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
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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:
| 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 |