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Neo-Sanskit | |
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Writing | w:Kaithi script |
Region: | w:Hindi Belt |
Genders: | 2 |
Cases: | 2 |
Alignment | Split-Ergative |
Proto-language: | w:Sanskrit |
Typology: | Agglutinative |
Word-Order | SOV |
Languages: | w:Hindustani language,
w:Punjabi language, w:Kashmiri language w:Garhwali language w:Rajasthani language w:Maithili language |
Population: | 1300 million |
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Africa: SEDES • Middle Semitic • Kintu • Guosa Central Asia: Jalpi • Caucas • Zens • Dravindian • Neo-Sanskrit Europe: Intralingua • Folksprak • Interslavic • Balkan • Samboka Far East: Dan'a'yo • IM • MSEAL |
Anthropology
Central, Dardic, Northern, Northwestern, Southern, and Western. Eastern (Bengali) goes with MSEAL.
Phonology and Orthography
We continue to write breathy consonants separate from voiced, but no minimal pairs may exist.
Manner | Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar |
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Voiceless | /p/ | /t̪/ | /ʈ/ | /tʃ~tɕ~c/ | /k/ |
Voiced | /b/ | /d̪/ | /ɖ/ | /dʒ/ | /ɡ/ |
Aspirated | /pʰ/ | /t̪ʰ/ | /ʈʰ/ | /tʃʰ/ | /kʰ/ |
Breathy | /bʱ/ | /d̪ʱ/ | /ɖʱ/ | /dʒʱ/ | /ɡʱ/ |
Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ɳ~ɲ~ŋ/ | ||
Fric | /f~ʋ~w/ | /s/ | /ṣ/ | /ʃ~ɕ~ɬ/ | /h~ɦ/ |
Liquid | /l/ | /ɾ/ | /j/ |
Manner | Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar |
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Voiceless | pa 𑂣 | ta 𑂞 | ṭa 𑂗 | ca 𑂒 | ka 𑂍 |
Voiced | ba 𑂥 | da 𑂠 | ḍa 𑂙 | ja 𑂔 | ga 𑂏 |
Aspirated | ph 𑂤 | tha 𑂟 | ṭha 𑂘 | cha 𑂓 | kha 𑂎 |
Breathy | bha 𑂦 | dha 𑂡 | ḍha 𑂛 | jha 𑂕 | gha 𑂐 |
Nasal | ma 𑂧 | na 𑂢 | ṇa 𑂝 = ña 𑂖 = ŋ 𑂑 | ||
Fric | va 𑂫 | sa 𑂮 | ṣa 𑂭 | śa 𑂬 | ha 𑂯 |
Liquid | la 𑂪 | ra 𑂩 | ya 𑂨 |
Vowels
- a, e, i, o, u, r
- ā, ī, ū, ai, au
No syllabic l (became li).
Phonotactics
V, CV, CCV, CVC, CCVC, CVCC, CCVCC.
Grammar
"Gender" is just a matter of
- Does it end in a consonant --> "masculine"
- Does it end in a vowel (e forbidden) --> "feminine"
- The subject of an intransitive clause is unmarked.
- The subject of a transitive clause is marked with the ergative postposition, ne/𑂢𑂵.
- The object of a transitive clause is marked with the accusative postposition, ma/𑂧.
- The genitive postposition is sa/𑂮.
- The dative postposition is na/𑂢.
- The locative postposition is me/𑂧𑂵.
- The elative is the/𑂟𑂵.
- The benefactive postposition is ya/𑂨.
- The comitative is soth/𑂮𑂷𑂟𑂹.
Abugida Chart
The following table shows the list of vowel diacritics on consonants. The vowel diacritics on consonants are call kakahārā (𑂍𑂍𑂯𑂰𑂩𑂰). Visarga is only used for Sanskrit words.
