Proto-Phwaim

Proto-Phwaim is a fictional language by Polka Dot. Proto-Phwaim is the reconstructed ancestor of the Phim-Hwan languages, a family spoken for the most part in the central region of Eurasia. It is estimated to have been spoken around 10.000 BC.

PHONOLOGY

/m n nʲ ŋ/ <m n ń ŋ>

/p pʰ b t tʰ d k kʰ g/

/t͡sʲ t͡sʲʰ d͡zʲ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ/ <ć ćh ǵ č čh ǧ> /ɬ ɬʲ ɮ s sʲ z ʃ ʃʲ ʒ χ χʲ ʁ/ <ṣ ṣ' ẓ s s' z š š' ž x x' ḥ> /j w r rʲ l lʲ/ <j w r r' l l'> /i˧ y˧ ɯ˧ u˧ e˧ ø˧ ɤ˧ o˧ æ˧ ɑ˧/ /iː˧ yː˧ ɯː˧ uː˧ eː˧ øː˧ ɤː˧ oː˧ æː˧ ɑː˧/ <ii üü ïï uu ee öö ëë oo ää aa> /i˦ y˦ ɯ˦ u˦ e˦ ø˦ ɤ˦ o˦ æ˦ ɑ˦/ <í ű i̋ ú é ő e̋ ó a̋ á> /iː˦ yː˦ ɯː˦ uː˦ eː˦ øː˦ ɤː˦ oː˦ æː˦ ɑː˦/ <íí űű i̋i̋ úú éé őő e̋e̋ óó a̋a̋ áá> /i˨ y˨ ɯ˨ u˨ e˨ ø˨ ɤ˨ o˨ æ˨ ɑ˨/ <ì ȕ ȉ ù è ȍ ȅ ò ȁ à> /iː˨ yː˨ ɯː˨ uː˨ eː˨ øː˨ ɤː˨ oː˨ æː˨ ɑː˨/ <ìì ȕȕ ȉȉ ùù èè ȍȍ ȅȅ òò ȁȁ àà> Nouns Proto-Phwaim had 13 cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, locative, ablative, instrumental, comitative, terminative, Illative, allative, equative, partitive), two systems of number (singular-dual–plural and collective–singulative) and two genders (human vs nonhuman). A noun root can take up to 3 inflectional suffixes: root + (number) + (case) + (gender)