<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en">
	<id>https://linguifex.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=Resangir</id>
	<title>Linguifex - User contributions [en]</title>
	<link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://linguifex.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&amp;feedformat=atom&amp;user=Resangir"/>
	<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Resangir"/>
	<updated>2026-04-10T20:59:20Z</updated>
	<subtitle>User contributions</subtitle>
	<generator>MediaWiki 1.43.6</generator>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208052</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208052"/>
		<updated>2020-09-29T16:56:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}, alternative spelling: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katã Falsen&#039;&#039;&#039;, short: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katah&#039;&#039;&#039;, {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to the potential to build very long compounds, the Latin orthography has two equivalent ways to write them down. The first one is to simply string the components together (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;) and the second one to put an acute over the last vowel of the first component (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → katã falsen&#039;&#039;). Here, &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; with acutes are substituted by &#039;&#039;ã&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;õ&#039;&#039;. Both conventions are often used together within the same text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of a line, syllabfication using a hyphen (&#039;&#039;-&#039;&#039;) is possible at every syllable boundary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides some of them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Dilba&amp;diff=208051</id>
		<title>Dilba</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Dilba&amp;diff=208051"/>
		<updated>2020-09-29T16:52:19Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|name = Dilba&lt;br /&gt;
|creator = Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting = [[wikipedia:Lamuella|Lamuella]]&lt;br /&gt;
|altname = iktilih Dilba&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation = [ʔihˈʨiliħ ʥɛlˈβä]&lt;br /&gt;
|script = Hieroglyphs, Latin&lt;br /&gt;
|familycolor = black&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1 = Lamuellan&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Introduction ==&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Dilba&#039;&#039;&#039; (formally &#039;&#039;iktilih Dilba&#039;&#039; &#039;our tongue Dilba&#039;, assumed pronunciation [ʔihˈʨiliħ ʥɛlˈβä]) is an extinct language that was spoken by the Dilb people on the planet Lamuella.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Dilb people migrated to another desert planet when the Lamuellan climate had become too moderate for them to live. When Lamuella was much later colonised, numerous hieroglyphic scrolls and rock inscriptions were discovered. By these means, the Dilba grammar and a large part of the lexicon have been reconstructed. The original pronunciation was subject to controversy but after compiling works of Dilba grammarians, a relatively plausible phonology has been established.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In this article, the Dilba hieroglyphs are mostly represented by Latin letters. Since the cultural contact with England, the Latin alphabet is also used on Lamuella. However, at this time the phonology has not been reconstructed yet, so the pronunciation of the Latin letters is rather unintuitive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Morphology ==&lt;br /&gt;
Most Dilba words, referred to as &#039;&#039;root words&#039;&#039;, are obtained from consonantal roots by inserting vowels, adding affixes and mutating the root consonants. In the following, these three morphological operations shall be discussed separately.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel Insertion ===&lt;br /&gt;
Root words have two vocalic positions, i.e. positions where vowels can be inserted. Root words that are built up by only one root consonant lack the second vocalic position.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; First vocalic position:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
!Definite&lt;br /&gt;
!Indefinite&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Singular &lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Plural&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
The terms used in the previous table might be deceptive. The indefinite forms are used to introduce the number of a subject of speech. Whenever there is no need to give information about the number, the definite form is used. The singular indefinite form can also be used emphaticly while the plural indefinite often yields collective nouns. In the following article, the terms &#039;&#039;singular&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;plural&#039;&#039; will always refer to &#039;&#039;singular indefinite&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;plural indefinite&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;The second vocalic position is always before the first vocalic position. This vowel connotes a deixis in either first (&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;), second (&#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;) or third (&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;) person. By default, the second vocalic position is filled by &#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039; or left blank at word beginnings. Possibilities of translation are:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! First person&lt;br /&gt;
! Second person&lt;br /&gt;
! Third person&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Possessive&lt;br /&gt;
| mine, our&lt;br /&gt;
| your&lt;br /&gt;
| his, her, its, their&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Local demonstrative&lt;br /&gt;
| this (close to me)&lt;br /&gt;
| this your&#039;s (close to you), also pejoratively&lt;br /&gt;
| yonder&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Temporal demonstrative&lt;br /&gt;
| this (just said / happened)&lt;br /&gt;
| –&lt;br /&gt;
| yonder (said / happened before)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Referring to speaker&lt;br /&gt;
| said by me, us&lt;br /&gt;
| said by you&lt;br /&gt;
| said by him, her, it, them&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For example, the declension of &#039;&#039;gt&#039;&#039; = &#039;&#039;man&#039;&#039; with the vocalic positions _g_t is:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
! No deixis&lt;br /&gt;
! First person&lt;br /&gt;
! Second person&lt;br /&gt;
! Third person&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Definite&lt;br /&gt;
| gat&lt;br /&gt;
| igat&lt;br /&gt;
| ugat&lt;br /&gt;
| agat&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Singular&lt;br /&gt;
| git&lt;br /&gt;
| igit&lt;br /&gt;
| ugit&lt;br /&gt;
| agit&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Plural&lt;br /&gt;
| gut&lt;br /&gt;
| igut&lt;br /&gt;
| ugut&lt;br /&gt;
| agut&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Suffixes ===&lt;br /&gt;
There are four cases which are formed by attaching suffixes to a word. Dative, locative and ablative will be called &#039;&#039;local cases&#039;&#039;. To these three case endings, postpositions can be attached, whose meanings may change depending on the used case. The suffixes and their conjunction with the postposition &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; &#039;in&#039; are shown in the following table.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Nominative&lt;br /&gt;
