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'''Tseer''' (natively ''dølud Tseer'' [d̪ɵˈluð t͡sɛ̃r̝]; Modern Tseer ''dølud Tseer øbroo'' 'Old Tseer language') is a classical language of Talma, second to [[Naeng]]; it left a significant influence on [[Scellan]] and [[Naeng]]. It is aesthetically inspired by Somali, Polish, Hmong and Vietnamese and grammatically inspired by Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and Irish.
'''Tseer''' (natively ''dølud Tseer'' [d̪ɵˈluð t͡sɛ̃r̝]) is a classical language of Talma, second to [[Naeng]]; it left a significant influence on [[Scellan]] and [[Naeng]]. It is aesthetically inspired by Somali, Polish, Hmong and Vietnamese and grammatically inspired by Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and Irish.


Tseer is the language of parts of the Fornloíd and other philosophical, historical and literary texts from Ancient Tseer civilization, and it is also the language of some Pidaic texts.  Today Classical Tseer survives in liturgical use in Mărotłism.  
Tseer is the language of parts of the Fornloíd and other philosophical, historical and literary texts from Ancient Tseer civilization, and it is also the language of some Pidaic texts.  Today Classical Tseer survives in liturgical use in Mărotłism.  
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Compared to Classical Naeng, Classical Tseer has more conservative vowels but less conservative consonants.
Compared to Classical Naeng, Classical Tseer has more conservative vowels but less conservative consonants.


Like Naeng, Tseer merged *H and *F (into **φ), believed by some to be a shared innovation characterizing "Talmo-Lakovic" (Naengic and Tseer). But unlike Naeng it vocalized some laryngeals in clusters, namely *Q, *H, *F but not *X. It also merged PLak *a and *ā into /a/.
Unlike Naeng, Tseer merged *H and *F (into **φ) and vocalized some laryngeals in clusters, namely *Q, *H, *F but not *X. It also merged PLak *a and *ā into /a/.


Vocalized *f, vowels which were colored by *f, and u-umlaut of /a/  and /e/ are the main sources of /ø/ in Tseer.
Vocalized *f, vowels which were colored by *f, and u-umlaut of /a/  and /e/ are the main sources of /ø/ in Tseer.
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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
Classical Tseer has 21 phonemic consonants: Syllable-final ''v ð'' are allophones of /b d/, and syllable final ''b d g'' are allophones of /p t k/. The only weird feature by Talman standards are the retroflex consonants.
Classical Tseer has 22 phonemic consonants. Syllable-final ''v ð'' are allophones of /b d/, and syllable final ''b d g'' are allophones of /p t k/.
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable" style="width:700px;text-align:center;"
m n ng /ŋ/
! colspan="2" |
 
!  |Labial
t th /ʈ/ k
!  |Dental/Alv.
 
!  |Retroflex
b d dh /ɖ~L/ g
!  |Palatal
 
!  |Velar
f s /s~z/ kh /x/ h
!  |Glottal
 
|-
ts /ts/ tx /tʃ/
! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
 
| '''m''' /m/
v đ /ð/ (only syllable finally)
| '''n''' /n{{den}}/
 
|
w r /r̝/ l y /j/
|
 
| '''ng''' /ŋ/
;Notes
|
*/x/ is [ʂ] in some dialects
|-
*b d g = [p t k] word-finally.
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
! |<small>voiced</small>
| '''b''' /b/
| '''d''' /d{{den}}/
| '''dh''' /ɖ/
|
| '''g''' [g]
|
|-
! |<small>voiceless</small>
| ('''p''' /p/)
| '''t''' /t{{den}}/
| '''th''' /ʈ/
|
| '''c''' /k/
| <b>'</b> /ʔ/
|-
! colspan="2" style="" |Affricate
|
| '''tx''' /t{{den}}s{{den}}/
| '''ts''' /tʂ/
|
|
|
|-
! rowspan="2" style="" |Fricative
! <small>voiceless</small>
| '''f''' /f/
| '''x''' /s{{den}}/
| '''s''' /ʂ/
|
| '''kh''' /x/
| '''h''' /h/
|-
! <small>voiced</small>
| '''v''' [v]
| '''ð''' [ð]
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Resonant
| '''w''' /w/
| '''r''' /r{{raised}}/, '''l''' /l{{den}}/
| '''dh''' [ɭ]
| '''y''' /j/
|
|
|}


