' → ''*nasu''</ref>|| ''*nenʲa''
|}


Nouns
===Particles===
Adjectives
====Determiners====
Verbs
{| class=redtable lightredbg style="text-align: center;"
Adverbs
! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Singular !! colspan=2| Plural
Particles
|- class=small
Derivational morphology
! inanimate !! animate !! inanimate !! animate
 
|-
-->
! Near
| ''*uir'' || ''*uirjä'' || ''*iwōr'' || ''*iwänar''
|-
! Far
| ''*vēneh'' || ''*veāNah'' || colspan=2 | ''*keseNōrə''
|}
Proto-Tassinean differentiates determiners by two categories: grammatical number and animacy.


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
===Constituent order===
===Noun phrase===
Proto-Tassinean constituent order has been debated, with some believing it to be SOV, citing [[Siwè]] and [[Adi Adi]], while others believing it may be OSV, citing [[Ingwen]], [[Ke'ek]] and [[Proto-Inian]].
====Noun-adjective order====
Noun-adjective order is even more controversial, due to even linguistically similar languages like [[Siwè]] and [[Adi Adi]] differing on specifically adjective placement. Thus, Tassinists generally agree to not speak of noun-adjective order, assuming instead a free constituent order, for the sake of collaboration and often friendship.
===Nouns===
====Cases====
Proto-Tassinean has seven noun cases: '''nominative''', '''ergative''', '''absolutive''', '''dative''', '''genitive''', '''instrumentative''' and '''locative''', and they are all subject to change based on animacy. They are identified by prefixes and suffixes.
{| class=redtable lightredbg style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 |  !! colspan=7 | Case
|-
! Nominative !! Ergative !! Absolutive !! Dative !! Genitive !! Instrumentative !! Locative
|-
! rowspan=3 | Animacy
|-
! Inanimate
| - || ''*soh-'' || ''*-vir'' || ''*-Nir'' || ''*-sə'' || rowspan=2 | ''*gid-'' || ''*-wē''
|-
! Animate
| ''*-zih<sup>?</sup>'' || ''*ma-'' || ''*-Nēŋ'' || ''*-avī'' || ''*-yrn'' ||  ''*-aw''
|}
 
====Noun phrase====
===Verb phrase===
===Verb phrase===
===Sentence phrase===
===Sentence phrase===

Latest revision as of 14:37, 13 February 2024

Proto-Tassinean
PtT
Created byJukethatbox
Reconstruction ofTassinean languages
RegionTassi Basin,
Tassinean Archipelago
(later, through migration)
Era3000YD-1300YD
Lower-order reconstructions
  • Proto-Searnic
  • Proto-Inian
  • Proto-Argan †
  • Proto-Sangver †

Proto-Tassinean is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Tassinean languages, commonly spoken in the Tassinean Archipelago, though most Tassinists believe that Proto-Tassinean was originally spoken in the inland Tassi Basin, before Proto-Tassineans sailed to the Archipelago.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive *p *b *t *d *k *g
Nasal *m *n *N *ŋ
Fricative *f *v *s *z? *h
Tap or Flap *r
(Lateral) Approximant *l *j *w

Consonants with a ⟨?⟩ are debated.

Vowels

Short Long[1]
Front Central Back Front Central Back
Close *i *y *u *ī *ȳ *ū
Mid/close-mid *e *ə *o *ē *ō
Open *a *ä *ā

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Agin's law

Proto-Tassinean follows Agin's law, which is a phonotactic law focusing primarily on Tassinean languages. It states that though consonants can be placed in an adjacent manner, they can not be of the same category of consonant. e.g. the word *mäkpah was rejected as an ancestor of Adi Adi meqipah and Siwè mịkịpe due to it violating the law by putting *k adjacent to *p. The word *mäkuph was later chosen as a more accurate ancestor, taking into account other cognates like Proto-Inian *mäk-upH.

Morphophonology

Morphology

Comparison

See also: Comparison with modern derivations.

English
(Proto-Tassinean translation)		 Proto-Tassinean Proto-Searnic Proto-Inian Proto-Argan † Proto-Sangver †
yew tree *mäkuph *mekipeh *mak-upH *mäkopḫ *mikši
desert *esäveh *isəHwih - *esebéH *vehib
forest *bāhe *bawi *ḅāhwē *maha -
cherry *daNehir *ḏaNesir *danai
apple *hiNe *wēsiNe - *hinʲe
orange *irēeŋ *irēn *iwin *eran *ireng
peach *dava *dāva *daḅa *dava *tahā
father *wak *hak - *wec *ila[2]
mother *pēhes *bes *bers *pē *hiš
brother *hōkn *hōkon *hok
"father"		 *ohan[3] *heg
sister *naNasə *snaNa *naNās *nasu[4] *nenʲa

Particles

Determiners

Singular Plural
inanimate animate inanimate animate
Near *uir *uirjä *iwōr *iwänar
Far *vēneh *veāNah *keseNōrə

Proto-Tassinean differentiates determiners by two categories: grammatical number and animacy.

Syntax

Constituent order

Proto-Tassinean constituent order has been debated, with some believing it to be SOV, citing Siwè and Adi Adi, while others believing it may be OSV, citing Ingwen, Ke'ek and Proto-Inian.

Noun-adjective order

Noun-adjective order is even more controversial, due to even linguistically similar languages like Siwè and Adi Adi differing on specifically adjective placement. Thus, Tassinists generally agree to not speak of noun-adjective order, assuming instead a free constituent order, for the sake of collaboration and often friendship.

Nouns

Cases

Proto-Tassinean has seven noun cases: nominative, ergative, absolutive, dative, genitive, instrumentative and locative, and they are all subject to change based on animacy. They are identified by prefixes and suffixes.

Case
Nominative Ergative Absolutive Dative Genitive Instrumentative Locative
Animacy
Inanimate - *soh- *-vir *-Nir *-sə *gid- *-wē
Animate *-zih? *ma- *-Nēŋ *-avī *-yrn *-aw

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

  1. ^ Long vowels in Proto-Tassinean are debated, as there is no real pattern of long vowels within derivative languages of Proto-Tassinean.
  2. ^ *wak → *werk → *we(r)h → *elh → *ilh → *ilə → *ila
  3. ^ *hōkn → *ōkn → *ōkan → *ogan → *oɣan → *ohan
  4. ^ *naNasə → *Nasə → *nasə → *nasu
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