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}}'''Tseer''' (''chair''; natively ''døludx Tseer'' <small>Classical:</small> /døludz tʃẽr̝/ <small>Modern:</small> /dəwüts tʃẽʃ/ (the ''-x'' is a feminine marker); [[Skellan]]: ''brits Txeñz'') is a major [[Lakovic languages|Lakovic]] language spoken in Talma. It is inspired mainly by Hmong and Somali, with touches of Burmese (especially for Modern Tseer), Hebrew, Vietnamese and Satem IE languages like Polish.
}}'''Tseer''' (''chair''; natively ''døludx Tseer'' <small>Classical:</small> /døludz tʃẽr̝/ <small>Modern:</small> /dəwüts tʃẽʃ/ (the ''-x'' is a feminine marker); [[Windermere]]: ''brits Tsear''; [[Skellan]]: ''brits Txeñz'') is a major [[Lakovic languages|Lakovic]] language spoken in Talma. It is inspired mainly by Hmong and Somali, with touches of Burmese (especially for Modern Tseer), Hebrew, Vietnamese and Satem IE languages like Polish.


Tseer was a prominent classical language of Talma, second to [[Windermere]]; it left a significant influence on [[Windermere]] and [[Skellan]]. Like Windermere, it favored the CCVC ablaut grade of Proto-Lakovic roots, though not as strongly as Windermere.
Tseer was a prominent classical language of Talma, second to [[Windermere]]; it left a significant influence on [[Windermere]] and [[Skellan]].  
 
Unlike [[Windermere]], [[Tsrovesh]], or [[Häskä]], Tseer epenthesized initial clusters or vocalized the laryngeal *H in clusters.


Like Windermere, it favored the CCVC ablaut grade of Proto-Lakovic roots, though not as strongly as Windermere.
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
*''th''~''ts'' merger like Hanoi Vietnamese
*''th''~''ts'' merger like Hanoi Vietnamese
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*''ð'' is pronounced [ɣ] in conservative accents. Usually it disappears and causes compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel.
*''ð'' is pronounced [ɣ] in conservative accents. Usually it disappears and causes compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel.
*Unstressed nasal vowels > syllabic nasals: oozhad > nzhad
*Unstressed nasal vowels > syllabic nasals: oozhad > nzhad
*Modern Tseer ''lost'' Classical Tseer stress.
*Modern Tseer has consistent stress on the last ''orthographic'' syllable.
**The feminine ending ''-kh'' is usually pronounced [-əx] or even vocalized to [-ə] after a voiced consonant.  


Nasal/nonnasal vowel split
Nasal/nonnasal vowel split


a e i o u ø /ɑ e i o ü ə/ + að eð ið oð uð øð (long versions)
a e i o u ø /a e i o ü ə/ + að eð ið oð uð øð (long versions)


aa ee oo øø = /ã ẽj~ẽ õw~õ ɚ/ + aað eeð iið ooð uuð øøð long versions [These also occur for V + nasal consonant]
aa ee oo øø = /ã ẽj~ẽ õw~õ ɚ/ + aað eeð iið ooð uuð øøð long versions [These also occur for V + nasal consonant]
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====Agreement====
====Agreement====
Feminine subject: ''va-''
Feminine subject: ''wa-''
 
====Voice====
====Voice====
Passive: ''haa-'' (~ Windermere ''ha-'')
Passive: ''haa-'' (~ Windermere ''ha-'')
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==Derivation==
==Derivation==
Reconstruct more derivational morphology in PLak!
Reconstruct more derivational morphology in PLak!
*''{{angbr|r}}'' = patient noun
*''{{angbr|r}}'' = patient noun (straight from PLak)
*''{{angbr|kh}}'' = instrument
*''{{angbr|aa}}'' = place noun (from infix ng)
*''{{angbr|t~d}}'' = applicative
*''{{angbr|kh}}'' = instrument (from PLak instrument trigger)
*''{{angbr|t~d}}'' = be-, applicative (from PLak locative trigger)
*''xi-'' = adjectivizer
*''xi-'' = adjectivizer
**''xilakow'' = free, wakoo originally meant 'human'
**''xilakow'' = free, wakoo originally meant 'human'
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==Sample texts==
==Sample texts==
===UDHR, Article 1===
===UDHR, Article 1===
'''''Eehayxeel wikhon rakod mog xilakoo de emør me nfidhx de xanøkhx.'''''
'''''Eehayxeel wikhon ragod mog xilakoo de emør me nfidhakh de xatøkhakh.'''''


PLACT-PASS-give_birth all human to free and equal in dignity and rights.
PLACT-PASS-give_birth all human to free and equal in dignity and rights.
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==Poetry==
==Poetry==
Modern Tseer poetry uses variations of the 12-syllable alexandrine, influenced by Modern Windermere poetry. However, less attention is paid to metrical feet than in Windermere or Classical Tseer poetry.
Modern Tseer poetry uses variations of the 12-syllable alexandrine, which was inherited from Classical Tseer.
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