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Other Avestan letters can be used for etymological spelling of foreign words (e.g. 𐬢 for q). | Other Avestan letters can be used for etymological spelling of foreign words (e.g. 𐬢 for q). | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! !! Front !! Back | |||
|- | |||
! High | |||
| /i/ 𐬌 || /u/ 𐬎 | |||
|- | |||
! Mid | |||
| /e/ 𐬈 || /o/ 𐬊 | |||
|- | |||
! Low | |||
| /æ~a/ 𐬀 || /ɒ/ 𐬂 | |||
|} | |||
== Morphology == | |||
Tripartite morphosyntactic alignment. Unmarked nominative in intransitive clauses. Accusative -ra. Ergative -(y)a. | |||
Tenses: ø - present (imperfect). -a past, -ro future, -na progressive, -da perfect. | |||
Evidential: ø - direct. lo - hearsay. me - inferential | |||
Reduplication: noun - "all over the place", adjectives - very, adverb - distributive/each, verb (partial) - habitual/repetitive. | |||
{{Universal Language}} | |||
Revision as of 21:18, 28 February 2025
Zens in a Universal Language for pan-Iranian unification.
| Labial | Alveolar | Post | Velar-Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasals | /m/ 𐬨 | /n/ 𐬥 | /ŋ/ 𐬢 | ||
| Obstruents (-v) | /p/ 𐬞 | /t/ 𐬙 | /t͡ʃ/ 𐬗 | /k~q/ 𐬐 | (/ʔ/) |
| Obstruents (+v) | /b/ 𐬠 | /d/ 𐬛 | /d͡ʒ/ 𐬘 | /g~ɢ/ 𐬔 | |
| Fricatives (-v) | /f/ 𐬟 | /s/ 𐬯 | /ʃ/ 𐬱 | /x~χ/ 𐬑 | /h/ 𐬵 |
| Fricatives (+v) | /v/ 𐬡 | /z/ 𐬰 | /ʒ/ 𐬲 | /ɣ~ʁ/ 𐬖 | |
| Rhotic | /r~ɾ/ 𐬭 | ||||
| Approximants | /w/ 𐬬 | /l/ 𐬮 | /j/ 𐬫 |
Other Avestan letters can be used for etymological spelling of foreign words (e.g. 𐬢 for q).
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | /i/ 𐬌 | /u/ 𐬎 |
| Mid | /e/ 𐬈 | /o/ 𐬊 |
| Low | /æ~a/ 𐬀 | /ɒ/ 𐬂 |
Morphology
Tripartite morphosyntactic alignment. Unmarked nominative in intransitive clauses. Accusative -ra. Ergative -(y)a.
Tenses: ø - present (imperfect). -a past, -ro future, -na progressive, -da perfect.
Evidential: ø - direct. lo - hearsay. me - inferential
Reduplication: noun - "all over the place", adjectives - very, adverb - distributive/each, verb (partial) - habitual/repetitive.
| Universal Languages | ||
|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | SEDES (Horn of Africa), Middle Semitic (Semitic languages), Kintu (Bantu languages), Guosa (West Africa) | 
|
| CENTRAL ASIA | Jalpi (Turkic languages), Zens (Iranian languages), Dravindian (Dravidian languages), Neo-Sanskrit (Indo-Aryan languages) | |
| EUROPE | Interlingua (Romance languages), Folksprak (Germanic languages), Interslavic Slavic languages, Balkan (Balkans) | |
| FAR EAST | Dan'a'yo (CJKV), MSEAL (Mainland Southeast Asia), Indo-Malay (Maritime Southeast Asia) | |
