Kī́rtako
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Kī́rtako is one of the languages belonging to Piti language family. It stems directly from Proto-Piti language. It is spoken in the classic period and gives rise to a separate branch, named Kī́rtako languages. Two daughter languages belong to this group and stem from Kī́rtako. It has an alphabetical script.
Typological structure
Kī́rtako is a morphologically agglutinative language, with an additional but strongly marked introflexive feature, realized in verbal roots.
The basic word order is essentially SOV (Subject-Object-Verb).
phū́kali mū́ke lī́lopɑt (the) person sees (the) cow
The entire system is set according to typological parameters of the modifier-head (or head-final) type:
- object - verb
- noun - postposition
- adjective - noun
- relative clause - noun
Phonology
- Main article: Kī́rtako phonology
Morphology
- Main article: Kī́rtako morphology
Syntax
- Main article: Kī́rtako syntax
Vocabulary
- Main article: Kī́rtako vocabulary
