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* The letter ''ξ'' is used to show aspiration of the previous stop consonant (eg., b > bʰ, p > pʰ, etc.) It may also be written as a circumflex (^ rutheghu, ''ρodξexξo'') over the letter. Since current morphology requires that all stop consonants are aspirated intervocalically, the hu or rutheghu is often left out. | * The letter ''ξ'' is used to show aspiration of the previous stop consonant (eg., b > bʰ, p > pʰ, etc.) It may also be written as a circumflex (^ rutheghu, ''ρodξexξo'') over the letter. Since current morphology requires that all stop consonants are aspirated intervocalically, the hu or rutheghu is often left out. For example, the name of the language, ''Mahaφξaθξoπξo'' (Mahabhadhuphu) is often spelled ''Mahaφaθoπ0o'', but ''φξaqaπξav'' (bhayaphang: island) would still be spelled ''φξaqaπav''. | ||
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Mahabhadhuphu (Mamanuphian: Mahaφξaθξoπξo) is a language isolate. It is an ergative-absolutive language, leading some scholars to surmise that it may be related to Basque.
Alphabet
The Mamanuphian alphabet (w'arewebhethu, f-aρefeφξedξo) is based on ancient Etruscan, and has somewhat of a look of a mixture of Greek (Garekhey, Xaρecξeq) and Latin (Rumadhey, Ρomaθξeq) alphabets. Until 1945, the alphabet had no minuscule letters. In an effort to modernize the alphabet, the letters were given their closest Latin or Greek shapes. This process was based totally on the shape of the original letter, and thus some letters have different sounds than their Greek or Latin counterparts. If the majuscule was the same in both Latin and Greek, the Latin minuscule form won out.
| Aa | Cc | Dd | Ee | Ff | Hh | Θθ | Mm | Nn | Ξξ | Oo | Ππ | Ρρ | Vv | Xx | Φφ | |
| A | K | T | E | W | H | D | M | N | * | U | P | Y | R | Ng | G | B |
| Arewu | Kam | Teretu | Epheru | Waw | Hethu | Dethu | Mu | Nu | Hu | Ubhekheru | Pu | Yuphu | Ru | Ngepheru | Gu | Bu |
- The letter ξ is used to show aspiration of the previous stop consonant (eg., b > bʰ, p > pʰ, etc.) It may also be written as a circumflex (^ rutheghu, ρodξexξo) over the letter. Since current morphology requires that all stop consonants are aspirated intervocalically, the hu or rutheghu is often left out. For example, the name of the language, Mahaφξaθξoπξo (Mahabhadhuphu) is often spelled Mahaφaθoπ0o, but φξaqaπξav (bhayaphang: island) would still be spelled φξaqaπav.
Nouns
Masculine
| mahu, man | Absolutive case | Ergative case | Genitive case | Dative case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | mahu, maho | maheru, maheρo | mahey, maheq | maham, maham |
| Plural | maheng, mahev | mahetheru, mahedξeρo | mahethey, mahedξeq | mahetham, mahedξam |
| dukhaw, tree | Absolutive case | Ergative case | Genitive case | Dative case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | dukhaw, θocξaf | dukharu, θocξaρo | dukhay, θocξaq | dakham, θocξam |
| Plural | dukhang, θocξav | dukhatheru, θocξadξeρo | dukhathey, θocξadξeq | dukhatham, θocξadξam |
Feminine
| kurang, woman | Absolutive case | Ergative case | Genitive case | Dative case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | kurang, coρav | kurew, coρef | kurey, coρeq | kuram, coρam |
| Plural | kuraw, coρaf | kurew, coρef | kurawey, coρafeq | kurawam, coρafam |
