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Proto-Mittaali had three vowel system: *a *i *u with no length distinction. Syllable structure was (C)V(C) with stress was falling on the first syllable | Proto-Mittaali had three vowel system: *a *i *u with no length distinction. Syllable structure was (C)V(C) with stress was falling on the first syllable | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Proto Mittaali is reconstructed as SVO, head initial agglutinative language with nominative-accusative alignment(like most of its descendants). | Proto Mittaali is reconstructed as SVO, head initial, agglutinative language with nominative-accusative alignment(like most of its descendants). | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Following noun cases are reconstructed:<br> | Following noun cases are reconstructed:<br> | ||
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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Verbs are conjugated for mood, voice, tense and aspect (in this order). Like any modern languages, Proto-Mittaali lacks infinitive. Imperative formed by reduplicating the verb. Conditional by adding -qu. Passive voice is formed by adding -mri, Middle voice by adding -kut. Following tense suffixes are reconstructed:<br>Present tense is unmarked<br>Past: -lka<br>Future: -kju<br>Perfective aspect is unmarked, while Imperfective is marked with -fsa. Habitual is formed by suffix -xmu. | Verbs are conjugated for mood, voice, tense and aspect (in this order). Like any modern languages, Proto-Mittaali lacks infinitive. Imperative formed by reduplicating the verb. Conditional by adding -qu. Passive voice is formed by adding -mri, Middle voice by adding -kut. Following tense suffixes are reconstructed:<br>Present tense is unmarked<br>Past: -lka<br>Future: -kju<br>Perfective aspect is unmarked, while Imperfective is marked with -fsa. Habitual is formed by suffix -xmu. | ||
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[[Category:Proto-languages]] | [[Category:Proto-languages]] | ||