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Sarim had a (C)(r,y,w)V(n,ʔ) structure, where '''ʔ''' represents a gemination of any following consonant. | Sarim had a (C)(r,y,w)V(n,m,ŋ,ʔ) structure, where '''ʔ''' represents a gemination of any following consonant. | ||
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Sarim (Tanemantin: Sāyin, Gretę: Zorę) is a now-extinct Ke:tic language, from which modern Tanemantin, Gretę, and Haheri, amongst others, are descended. It was a strongly head-final, agglutinating, ergative language.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
| Plosive/Affricate | p /p/ | t /t/ ts /ʦ/ | k /k/ | |||
| Fricative | f /f/ | θ /θ/ | s /s/ | x /ɕ/ | h /h/ | |
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ŋ /ŋ/ | |||
| Liquid | w /w/ | r /ɾ/ l /l/ | y /j/ |
Vowels
/i e ɛ a ɔ o u/ i e ɛ a ɔ o u
Syllable Structure
Sarim had a (C)(r,y,w)V(n,m,ŋ,ʔ) structure, where ʔ represents a gemination of any following consonant.