् | 𑂃 a | 𑂄 ā | 𑂅 i | 𑂆 ī | 𑂇 u | 𑂈 ū | 𑂉 e | 𑂊 ai | 𑂋 o | 𑂌 au | 𑂃𑂁 ṃ | 𑂃𑂂 |
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𑂍𑂹 k | 𑂍 | 𑂍𑂰 | 𑂍𑂱 | 𑂍𑂲 | 𑂍𑂳 | 𑂍𑂴 | 𑂍𑂵 | 𑂍𑂶 | 𑂍𑂷 | 𑂍𑂸 | 𑂍𑂁 | 𑂍𑂂 |
𑂹𑂎 kh | 𑂎 | 𑂎𑂰 | 𑂎𑂱 | 𑂎𑂲 | 𑂎𑂳 | 𑂎𑂴 | 𑂎𑂵 | 𑂎𑂶 | 𑂎𑂷 | 𑂎𑂸 | 𑂎𑂁 | 𑂎𑂂 |
𑂹𑂏 g | 𑂏 | 𑂏𑂰 | 𑂏𑂱 | 𑂏𑂲 | 𑂏𑂳 | 𑂏𑂴 | 𑂏𑂵 | 𑂏𑂶 | 𑂏𑂷 | 𑂏𑂸 | 𑂏𑂁 | 𑂏𑂂 |
𑂹𑂐 gh | 𑂐 | 𑂐𑂰 | 𑂐𑂱 | 𑂐𑂲 | 𑂐𑂳 | 𑂐𑂴 | 𑂐𑂵 | 𑂐𑂶 | 𑂐𑂷 | 𑂐𑂸 | 𑂐𑂁 | 𑂐𑂂 |
𑂑𑂹 ng | 𑂑 | 𑂑𑂰 | 𑂑𑂱 | 𑂑𑂲 | 𑂑𑂳 | 𑂑𑂴 | 𑂑𑂵 | 𑂑𑂶 | 𑂑𑂷 | 𑂑𑂸 | 𑂑𑂁 | 𑂑𑂂 |
𑂹𑂒 c | 𑂒 | 𑂒𑂰 | 𑂒𑂱 | 𑂒𑂲 | 𑂒𑂳 | 𑂒𑂴 | 𑂒𑂵 | 𑂒𑂶 | 𑂒𑂷 | 𑂒𑂸 | 𑂒𑂁 | 𑂒𑂂 |
𑂓𑂹 ch | 𑂓 | 𑂓𑂰 | 𑂓𑂱 | 𑂓𑂲 | 𑂓𑂳 | 𑂓𑂴 | 𑂓𑂵 | 𑂓𑂶 | 𑂓𑂷 | 𑂓𑂸 | 𑂓𑂁 | 𑂓𑂂 |
𑂹𑂔 j | 𑂔 | 𑂔𑂰 | 𑂔𑂱 | 𑂔𑂲 | 𑂔𑂳 | 𑂔𑂴 | 𑂔𑂵 | 𑂔𑂶 | 𑂔𑂷 | 𑂔𑂸 | 𑂔𑂁 | 𑂔𑂂 |
𑂕𑂹 jh | 𑂕 | 𑂕𑂰 | 𑂕𑂱 | 𑂕𑂲 | 𑂕𑂳 | 𑂕𑂴 | 𑂕𑂵 | 𑂕𑂶 | 𑂕𑂷 | 𑂕𑂸 | 𑂕𑂁 | 𑂕𑂂 |
𑂹𑂖 ñ | 𑂖 | 𑂖𑂰 | 𑂖𑂱 | 𑂖𑂲 | 𑂖𑂳 | 𑂖𑂴 | 𑂖𑂵 | 𑂖𑂶 | 𑂖𑂷 | 𑂖𑂸 | 𑂖𑂁 | 𑂖𑂂 |
