| Consonants | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bilabial | labiodental | dental | ||||
| plosive | p | b | ||||
| nasal | m | |||||
| fricative | f | v | þ | ð | ||
| ||||||
Very little is known of the first ancestor of tAruven
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,
Indifferent as to length, no polyphthongs/glides
[C]V[V[V]][C]
| Consonants | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bilabial | labiodental | dental | ||||
| plosive | p | b | ||||
| nasal | m | |||||
| fricative | f | v | þ | ð | ||
| ||||||
vowels: e, o, a, i
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)
