Proto-Alri

Proto-Alri is the proto-language of the Alri language family. Proto-Alri language gives rise to two different languages. Proto-Alri is supposedly spoken in the prehistoric period, it is only a spoken language and has no script of any kind.

Typological structure

Proto-Alri 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).

ṫiʡek̇ə nuʡe majrow
(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: Proto-Alri phonology

Morphology

Main article: Proto-Alri morphology

Syntax

Main article: Proto-Alri syntax

Vocabulary

Main article: Proto-Alri vocabulary