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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Rõktiap uses a syllabic alphabet called ''Rõktiapma Rõethar'' [r̝ɤktʰi̯ɒpmɒ r̝ɤɜthɒr̝̥], which resembles Hangul. The same script is used for a modern descendant called Zienruol, but not for | Rõktiap uses a syllabic alphabet called ''Rõktiapma Rõethar'' [r̝ɤktʰi̯ɒpmɒ r̝ɤɜthɒr̝̥], which resembles Hangul. The same script is used for a modern descendant called Zienruol, but not for Xõelmriusi, another modern descendant, which uses the Rietz alphabet. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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|rowspan=3|Stop | |rowspan=3|Stop | ||
| voiceless aspirated || '''p''' /pʰ/ || '''t''' /tʰ/ || '''k''' /kʰ/ || ''' | | voiceless aspirated || '''p''' /pʰ/ || '''t''' /tʰ/ || '''k''' /kʰ/ || '''ʞ''' /qʰ/ || '''q''' /ʔ/ | ||
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| voiceless unaspirated || '''pp''' /p/ || '''tt''' /t/ || '''kk''' /k/ || ''' | | voiceless unaspirated || '''pp''' /p/ || '''tt''' /t/ || '''kk''' /k/ || '''ʞʞ''' /q/ || | ||
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| voiced || '''b''' /b/ || '''d''' /d/ || '''g''' /ɡ/ || '''ɢ''' /ɢ/ || | | voiced || '''b''' /b/ || '''d''' /d/ || '''g''' /ɡ/ || '''ɢ''' /ɢ/ || | ||
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|rowspan=2|Fricative | |rowspan=2|Fricative | ||
| voiceless || || '''s''' /s/ || || ''' | | voiceless || || '''s''' /s/ || || '''x''' /χ/ || '''h''' /h/ | ||
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| voiced || || '''z''' /z/ || || '''ȝ''' /ʁ/ || | | voiced || || '''z''' /z/ || || '''ȝ''' /ʁ/ || | ||
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Nasals and liquids are devoiced in syllable codas. For example ''nool'' (wave) is pronounced [no:ɬ], and '' | Nasals and liquids are devoiced in syllable codas. For example ''nool'' (wave) is pronounced [no:ɬ], and ''ʞʞurs'' (shoulders) is pronounced [qur̝̥s] or [qur̝̥ɕ]. | ||
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Nouns inflect for case and number. There are two numbers, the singular, which is unmarked, and the plural, which uses the suffix -''i'' for nouns ending in ''s'' and -''s'' otherwise. For example: | Nouns inflect for case and number. There are two numbers, the singular, which is unmarked, and the plural, which uses the suffix -''i'' for nouns ending in ''s'' and -''s'' otherwise. For example: | ||
* ''qiim'' (flower), ''qiims'' (flowers) | * ''qiim'' (flower), ''qiims'' (flowers) | ||
* '' | * ''ʞol'' (language), ''ʞols'' (languages) | ||
* '' | * ''xeik'' (shark), ''xeiks'' (sharks) | ||
* ''lias'' (mound), ''liasi'' (mounds) | * ''lias'' (mound), ''liasi'' (mounds) | ||
* ''ttões'' (beaver), ''ttõesi'' (beavers) | * ''ttões'' (beaver), ''ttõesi'' (beavers) | ||
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| Sublative || qiimzaat || qiimszaat | | Sublative || qiimzaat || qiimszaat | ||
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| Superessive || | | Superessive || qiimxes || qiimsxes | ||
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| Delative || | | Delative || qiimxen || qiimsxen | ||
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| Translative || qiimttel || qiimsttel | | Translative || qiimttel || qiimsttel | ||
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| Causal || qiimkõns || qiimskõns | | Causal || qiimkõns || qiimskõns | ||
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| Terminative || | | Terminative || qiimʞip || qiimsʞip | ||
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===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
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:''I love you.'' | :''I love you.'' | ||
:'''''Ttões·ma | :'''''Ttões·ma xõip·s·hos qiup qiim tre.''''' | ||
:beaver.GEN eye.PL.INESS one flower be.PRES | :beaver.GEN eye.PL.INESS one flower be.PRES | ||
:''The beaver sees a flower.'' | :''The beaver sees a flower.'' | ||
:'''''Buot·no·ma ɢaim·s·bo qiup säi | :'''''Buot·no·ma ɢaim·s·bo qiup säi xeik ȝuum.''''' | ||
:brain.AGENT.GEN hand.PL.ILL one big shark do.PAST | :brain.AGENT.GEN hand.PL.ILL one big shark do.PAST | ||
:''The scholar caught a big shark.'' | :''The scholar caught a big shark.'' | ||
:''''' | :'''''Xeik ngiäl·ttel ȝuum, qeik buotno "Quõi"·ttin drun.''''' | ||
:shark earth-TRANSL do.PAST, CONJ scholar "Wow".EQU be.PAST | :shark earth-TRANSL do.PAST, CONJ scholar "Wow".EQU be.PAST | ||
:''The shark died, and the scholar said "Wow".'' | :''The shark died, and the scholar said "Wow".'' |
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