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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' [ˈtæbɪʀ] is a Dravidian language without nasals. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' [ˈtæbɪʀ] is a Dravidian language without nasals. | ||
==Todo== | |||
Could be an a priori whose protolanguage has a Tamil aesthetic | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Consonants: | Consonants: | ||
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Vowels: | Vowels: | ||
æ ɑ: aə æɪ ɛ eə eɪ eʊ ə əɨ ɪ i: ɨ̽ ɨ: ɔ o: oə ɔʊ ʊ u: ''a â au ae e eu ei y yu yw i î u û o ô oe ow w ŵ'' | æ ɑ: aə æɪ ɛ eə eɪ eʊ ə əɨ ɪ i: ɨ̽ ɨ: ɔ o: oə ɔʊ ʊ u: ''a â au ae e eu ei y yu yw i î u û o ô oe ow w ŵ'' | ||
A taste of Tabiṛ diachronics: | A taste of Tabiṛ diachronics: | ||
Alveolar /t/ became an alveolar slit fricative /θ̠/, then a lateral fricative /ɬ/ in Tabiṛ. | Alveolar /t/ became an alveolar slit fricative /θ̠/, then a lateral fricative /ɬ/ in Tabiṛ. | ||
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Some vowel reduction also occurred in unstressed syllables (think Portuguese). | Some vowel reduction also occurred in unstressed syllables (think Portuguese). | ||
Then, all remaining nasals denasalized: m n ɲ ŋ > b d ʒ g | Then, all remaining nasals denasalized: m n ɲ ŋ > b d ʒ g | ||
==Noun== | |||
bara "tree" (< maram): | |||
sg: bara, baritse, baritsel, baritsil | |||
pl: baraca, barace, baracřel, baracřil | |||
basha "son": | |||
sg: basha, bashide, bashidel, bashidil | |||
pl: bashaca, bashacře, bashacřel, bashacřil | |||
==Numbers== | ==Numbers== | ||