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
Classical Tseer morphology is much like [[Naeng/Classical|Classical Naeng]]: nouns have masculine and feminine gender, and verbs inflect for aspect, tense, voice, and gender agreement using prefixes, infixes and reduplication. Like Naeng, Tseer has lost Proto-Lakovic triggers.
Classical Tseer morphology is much like [[Naeng/Classical|Classical Naeng]]: nouns pluralize by reduplication, and verbs inflect for aspect, tense, voice, and person agreement using prefixes, infixes and reduplication.  
===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable " style=" text-align: center;"
|-
|-
!|
!|
!I (m.)!!I (f.)!!we (inc. du.)!!thou (m.)!!thou (f.)!!he!!she!!we (exc.)!!we (inc. pl.)!!you (pl.)!!they
!I (m.)!!we (inc. du.)!!thou (m.)!!thou (f.)!!he!!she!!we (exc.)!!we (inc. pl.)!!you (pl.)!!they
|-
|-
!|Full pronouns
!|Full pronouns
|colspan=2|''ree''||''baa''||''khen''||''kheer''||''in''||''eer''||''aari''||''baaba''||''kheekhe''||''inin''
||''ree''||''baa''||''khen''||''kheer''||''in''||''eer''||''aari''||''baaba''||''kheekhe''||''inin''
|-
|-
!|Possessive/Object Suffixes
!|Possessive/Object Suffixes
|colspan=2|''-ri'', ''-iri''||''-am''||''-kh, -ekh''||''-kher''||''-in''||''-er''||''-ar''||''-aba''||''-akhe''||''-anin''
||''-ri'', ''-iri''||''-am''||''-kh, -ekh''||''-kher''||''-in''||''-er''||''-ar''||''-aba''||''-akhe''||''-anin''
|-
|-
!|Predicative Suffixes
!|Predicative Suffixes
|''-nire''
|''-re''
|''-sire''
|''-b''
|''-b''
||''-nekh''||''-sekh''
||''-nekh''||''-sekh''
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===Nouns===
===Nouns===
Like [[Naeng/Classical|Classical Naeng]], each noun has an intrinsic gender, either masculine or feminine. For most feminine nouns, the feminine is marked with ''-kh'' or ''-er'' (from PLak *-s).
*''atev'' = son-in-law; ''atever'' = daughter-in-law
*''bakhoo'' = uncle; ''bakhookh'' = aunt
*''athaay'' = lion; ''athaayer'' = lioness
Plurals are formed by reduplication with the reduplicant modified for phonotactic or euphonic reasons.
Plurals are formed by reduplication with the reduplicant modified for phonotactic or euphonic reasons.


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TODO: plural reduplication rules
TODO: plural reduplication rules


Unlike Naeng, Tseer has no definite or specific articles.
Tseer has a suffixed definite article ''-wi''. The indefinite is unmarked.


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
====Verb template====
====Verb template====
feminine-TAM-pluractionality-voice-ROOT-TAM
feminine-TAM-pluractionality-voice-ROOT-TAM
====Agreement====
Feminine subject: ''wa-'', it often becomes part of preverbs
:''Danutx ree u ownakh'' = I loved the girl (male speaker)
:''Wadanutx ree u ownakh'' = I loved the girl (female speaker)


====Voice====
====Voice====
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* ''nu-'' = agentive (source of Wdm ''nu-'')
* ''nu-'' = agentive (source of Wdm ''nu-'')
* Nominalizers, verbalizers, instrument, place, etc.
* Nominalizers, verbalizers, instrument, place, etc.
== Syntax ==
Syntax-wise, Tseer is predicate-first, like Lushootseed, due to influence from Classical [[Netagin]].


== Syntax ==
SVO or VSO
==Poetry==
==Poetry==
===Rhyme===
===Rhyme===
IlL
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