User:Praimhín/Old Irish-Semitic inspired conlang

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Verapamil is a language of Southern Dodellia. It's the most commonly spoken Southern Veraic language and is believed to be distantly related to the Lakovic languages.

Inspirations: Mandarin, Semitic languages

Phonology

Verapamil, like Irish and Russian, uses broad/slender alternations in consonants.

Morphology

Nouns in Verapamil come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions:

  • nominative
  • accusative
  • lative
  • ablative
  • locative
  • instrumental/comitative

Syntax

Verapamil syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin.