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'''Tumachee'''(''yûkka tûmaḩ''; <small>Tumachee:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ʝúkʲɑ túmɑɧ]]]) is a Tumachic language spoken by the Tumachee people in the fictional He-who-uses-the-loom River Basin(Tumachee: ''Kumâḩâ Ḩôskebânki'') and the coast of the He-who-irrigates Lake(''Kumâziḩâ Gzînkebânki'') of the North-western United States. It is the sole member of the Tumachic language family, meaning it is a language isolate(not related to any other language on Earth). Likewise, the origin of the Tumachee people is shrouded in complete mystery.
'''Tumachee'''(''yûkka tûmaḩ''; <small>Tumachee:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ʝúkʲɑ dúmɑɧ]]]) is a Tumachic language spoken by the Tumachee people in the fictional He-who-uses-the-loom River Basin(Tumachee: ''Kumâḩâ Ḩôskebânki'') and the coast of the He-who-irrigates Lake(''Kumâziḩâ Gzînkebânki'') of the North-western United States. It is the sole member of the Tumachic language family alongside Gzuwê.


It is a highly agglutinative language with a very rare [[w:Word order|verb-object-subject]] basic word order and a (not so rare)noun-adjective order.
It is a highly agglutinative language with a very rare [[w:Word order|verb-object-subject]] basic word order and a (not so rare)noun-adjective order.
==Etymology==
===Endonym===
The Tumachee endonym, ''tûmaḩ'', is probably derived from the Proto-Tumachic word ''*dúmaʃ'', which means "wide prairie, lowland". As the ancient(and modern) Tumachee lived in relatively low-lying areas like river basins, this may explain the reason for it becoming an endonym. The Tumachee and Gzuwê words for "lowland" are also derived from ''*dúmaʃ'': Tumachee ''tumîḩi'' and Gzuwê ''ttumiz''.
===Exonym===
The English exonym ''Tumachee'' has an origin in the language of the now extinct Jikiha(Tumachee: ''Gzîkka'') tribe, who were the first members of the Sleeping Bull Confederacy to interact with British colonisers. The Jikiha exchanged information on the other tribes and peoples in Sleeping Bull, and probably referred to the Tumachee people as ''*tú(ð)máki'', which is a plural form of ''*tú(ð)mág'', which was then loaned into English as initially ''Toumacke'' or ''Tumacki'' and then finally into ''Tumachee''.
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
===Orthography===

Revision as of 23:33, 30 April 2024

Tumachee
yûkka tûmaḩ
Pronunciation[ʝúkʲɑ dúmɑɧ]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2024
Native speakers600 (2024)
Tumachic
  • Tumachee
Early form
Proto-Tumachic
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Tumachee(yûkka tûmaḩ; Tumachee: [ʝúkʲɑ dúmɑɧ]) is a Tumachic language spoken by the Tumachee people in the fictional He-who-uses-the-loom River Basin(Tumachee: Kumâḩâ Ḩôskebânki) and the coast of the He-who-irrigates Lake(Kumâziḩâ Gzînkebânki) of the North-western United States. It is the sole member of the Tumachic language family alongside Gzuwê.

It is a highly agglutinative language with a very rare verb-object-subject basic word order and a (not so rare)noun-adjective order.

Etymology

Endonym

The Tumachee endonym, tûmaḩ, is probably derived from the Proto-Tumachic word *dúmaʃ, which means "wide prairie, lowland". As the ancient(and modern) Tumachee lived in relatively low-lying areas like river basins, this may explain the reason for it becoming an endonym. The Tumachee and Gzuwê words for "lowland" are also derived from *dúmaʃ: Tumachee tumîḩi and Gzuwê ttumiz.

Exonym

The English exonym Tumachee has an origin in the language of the now extinct Jikiha(Tumachee: Gzîkka) tribe, who were the first members of the Sleeping Bull Confederacy to interact with British colonisers. The Jikiha exchanged information on the other tribes and peoples in Sleeping Bull, and probably referred to the Tumachee people as *tú(ð)máki, which is a plural form of *tú(ð)mág, which was then loaned into English as initially Toumacke or Tumacki and then finally into Tumachee.

Phonology

Orthography

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Vowels

Prosody

Tone

Phonotactics

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

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