|gat&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|gat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;to the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|gata&#039;&#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;into the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|gat&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;at the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|gati&#039;&#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;in the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|gat&#039;&#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;from the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|gatu&#039;&#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;out of the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
By attaching the suffixes &#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039; after consonants or &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; after vowels, status constructi to the forms above can be build. The status constructus of the nominative corresponds to the case genitive, the use of status constructi of the local cases will be discussed later. The forms above will be referred to as status absoluti. This usage of the terms is not to be confused with that in semitic languages, where the status absolutus marks the possessor. The term has been chosen since the applications of the status constructi go far beyond possession.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Nominative&lt;br /&gt;
|gat&#039;&#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;of the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|gata&#039;&#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;to the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|gatas&#039;&#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;into the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|gati&#039;&#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;at the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|gatis&#039;&#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;in the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|gatu&#039;&#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;from the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|gatus&#039;&#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|&#039;&#039;out of the man&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
There are three main ways to translate these status constructi (with &#039;&#039;k_z_k&#039;&#039; = &#039;bird&#039;):&lt;br /&gt;
*as genitives: &#039;&#039;gaty kyzak&#039;&#039; = the man&#039;s bird&lt;br /&gt;
*as adjectives: &#039;&#039;gaty kyzak&#039;&#039; = the male bird&lt;br /&gt;
*as attributes: &#039;&#039;kyzakih gat&#039;&#039; = the man at the bird (compare with &#039;&#039;gat kyzaki&#039;&#039; = the man is at the bird)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, the status constructi can be used as new nominative absolutus forms. E.g. &#039;&#039;kazakih&#039;&#039; could be translated as &#039;something at the bird&#039;. The new locative absolutus &#039;&#039;kazakihi&#039;&#039; would mean literally &#039;at something at the bird&#039; and is used for &#039;close to the bird&#039;. However, this application of the status constructi is quite seldom. For historical reasons, the status constructi of local cases with or without postpositions are also called &#039;&#039;inverse postpositions&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The proper name &#039;&#039;&#039;iktilih Dilba&#039;&#039;&#039; and the older form &#039;&#039;&#039;iktiil Dilba&#039;&#039;&#039; are translated literally &#039;Dilba at my tongue&#039; (translation as attribute).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonant Mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
There is a group of consonants, so-called root consonants, that have two mutation grades. In Dilba hieroglyphs, these mutations have not been distinguished but sometimes the consonants which are allowed to be mutated are marked. When it is necessary to label mutated consonants in this article, this will be done by subscript numbers: &#039;&#039;t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&#039;&#039; are the possible mutations of the unmutated &#039;&#039;t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;. That a consonant is allowed to be mutated, will be announced by a subsript hash: t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By now, we can understand the informations included in the lexical form of a root word: The consonant root, the vocalic positions and the consonants which are allowed to be mutated. For example, the complete lexical form of &#039;bird&#039; is &#039;&#039;k&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;_z_k&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&#039;&#039;. Note that the vocalic positions are important properties of a root word as there is in general no relation between roots that differ only in vocalic positions. E.g. the word &#039;&#039;_k&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;z_k&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&#039;&#039; means &#039;mountain&#039; and is not related to &#039;bird&#039; at all.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Root words can have either two, one or none mutable consonants. Especially those with two show very often a predictable pattern, which is sketched in the following table. One ought to consider that these patterns are just often occurring and not universal. &#039;&#039;gt&#039;&#039; = &#039;man&#039; is one of the few words that have every possible mutation.&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;central&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mutation pattern&lt;br /&gt;
!Translation&lt;br /&gt;
!Example: _g&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;_t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|0 0&lt;br /&gt;
| basic form, concrete noun&lt;br /&gt;
| man&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|0 1&lt;br /&gt;
| attribute&lt;br /&gt;
| maleness&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|0 2&lt;br /&gt;
| transitive verb&lt;br /&gt;
| make a man&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|1 0&lt;br /&gt;
| intensification, durative&lt;br /&gt;
| fight (to become a man)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|1 1&lt;br /&gt;
| abstract noun&lt;br /&gt;
| humanity&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|1 2&lt;br /&gt;
| intransitive verb, reflexive&lt;br /&gt;
| become a man (actively, by doings)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|2 0&lt;br /&gt;
| initiator, profession&lt;br /&gt;
| god (the &#039;man-maker&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|2 1&lt;br /&gt;
| implement, attribute, means&lt;br /&gt;
| penis&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;|2 2&lt;br /&gt;
| causative verb, passive&lt;br /&gt;
| become a man (inactively, by age)&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some regular words that have only one mutable consonant can form the first three patterns, some may also expand their consonantal root by &#039;&#039;t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;#&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&#039;&#039; to the left to gain access to more patterns. Again, note that in Dilba hieroglyphs e.g. &#039;man&#039; and &#039;god&#039; are indistinguishable in this script. However, the term &#039;&#039;g&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;at&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&#039;&#039; is an often used epithet for gods.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography and Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Latin Orthography ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Dilba consonants are arranged depending on the number of possible mutation. As mentioned above, the first group are the root consonants, which have two possible mutations. It turns out that the first kind of mutation changes stops to fricatives, the second to nasals. Voiceless stops were formerly mutated to voiceless nasals, which got later in free variation to [h] (as in [ʔihˈʨ&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;h&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;iliħ]).&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin character&lt;br /&gt;
