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

Revision as of 09:40, 7 February 2024

Proto-Tassinean
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
Fricative *f *v *s *z? *h
Tap or Flap *r
(Lateral) Approximant *l *j *w

Consonants with a ⟨?⟩ are debated. Consonants with a ⟨§⟩ are not allophonic.

Vowels

Short Long[1]
Front Central Back Front Central Back
Close *i *y *u *ī *ȳ
Close-mid *e *o
Open *a

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

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

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.