Tahalu

• Tahalu is unique in the way names are used.

Phonology

Consonants

• Plosives

p - /p/ | t - /t/ | k - /k/ | ky - /kj/

• Nasals

m - /m/ | n - /n/ | ng - /ŋ/ | my - /mj/ | ny - /nj/

• Fricatives

s - /s/ | wh - /ɸ/ | sy - /sj/

• Approximants

w - /w/ | l - /l/ | y - /j/ | r - /ɹ/ | ly - /ʎ/ | h - /ɰ/

Vowels

• a - /a/, /æ/ | e - /e/, /ɛ/ | i - /ɪ/, /i/ | o - /o/, /ɔ/ | u - /u/

Phonotactics

• Tahalu

Syllable Structure

• (C)V(ng, m, n, p, t, k)

Syllable Stress

• Tahalu stress is penultimate.

Grammar

Word Order

• Word order is Verb Subject Object.

Names

• Names are either a single noun, a single adjective, or a noun and an adjective. They are strung together, and then inflected.

• For example, Ikyanta, from ‘ikyan’ rock, and has the naming suffix ‘ta’. The suffix is conjugated for age, gender and relationship, so if Ikyanta is a young girl who is a friend of the speaker, the name would be Ikyanlī.