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Ciċęsarjote is a primary protolang spoken in ''[undecided]''
=== ABANDONED ===


== Contributors ==
== Contributors ==
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C2: any consonant with the exception of any plosives
C2: any consonant with the exception of any plosives
no A can be in first position while another is in second, excepting the cases of /rj/ and /lj/.


=== Allophony ===
=== Allophony ===
any A cannot be in first position while another is in second.
in second position:
in second position:


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== Grammar ==
== Grammar ==
=== Nouns ===
Nouns are inflected for number, case, and (to a degree) gender.
=== Verbs ===
Verbs take mandatory affixes for tense/aspect and pronominal constructions
==== Tense & Aspect ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!PST
!PRS
!FUT
|-
|IMPF
| -nę
| -jo
| -ka
|-
|PFV
| -r
| -ċe
|}
Use cases:
imperfective is used for progressive and/or repetitive actions
perfective is used for non-repetitive completed or instant actions (such as blinking)
==== Pronominal constructions ====
Reflexive: -(j)į̄r
Reciprocal: -ņo
Passive: -(ę)n
=== Syntax ===
Sentences are structured Verb-Subject-Object


== Romanisation ==
== Romanisation ==
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=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
All consonants excepting those listed below are romanised in correspondance with the IPA transcription:
All consonants excepting those listed below are romanised in correspondance with the IPA transcription:
k - c


ŋ - ņ
ŋ - ņ
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ʝ - j
ʝ - j


k͡p - ȹ
k͡p - q


ɡ͡b - ȸ
ɡ͡b - b
 
ŋ͡m - ɱ


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
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== Sample ==
== Sample ==
''Two men were fishing at night, and while they were so engaged a piece of wild sugar-cane floated into the net, where it became entangled.''
'''Iņmalnę slǫɱ glīņo așgels, bi laņ ōtrelnę odējątē irriljinċ, bi irriljinr qį.'''


[[Category:Languages]]
/iŋˈmɒl.ne sl̥õŋ͡m ˈɡliː.ŋo ˈɒs.ɡel.s̩ ɡ͡bi lɒŋ ˈoːt.rel.nẽ oˈdeː.ʝɒˌteː ˈir.rilˌʝin.t̩͡ʃ ɡ͡bi ˈir.rilˌʝin.r̩ k͡pĩ/
[[Category:Protolanguages]]
[[Category:Abandoned]]

Latest revision as of 18:04, 1 January 2026

ABANDONED

Contributors

Primary contributor: Langwyrm - discord #skylrys

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar
Nasal m n ŋ ŋ͡m
Plosive p t d t̠͡ʃ k ɡ k͡p ɡ͡b
Fricative s z ʃ ʝ
Approximant l
Trill r

Vowels

Front Back
Close i
Mid e o
Open ɒ

All vowels can also be long, nasalised, or both

Phonotactics

Syllables are structured C(A)V(C2)

C: any consonant

A: /l/, /r/, /ʝ/

V: any vowel

C2: any consonant with the exception of any plosives

no A can be in first position while another is in second, excepting the cases of /rj/ and /lj/.

Allophony

in second position:

ʝ > j

after an alveolar:

l > ɬ~ɮ (voiceless alveolar~voiced)

Grammar

Nouns

Nouns are inflected for number, case, and (to a degree) gender.

Verbs

Verbs take mandatory affixes for tense/aspect and pronominal constructions

Tense & Aspect

PST PRS FUT
IMPF -nę -jo -ka
PFV -r Ø -ċe

Use cases:

imperfective is used for progressive and/or repetitive actions

perfective is used for non-repetitive completed or instant actions (such as blinking)

Pronominal constructions

Reflexive: -(j)į̄r

Reciprocal: -ņo

Passive: -(ę)n

Syntax

Sentences are structured Verb-Subject-Object

Romanisation

Consonants

All consonants excepting those listed below are romanised in correspondance with the IPA transcription:

k - c

ŋ - ņ

ʃ - ș

t̠͡ʃ - ċ

ʝ - j

k͡p - q

ɡ͡b - b

ŋ͡m - ɱ

Vowels

Vowels /i e o/ are romanised as they are transcribed here.

ɒ - a

Nasalisation is represented with an ogonek, hence <ą į ę ǫ>

Length is represented with a macron, hence <ā ī ē ō>

Sample

Two men were fishing at night, and while they were so engaged a piece of wild sugar-cane floated into the net, where it became entangled.

Iņmalnę slǫɱ glīņo așgels, bi laņ ōtrelnę odējątē irriljinċ, bi irriljinr qį.

/iŋˈmɒl.ne sl̥õŋ͡m ˈɡliː.ŋo ˈɒs.ɡel.s̩ ɡ͡bi lɒŋ ˈoːt.rel.nẽ oˈdeː.ʝɒˌteː ˈir.rilˌʝin.t̩͡ʃ ɡ͡bi ˈir.rilˌʝin.r̩ k͡pĩ/