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'''Yacavestu''' is a head-final ("Altaic") agglutinative language spoken in Eastern Talma and Northern Etalocin, and is an official language of Quelocin (''!weŋontu'' in Yacavestu, from the !Zoom name ''tkwe'') alongside [[Clofabosin]]. It's inspired aesthetically by drug names (cf. [[Clofabosin]]), Zulu, Welsh, and Estonian. It has clicks from [[!Zoom]] and is also in a sprachbund with [[Adutsib]]. It is an isolate, though some believe it is related to [[Idavic]].
'''Yacavestu''' is a language of Yaca Island in Tricin. It's inspired by Clofabosin, Khmer and Portuguese.
 
''Yal eŋcuvil g!ifam herazu vestazad.'' = ''Methavir nalaminyl mekerylide ester axoram.''
 
==Todo==
* reduplication
*''-mad'' (e.g. ''ololirmad'')
*''-vab''
*''-mob''
*''-al''
*''-am''
*''-xab''
*''-mob''
*''-zob''?
*''-ub''
*''-ode''
*''rotunu'' = 'world'
*''elir'' = 'one'
 
Panzux should be Yaca


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
m n ŋ p t ʈ k b d g f s h v z l ɬ r r(voiceless) j {{angbr|''m n ŋ p t th c b d g f s h v z l hl r hr y''}}
clicks: @ g@ ! g! | g| || g||
(/ks/ is written {{angbr|''x''}}.)
Word final l may be retroflexed to /ɭ/ or even lenited to /ɻ/. The lateral fricative /ɬ/ may be a palatal lateral fricative or even a palatal central fricative /ç/ depending on dialect. In those dialects the lateral click is also realized as a palatal click.
/d/ is often retroflex.
Final ŋ is disallowed but initial ŋ is allowed
===Vowels===
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|-
!  style="width: 60px; "|
!  style="width: 60px; " |Front
!  style="width: 60px; " |Central
!  style="width: 60px; " |Back
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''i''' /i/
|
| '''u''' /u/
|-
! style="" |Mid
| '''e''' /e/
|
| '''o''' /o/
|-
! style="" |Open
|
| '''a''' /a/
|
|}
==Morphology==
===Nouns===
====Case suffixes====
*''-b/-ub'': definite accusative
*''-am'': genitive
*''-zod'': at, in
*''-adul'': to / ''-zodul''
*''-vil'': from / ''-zovil''
Suffixaufnahme
-am herazu, -amerazu = about
====Definiteness and possession====
Nouns take a suffix for definiteness. Possessive suffixes are added directly to the noun for inalienable possession, and to the classifier for alienable possession.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style=" text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan="3" |''vestu'' - 'language'
|-
!style="width: 100px;"|Number→<br/>State↓
!style="width: 100px;"|Singular
!style="width: 100px;"|Plural
|-
!|Indefinite
|''vestu''||''vestil''
|-
!|Definite
|''vestub''||''vestilab''
|-
!|1sg possessor
|''vestel''||''vestilel''
|-
!|2sg possessor
|''vestiyab''||''vestiliyab''
|-
!|3sg possessor
|''vestun''||''vestilun''
|-
!|1pl possessor
|''vestelax''||''vestilelax''
|-
!|2pl possessor
|''vestubax''||''vestilubax''
|-
!|3pl possessor
|''vestunax''||''vestilunax''
|}
===Verbs===
Unlike in Clofabosin, Yacavestu verbs come in many different conjugations.
The subjunctive comes from a historical *hu.
Active verbs: -zad, subjunctive -zathu
Stative verbs: -rub, subjunctive -rugu
Verbs of motion: -thol, subjunctive -tholu
question particle: -bi, as in ''tritholubi?'' (is he coming?)
===Usage===
Yacavestu doesn't use personal pronouns as commonly as Clofabosin; verbs of motion, titles, names or kinship terms are generally used.


The consonants of Yacavestu are ''p t ch c b d gh g m n nh l lh r f v s z y''.


[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Languages]][[Category:Tricin]]
The vowels are ''a e i o u ɐ'', with only ''ɐ i u'' allowed in unstressed syllables. In addition there are diphthongs and nasal vowels (written with a tilde).

Revision as of 07:04, 22 March 2023

Yacavestu/Lexicon

Yacavestu is a language of Yaca Island in Tricin. It's inspired by Clofabosin, Khmer and Portuguese.

Phonology

The consonants of Yacavestu are p t ch c b d gh g m n nh l lh r f v s z y.

The vowels are a e i o u ɐ, with only ɐ i u allowed in unstressed syllables. In addition there are diphthongs and nasal vowels (written with a tilde).

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