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| Proto-Vidic | |
|---|---|
| *Wiþþos | |
 Location of the language | |
| Pronunciation | ['wiθ.θos] |
| Created by | Oyen |
| Date | 2024 |
| Setting | Earth |
| Native to | Northern France |
| Era | 1000BC-400BC |
Indo-European
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Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | (Post-)Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m <m> | n <n> | |||
| Plosive | p b |
t <t> d <t> | k <k> kʷ <kw> g <g> | ||
| Fricative | ɸ <f> β <v> | θ <þ> ð <ð> | s <s> [z] | x <h> ɣ <ɣ> | |
| Approximant | w <w> | j <y> | w <w> | ||
| Rhotic | r <r> | ||||
| Lateral | l <l> |
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i <i> i: <ī> i:: <î> | u <u> u: <ū> u:: <û> |
| Close-Mid | e <e> e: <ē> e:: <ê> | o <o> o: <ō> o:: <ô> |
| Near-open | æ <æ> æ: <ǣ> æ:: <æ̂> | |
| Open | ɑ <a> ɑ: <ā> ɑ:: <â> |
| -u̯ | -i̯ | |
|---|---|---|
| ɑ- | ɑu̯ <au> | |
| ɑ:- | ɑ:u̯ <āu> | |
| u- | ui̯ <ui> | |
| u:- | u:i̯ <ūi> | |
| i- | iu̯ <iu> | |
| i:- | i:u̯ <īu> |
Grammar
Syntax
Proto-Vidic was an SOV language, meaning that the language operated by placing the Subject, then the Object, and lastly the verb.
The placement of noun modifiers around a noun is very strict and adheres to the following order:
- Preposition
- Demonstrative
- Possessive
- Genitive clause
- Numeral
- Adjective
- Noun
- Relative clause
Proto-Vidic, unlike its western descendant uses SV-inversion for yes/no questions. Other types of questions are typically asked using interrogative pronouns (e.g. "what", "who").