Proto-Hispanic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the fictional group of Hispanic languages. Not yet estimated when it was spoken, and maybe it's asociated to Cardium pottery in Iberian peninsula. It is based on Basque and the Northern Caucasian languages.
Phonology
Consonants
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Labial
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Laminodental
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Apicoalveolar
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Postalveolar
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Velar
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Glottal
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Nasal
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*m
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*n
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*ŋ
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Stop
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Aspirated
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*pʰ
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*tʰ
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*kʰ
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*h
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Voiceless
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*p
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*t
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*k
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Voiced
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*b
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*d
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*g
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Affricate
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Aspirated
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*tʰz
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*tʰs
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*tʰʃ
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Voiceless
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*tz
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*ts
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*tʃ
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Voiced
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*dz
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*ds
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*dʃ
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Fricative
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*z
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*s
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*ʃ
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*x
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*ɦ
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Lateral
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Fricative
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*ɬ
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Aproximant
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*l
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*ɫ
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Rhotic
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Aproximant
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*ɹ
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Trill
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*r
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Tap
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*ɾ
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Consonant gradation
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Lenis
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Fortis
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Lenis/Fortis
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Nasal
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*ŋ
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*n
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*m
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Labial Stop
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*b
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*p
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*pʰ
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Dentoalveolar Stop
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*d
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*t
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*tʰ
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Velar Stop
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*g
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*k
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*kʰ
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Laminodental Affricate
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*dz
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*tz
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*tʰz
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Apicoalveolar Affricate
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*ds
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*ts
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*tʰs
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Postalveolar Affricate
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*dʃ
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*tʃ
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*tʰʃ
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Sibilant Fricative
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*z
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*s
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*ʃ
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Laringal
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*ɦ
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*h
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*x
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Lateral
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*l
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*ɫ
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*ɬ
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Rhotic
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*ɾ
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*r
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*ɹ
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Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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High
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*i
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*ɨ
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*u
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Mid
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*e
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*ə
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*o
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Low
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*a
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Ablaut patterns
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I
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II
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III
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Type 1
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*a
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*e
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*i
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Type 2
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*a
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*ə
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*ɨ
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Type 3
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*a
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*o
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*u
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Pronoun
Personal
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Singular
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Plural
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Subject |
Object |
Subject |
Object
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1st person
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Exclusive
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*ni ~ *mi
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*dsi ~ *zo / *gu
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*ʃi
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*ʃi
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Inclusive
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-
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-
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*ɬa ~ *ɬi ~ *ɬe
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*ɬa ~ *ɬi ~ *ɬe
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2nd person
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Masculine
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*χu ~ *bo
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*χu ~ *du
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*zu
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*zu
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Feminine
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*nǝ ~ *mǝ
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*nǝ ~ *mǝ
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*su ~ *se ~ *so
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*su ~ *se ~ *so
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Demonstrative
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Subject
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Object
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Indeterminate
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*gǝ
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*tʰʃɨ
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Proximal
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*ɦa
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*dǝ
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Medial-proximal
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*ɦi
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*bǝ ~ *pǝ
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Medial
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*ɦe
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*tʰǝ
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Medial-distal
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*ɦo
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*ɫǝ
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Distal
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*ɦu
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*zǝ
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Interrogative
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Original
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Interrogative
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Inanimate (What)
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*za
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*za-ɦi
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Animate
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Non-human (Which)
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*kʰɨ
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*kʰɨ-ɦi
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Human (Who)
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*nǝ
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*nǝ-ɦi
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Noun morphology
Declension
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Singular
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Plural
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Indefinite
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Absolutive/Nominative
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*-
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*-
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*-
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Ergative
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*-kǝ
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*-
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*-
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Dative
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*-ɦi
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*-
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*-
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Verb morphology
Personal particles
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Singular
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Plural
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Subject |
Object |
Subject |
Object
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1st person
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Exclusive
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*n-
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*da
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*gu
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*gu
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Inclusive
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-
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-
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*ɬu
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*ɬu
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2nd person
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Masculine
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*h-
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*xa
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*zu
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*zu
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Feminine
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*b-
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*na
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*su
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*su
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Thrid person particles
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Subject
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Object
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Indeterminate
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*ʃ-
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*ga
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Proximal
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*d-
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*ɦa
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Medial-proximal
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*p-
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*ɦi
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Medial
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*tʰ-
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*ɦe
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Medial-distal
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*ɫ-
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*ɦo
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Distal
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*ʃ-
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*ɦu
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Sound correspondences with real languages
Consonants
Proto-Hispanic
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Iberian
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Basque
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*ŋ
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?
