Nojetál language

The Nojetál language was a language spoken across (region A) around (3000 years ago). It is the parent language to the modern languages of (region A).

Phonology

Consonant phonemes

	Bilabial		Dental		Alveolar		Post-alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Plosive (Stop)	p	b			t	d			c	ɟ	k	g	ʔ
Fricative	ɸ	β	θ	ð	s	z	ʃ	ʒ	ç	ʝ	x	ɣ	h
Nasal		m				n
Approximant						l				j
Tap or flap						ɾ

Vowel phonemes

	Front	Back
High	i	u
Mid	e	o
Low	a	ɒ

Nojetál phonotactics allow (P)(F/N/A)V(N/A) and (T)V(N/A) syllables, where P is plosive, F is fricative, N is nasal, A is approximant, T is tap or flap, and V is vowel. Nojetál is stress-timed, and stress is lexical.

Grammar

Nojetál grammar is largely fusional, although it is somewhat analytic. The basic word order is SVO.

Nouns

Nouns in Nojetál are grouped into four noun genders: masculine, feminine, (third gender), and non-gendered. Nojetál nouns are also marked for case. These genders and cases are marked by the noun ending as follows:

Nojetál noun suffixes

	Nominative	Accusative	Genitive	Dative
Masculine	-ul	-o	-os	-on
Feminine	-al	-a	-as	-an
(Third gender)	-ål	-å	-ås	-ån
Non-gendered	-il	-e	-es	-en