Proto-Tassinean
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| Proto-Tassinean | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Reconstruction of | Tassinean languages |
| Region | Tassi Basin, Tassinean Archipelago (later, through migration) |
| Era | 3000YD-1300YD |
| Lower-order reconstructions |
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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.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | *p *b | *t *d | *k *g | ||
| Nasal | *m | *ɱ§ | *n | *ñ? | *ŋ§ |
| Fricative | *f *v | *s *z? | *h | ||
| (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 | *ū | ||
| Close-mid | *e | *o | *ē | *ō | ||
| Open | *a | *ä | *ā | |||
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Syntax
Constituent order
Noun phrase
Verb phrase
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
Example texts
Other resources
- ^ Long vowels in Proto-Tassinean are debated, as there is no real pattern of long vowels within derivative languages of Proto-Tassinean.