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'''Zeuhi''' (''Zöhi dażbo'' /zøɦi daʐbo/; ''zöhi'' is from Classical [[Ilithian]] ''jľoudh'' + the Semitic nisba suffix ''-i'') or '''Modern Ilithian''' is the main modern descendant of Classical [[Ilithian]]. It is in a sprachbund with Neo-Aramaic varieties and [[Ašča]].
'''Zeuhi''' (''Zöhi dażbo'' /zøɦi daʐbo/; ''zöhi'' is from Classical [[Ilithian]] ''jľoudh'' + the Semitic nisba suffix ''-i'') or '''Modern Ilithian''' is the main modern descendant of Classical [[Ilithian]]. It is in a sprachbund with Neo-Aramaic varieties and [[Ašča]].
== Lexicon ==
== Lexicon ==
''śüc'' = good
''śüc'' = good (< ''jsúrt'')


''Śiżen'' = a name
''Śiżen'' = a name (< ''Jsužen'')


''zves'' = diligent
''zvesi'' = diligent (< ''jvesu'')


''żöc'' = meat
''żöci'' = meat (< ''žouštu'')


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==

Revision as of 01:37, 15 May 2021

Zeuhi (Zöhi dażbo /zøɦi daʐbo/; zöhi is from Classical Ilithian jľoudh + the Semitic nisba suffix -i) or Modern Ilithian is the main modern descendant of Classical Ilithian. It is in a sprachbund with Neo-Aramaic varieties and Ašča.

Lexicon

śüc = good (< jsúrt)

Śiżen = a name (< Jsužen)

zvesi = diligent (< jvesu)

żöci = meat (< žouštu)

Phonology

Consonants

→ PoA
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Labial Dental/Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ń, ni /ɲ/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive tenuis p /p/ t /t/, c /ts/ cz /tʂ/ ć /tɕ/ k /k/
voiced b /b/ d /d/, dz /dz/ /dʐ/ dź, dzi /dʑ/ g /g/
breathy bh /bʰ/ dh /dʰ/, dzh /dzʰ/ dżh /dʐʰ/ dźh, dzhi /dʑʰ/
Fricative unvoiced [f] s /s/ sz /ʂ/ ś, si /ɕ/ x /x/
voiced w /v/ z /z/ ż, rz /ʐ/ ź, zi /ʑ/ h /ɦ/
Liquid l /l/, r /r/

Vowels

Front Back
unrounded rounded
Close i /i/ ü /y/ u /u/
Mid e /e/ ö /ø/ o /o/
Open ä /æ/ a /ɑ/

Morphology

Nouns