Mahabhadhuphu (Mamanuphian: Mahaφξaθξoπξo) is a language isolate. It is an ergative-absolutive language, leading some scholars to surmise that it may be related to Basque.
Alphabet
The Mamanuphian alphabet (w'arewebhethu, f-aρefeφξedξo) is based on ancient Etruscan, and has somewhat of a look of a mixture of Greek (Garekhey, Xaρecξeq) and Latin (Rumadhey, Ρomaθξeq) alphabets. Until 1945, the alphabet had no minuscule letters. In an effort to modernize the alphabet, the letters were given their closest Latin or Greek shapes. This process was based totally on the shape of the original letter, and thus some letters have different sounds than their Greek or Latin counterparts. If the majuscule was the same in both Latin and Greek, the Latin minuscule form won out.
| Aa |
Cc |
Dd |
Ee |
Ff |
Hh |
Θθ |
Mm |
Nn |
Ξξ |
Oo |
Ππ |
Qq |
Ρρ |
Vv |
Xx |
Φφ
|
| A |
K |
T |
E |
W |
H |
D |
M |
N |
* |
U |
P |
Y |
R |
Ng |
G |
B
|
| Arewu |
Kamu |
Teretu |
Etu |
Wigamu
|
Nouns
Masculine
| mahu, man |
Absolutive case |
Ergative case |
Genitive case |
Dative case
|
| Singular |
mahu, maho |
maheru, maheρo |
mahey, maheq |
maham, maham
|
| Plural |
maheng, mahev |
mahetheru, mahedξeρo |
mahethey, mahedξeq |
mahetham, mahedξam
|
| dukhaw, tree |
Absolutive case |
Ergative case |
Genitive case |
Dative case
|
| Singular |
dukhaw, θocξaf |
dukharu, θocξaρo |
dukhay, θocξaq |
dakham, θocξam
|
| Plural |
dukhang, θocξav |
dukhatheru, θocξadξeρo |
dukhathey, θocξadξeq |
dukhatham, θocξadξam
|
Feminine
| kurang, woman |
Absolutive case |
Ergative case |
Genitive case |
Dative case
|
| Singular |
kurang, coρav |
kurew, coρef |
kurey, coρeq |
kuram, coρam
|
| Plural |
kuraw, coρaf |
kurew, coρef |
kurawey, coρafeq |
kurawam, coρafam
|