𑂗𑂹 ṭ | 𑂗 | 𑂗𑂰 | 𑂗𑂱 | 𑂗𑂲 | 𑂗𑂳 | 𑂗𑂴 | 𑂗𑂵 | 𑂗𑂶 | 𑂗𑂷 | 𑂗𑂸 | 𑂗𑂁 | 𑂗𑂂 |
𑂘𑂹 ṭh | 𑂘 | 𑂘𑂰 | 𑂘𑂱 | 𑂘𑂲 | 𑂘𑂳 | 𑂘𑂴 | 𑂘𑂵 | 𑂘𑂶 | 𑂘𑂷 | 𑂘𑂸 | 𑂘𑂁 | 𑂘𑂂 |
𑂙𑂹 ḍ | 𑂙 | 𑂙𑂰 | 𑂙𑂱 | 𑂙𑂲 | 𑂙𑂳 | 𑂙𑂴 | 𑂙𑂵 | 𑂙𑂶 | 𑂙𑂷 | 𑂙𑂸 | 𑂙𑂁 | 𑂙𑂂 |
𑂛𑂹 ḍh | 𑂛 | 𑂛𑂰 | 𑂛𑂱 | 𑂛𑂲 | 𑂛𑂳 | 𑂛𑂴 | 𑂛𑂵 | 𑂛𑂶 | 𑂛𑂷 | 𑂛𑂸 | 𑂛𑂁 | 𑂛𑂂 |
𑂹𑂝 ṇ | 𑂝 | 𑂝𑂰 | 𑂝𑂱 | 𑂝𑂲 | 𑂝𑂳 | 𑂝𑂴 | 𑂝𑂵 | 𑂝𑂶 | 𑂝𑂷 | 𑂝𑂸 | 𑂝𑂁 | 𑂝𑂂 |
𑂹𑂞 t | 𑂞 | 𑂞𑂰 | 𑂞𑂱 | 𑂞𑂲 | 𑂞𑂳 | 𑂞𑂴 | 𑂞𑂵 | 𑂞𑂶 | 𑂞𑂷 | 𑂞𑂸 | 𑂞𑂁 | 𑂞𑂂 |
𑂹𑂟 th | 𑂟 | 𑂟𑂰 | 𑂟𑂱 | 𑂟𑂲 | 𑂟𑂳 | 𑂟𑂴 | 𑂟𑂵 | 𑂟𑂶 | 𑂟𑂷 | 𑂟𑂸 | 𑂟𑂁 | 𑂟𑂂 |
𑂹𑂠 d | 𑂠 | 𑂠𑂰 | 𑂠𑂲 | 𑂠𑂲 | 𑂠𑂳 | 𑂠𑂴 | 𑂠𑂵 | 𑂠𑂶 | 𑂠𑂷 | 𑂠𑂸 | 𑂠𑂁 | 𑂠𑂂 |
𑂹𑂡 dh | 𑂡 | 𑂡𑂰 | 𑂡𑂱 | 𑂡𑂲 | 𑂡𑂳 | 𑂡𑂴 | 𑂡𑂵 | 𑂡𑂶 | 𑂡𑂷 | 𑂡𑂸 | 𑂡𑂁 | 𑂡𑂂 |
𑂹𑂢 n | 𑂢 | 𑂢𑂰 | 𑂢𑂱 | 𑂢𑂲 | 𑂢𑂳 | 𑂢𑂴 | 𑂢𑂵 | 𑂢𑂶 | 𑂢𑂷 | 𑂢𑂸 | 𑂢𑂁 | 𑂢𑂂 |
𑂹𑂣 p | 𑂣 | 𑂣𑂰 | 𑂣𑂱 | 𑂣𑂲 | 𑂣𑂳 | 𑂣𑂴 | 𑂣𑂵 | 𑂣𑂶 | 𑂣𑂷 | 𑂣𑂸 | 𑂣𑂁 | 𑂣𑂂 |
