tillach

History

Very little is known of the first ancestor of tAruven

Characteristics

Few sounds, no concept of the difference between plural and singular, world divided between the included with the speaker and the excluded from the speaker,

Phonology

Indifferent as to length, no polyphthongs/glides

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Consonants
bilabial labiodental dental
plosive p b
nasal m
fricative f v þ ð
 

(vowel-chart)

vowels: e, o, a, i

Words

aþava > utar'a

ai > uven

baom > pAn

ei > e

eþi =

þao = edible, food, source of energy

þaa = you (singular/plural) as opposed to me/us (singular/plural)

ði =

fei > rhiaN

iav =

veo = me/us (singular/plural) as opposed to you (singular/plural)

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