Proto-Dreishawen language

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Proto-Dreishawen
Pronunciation [ˈdrɛɪʃəwɛn]
Region Omoserica
Language family
  • Proto-Dreishawen
  Proto-Dreishawen


Phonology

Monophthongs of Proto-Dreishawen languages
Diphthongs of Proto-Dreishawen languages

Consonants

Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Labialized Velar Velar Glottal
Plosive p, b t, d k, g
Nasal m n
Tap ɾ
Fricative f, v s, z ʃ h
Affricate h
Approximant ɺ j w
Lateral approximant l

Triphthongs

[aɪə]

[ɑʊə]

[eɪə]

[ɔɪə]

Phonotactics

Syllable structure (C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)(C)(C) at most. Long vowels diphthongized.

Grammar

Nouns do not inflect gender, pronouns denote neuter, masculine and feminine. The languages do not have a case system. Head-final, SVO structure, number (singular, plural) marked by determiners.

Lexicon

[ʹ bleɪn]-man

[ʹ blɔːn]-woman

[ʹ gɔədɑː]-tree

See Also