𑂹𑂤 ph | 𑂤 | 𑂤𑂰 | 𑂤𑂱 | 𑂤𑂲 | 𑂤𑂳 | 𑂤𑂴 | 𑂤𑂵 | 𑂤𑂶 | 𑂤𑂷 | 𑂤𑂸 | 𑂤𑂁 | 𑂤𑂂 |
𑂹𑂥 b | 𑂥 | 𑂥𑂰 | 𑂥𑂱 | 𑂥𑂲 | 𑂥𑂳 | 𑂥𑂴 | 𑂥𑂵 | 𑂥𑂶 | 𑂥𑂷 | 𑂥𑂸 | 𑂥𑂁 | 𑂥𑂂 |
𑂹𑂦 bh | 𑂦 | 𑂦𑂰 | 𑂦𑂱 | 𑂦𑂲 | 𑂦𑂳 | 𑂦𑂴 | 𑂦𑂵 | 𑂦𑂶 | 𑂦𑂷 | 𑂦𑂸 | 𑂦𑂁 | 𑂦𑂂 |
𑂹𑂧 m | 𑂧 | 𑂧𑂰 | 𑂧𑂱 | 𑂧𑂲 | 𑂧𑂳 | 𑂧𑂴 | 𑂧𑂵 | 𑂧𑂶 | 𑂧𑂷 | 𑂧𑂸 | 𑂧𑂁 | 𑂧𑂂 |
𑂹𑂨 y | 𑂨 | 𑂨𑂰 | 𑂨𑂱 | 𑂨𑂲 | 𑂨𑂳 | 𑂨𑂴 | 𑂨𑂵 | 𑂨𑂶 | 𑂨𑂷 | 𑂨𑂸 | 𑂨𑂁 | 𑂨𑂂 |
𑂹𑂩 r | 𑂩 | 𑂩𑂰 | 𑂩𑂱 | 𑂩𑂲 | 𑂩𑂳 | 𑂩𑂴 | 𑂩𑂵 | 𑂩𑂶 | 𑂩𑂷 | 𑂩𑂸 | 𑂩𑂁 | 𑂩𑂂 |
𑂹𑂪 l | 𑂪 | 𑂪𑂰 | 𑂪𑂱 | 𑂪𑂲 | 𑂪𑂳 | 𑂪𑂴 | 𑂪𑂵 | 𑂪𑂶 | 𑂪𑂷 | 𑂪𑂸 | 𑂪𑂁 | 𑂪𑂂 |
𑂹𑂫 v | 𑂫 | 𑂫𑂰 | 𑂫𑂱 | 𑂫𑂲 | 𑂫𑂳 | 𑂫𑂴 | 𑂫𑂵 | 𑂫𑂶 | 𑂫𑂷 | 𑂫𑂸 | 𑂫𑂁 | 𑂫𑂂 |
𑂹𑂬 ś | 𑂬 | 𑂬𑂰 | 𑂬𑂱 | 𑂬𑂲 | 𑂬𑂳 | 𑂬𑂴 | 𑂬𑂵 | 𑂬𑂶 | 𑂬𑂷 | 𑂬𑂸 | 𑂬𑂁 | 𑂬𑂂 |
𑂹𑂭 ṣ | 𑂭 | 𑂭𑂰 | 𑂭𑂱 | 𑂭𑂲 | 𑂭𑂳 | 𑂭𑂴 | 𑂭𑂵 | 𑂭𑂶 | 𑂭𑂷 | 𑂭𑂸 | 𑂭𑂁 | 𑂭𑂂 |
𑂹𑂮 s | 𑂮 | 𑂮𑂰 | 𑂮𑂱 | 𑂮𑂲 | 𑂮𑂳 | 𑂮𑂴 | 𑂮𑂵 | 𑂮𑂶 | 𑂮𑂷 | 𑂮𑂸 | 𑂮𑂁 | 𑂮𑂂 |
𑂹𑂯 h | 𑂯 | 𑂯𑂰 | 𑂯𑂱 | 𑂯𑂲 | 𑂯𑂳 | 𑂯𑂴 | 𑂯𑂵 | 𑂯𑂶 | 𑂯𑂷 | 𑂯𑂸 | 𑂯𑂁 | 𑂯𑂂 |