|p||b||f||v||t||d||c||g||k||q&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unmutated pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
|[p]||[b]||[t]||[d]||[ʨ]||[ʥ]||[k]||[g]||[q]||[ɢ]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Pronunciation of the first mutation&lt;br /&gt;
|[ɸ]||[β]||[s]||[z]||[ɕ]||[ʑ]||[x]||[ɣ]||[χ]||[ʁ]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Pronunciation of the second mutation&lt;br /&gt;
|[m̥]||[m]||[n̥]||[n]||[ɲ̊]||[ɲ]||[ŋ̊]||[ŋ]||[ɴ̥]||[ɴ]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
There is a second group of root consonants which are represented by the upper-case versions of the letters above. These phonemes are pronounced the same as the lower-case letters but affect the pronunciation of adjacent vowels. The third group are the so-called linking consonants because they often are the middle consonant in a three consonant root. These consonants do not have mutations anymore with the exception of &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; which has preserved the old mutation &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039;. Unlike in the Latin script, the Dilba hieroglyphs do not distinguish between &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039;. However, this mutation is no longer productive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin character&lt;br /&gt;
|s||z||r||l||n&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unmutated pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
|[ʃ]||[ʒ]||[r]||[l]||[n]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mutated character&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mutated pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
|[h]&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A characteristic of &#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; is that its place of articulation can be changed by directly adjacent root consonants, e.g. &#039;&#039;anb&#039;&#039; [ämp]. The intervocalic, word final and initial pronunciation is [n]. The fourth and last group are consonants that have vocalic realisations under certain circumstances. The consonantal and vocalic realisations are written with different letters in the Latin script. The letter &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039; has a mutation to &#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039;. Again, both this mutation and the vocalic or consonantal realisations are not distinguished in the hieroglyphic script.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Consonantal realisation&lt;br /&gt;
|h||j||w&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
|[ħ]||[j]||[w]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Vocalic realisation&lt;br /&gt;
|a||i||u&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mutated character&lt;br /&gt;
|y&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note the ambiguity of the letter &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; in the latin script: It denotes either the consonantal realisation of &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039; or the mutation of &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039;. In Dilba hieroglyphs, these two versions of &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are distinguished but as well &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; overlap. The four vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;y&#039;&#039; have different pronunciations adjacent to upper-case root consonants, which are shown in the following table. How this effect works in detail, can only be understood with more knowledge of Dilba hieroglyphs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
!a!!i!!u!!y&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Normal pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
|[ä]||[i]||[u]||[ə]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Affected pronunciation&lt;br /&gt;
|[ɔ]||[ɛ]||[ʉ]||[ɐ]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Eventually, all possible characters of the Latin script are summarised in the following table. The first line treats the letters as introduced in this section, the second line respects mutations and uses subscript numbers. The third line imitates the differentations made in the hieroglyphic script. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|h&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|y&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|z&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|z&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|s&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|h&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|j&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|w&lt;br /&gt;
|z&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|p&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|b&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|f&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|v&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|t&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|d&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|c&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|g&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|k&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|q&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|v&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|v&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|v&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|c&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|c&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|c&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|q&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|q&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|q&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|p&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|b&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|f&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|v&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|t&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|d&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|c&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|g&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|k&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|q&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|P&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|B&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|F&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|V&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|T&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|D&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|C&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|G&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|K&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Q&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|P&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|P&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|P&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|B&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|B&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|B&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|F&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