Pı̇ħ

Pı̇ħ is the proto-language of the Pı̇ħ language family. Pı̇ħ language gives rise to three different languages. Pı̇ħ is supposedly spoken in the preclassical and classical period, it is only a spoken language and has no script of any kind.

Typological structure

Pı̇ħ is mostly a morphologically isolating language.

In an isolating languages, semantical or grammatical morphemes are almost coincident with single words, and they do not change or add any flecting affix. Moreover, words can have more than one grammatical role in a sentence:

hu̇p
build (verb) – construction (noun) – building (adjective)

The basic word order is essentially SOV (Subject-Object-Verb).

qɛ̣h mu̇h su̇h njạ
(the) person sees (a) 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: Pı̇ħ phonology

Morphology

Main article: Pı̇ħ morphology

Syntax

Main article: Pı̇ħ syntax

Vocabulary

Main article: Pı̇ħ vocabulary