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n-/-0-/-n
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*n
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?
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n
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*m
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?
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m/n
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*b
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?
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b
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*p
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?
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p/b-
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*pʰ
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?
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p
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*d
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?
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d/t-
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*t
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?
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t
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*tʰ
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?
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t
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*g
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?
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g
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*k
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?
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k
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*kʰ
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?
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h/0
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*dz
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?
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z
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*tz
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?
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z-/sU-/-tz-/-tsU-
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*tʰz
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?
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z-/sU-/-tz-/-tsU-
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*ds
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?
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z
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*ts
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?
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tx-/tsU-/-tz-/-tsU-
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*tʰs
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?
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z/sU
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*dʃ
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?
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z
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*tʃ
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?
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tx-/tsU-/-tz-/-tsU-
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*tʰʃ
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?
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z-/sU-/-tz-/-tsU-
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*z
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?
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z
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*s
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?
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z
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*ʃ
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?
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s
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*ɦ
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?
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ɦ/h/0
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*h
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?
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h/0
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*x
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?
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g/h/0
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*l
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?
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l-/-ɾ-/-l
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*ɫ
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?
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l
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*ɬ
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?
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l-/-lh-/-rC-/-l
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*ɾ
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?
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ɾ
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*r
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?
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r
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*ɹ
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?
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ɾ/r?
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Vowels
Proto-Hispanic
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Iberian
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Basque
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*i
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?
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i?
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*ɨ
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?
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i/u?
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*u
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?
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u?
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*e
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?
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e?
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*ə
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?
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e/o?
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*o
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?
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o?
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*a
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?
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a?
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Thematic lexicon
Personal relations
Proto-Hispanic
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English meaning
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Spanish meaning
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Basque cognate
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Notes
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*ɦa-ma |
mother |
madre |
? |
-
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*da-da-ɦi |
father |
padre |
? |
-
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*i=tʰsi/*e=tʰsi |
sister |
hermana |
? |
-
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*u=tʰsi/*o=tʰsi |
brother |
hermano |
? |
-
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Day's cycle
Proto-Hispanic
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English meaning
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Spanish meaning
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Basque cognate
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Notes
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*zeu̯ŋǝ / *ɦǝtʰsa / *tʰsaɦǝ |
yesterday |
ayer |
atzo, átzo |
-
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Flora
Proto-Hispanic
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English meaning
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Spanish meaning
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Basque cognate
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Notes
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*ɦˈaɬtǝ-lǝ |
brach, pod |
rama, vaina |
adar, ádar |
-
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*ɦˈakʰǝ-ŋǝ |
brach, pod |
tronco, rama, haz |
aihen, aien, axen |
-
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Adjectives
Proto-Hispanic
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English meaning
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Spanish meaning
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Basque cognate
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Notes
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*ɦaɫǝ-ɦǝ |
weak, slow |
débil, lento |
ahul, aul, abol, áhül, aultu |
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Verbs
Proto-Hispanic
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English meaning
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Spanish meaning
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Basque cognate
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Notes
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*e-(a)tʰzei̯-n |
catch, gather, take |
atrapar, coger, llevar, tomar, recoger, reunir |
atzitu, atzipe, atzipatu, atsipatu |
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