|F&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|F&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|V&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|V&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|V&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|T&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|T&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|T&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|D&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|D&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|D&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|C&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|C&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|C&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|G&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|G&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|G&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|K&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|K&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|K&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Q&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;0&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Q&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|Q&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|P&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|B&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|F&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|V&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|T&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|D&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|C&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|G&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|K&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Q&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Noun Phrase ===&lt;br /&gt;
A Dilba noun phrase consists of one head noun at the end and an arbitrary number of nouns in the status constructus before. To sort constituents of a noun phrase, two particles are helpful: &#039;&#039;sa&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ru&#039;&#039;. Dilba particles have the ability to change the order of its phonemes in order to prevent that at the boundary to the following word either two consonants or two vowels converge. Both &#039;&#039;sa&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ru&#039;&#039; can be translated by &#039;and&#039; but have the important difference that &#039;&#039;sa&#039;&#039; connects to individual entities whilst &#039;&#039;ru&#039;&#039; connects to elements describing the same entity. Thereby, it is possible to differentiate between the following three phrases:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Bahah gaty kyzak&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[bɔˈħäħ ˈgäʨə qəˈʒäq]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;The bird of Baha&#039;s man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Bahah sa gaty kyzak&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[bɔˈħäħ ʃä ˈgäʨə qəˈʒäq]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;The bird of the man and Baha&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Bahah ru gaty kyzak&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[bɔˈħäħ ru ˈgäʨə qəˈʒäq]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;The bird of the man Baha&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Simple Sentence ===&lt;br /&gt;
A simple sentence consists at least of two noun phrases in nominative absolutus. The first noun phrase is interpreted as subject of the sentence, the second as predicate. If the first noun phrase is just a personal pronoun, it can be omitted and expressed as deixis of the predicate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;gat vylag&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[&#039;gäʨ də&#039;läŋ]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;The man sleeps&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;vilag&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[di&#039;läŋ]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;I sleep&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first vocalic position of the predicate does not have to coincide with that of the subject. Thereby the number of the action is determined. A singular predicate implies a one-time action, whilst a plural predicate connotes intensification, iteration or duration.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;gut vylig&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[&#039;guʨ də&#039;liŋ]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;Men are sleeping (right now)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;git vylug&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[&#039;giʨ də&#039;luŋ]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;A man is sleeping (continuingly)&#039;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208050</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208050"/>
		<updated>2020-09-29T16:51:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}, alternative spelling: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katã Falsen&#039;&#039;&#039;, short: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katah&#039;&#039;&#039;, {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to the potential to build very long compounds, the Latin orthography has two equivalent ways to write them down. The first one is to simply string the components together (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;) and the second one to put an acute over the last vowel of the first component (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → katã falsen&#039;&#039;). Here, &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; with acutes are substituted by &#039;&#039;ã&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;õ&#039;&#039;. Both conventions are often used together within the same text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of a line, syllabfication using a hyphen (&#039;&#039;-&#039;&#039;) is possible at every syllable boundary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208049</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208049"/>
		<updated>2020-09-29T16:50:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}, alternative spelling: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katã Falsen&#039;&#039;&#039;, short: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katah&#039;&#039;&#039;, {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to the potential to build very long compounds, the Latin orthography has two equivalent ways to write them down. The first one is to simply string the components together (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;) and the second one to put an acute over the last vowel of the first component (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → katã falsen&#039;&#039;). Here, &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; with acutes are substituted by &#039;&#039;ã&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;õ&#039;&#039;. Both conventions are often used together within the same text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of a line, syllabfication using a hyphen (&#039;&#039;-&#039;&#039;) is possible at every syllable boundary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208048</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208048"/>
		<updated>2020-09-29T16:49:22Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}, alternative spelling: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katã Falsen&#039;&#039;&#039;, short: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katah&#039;&#039;&#039;, {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to the potential to build very long compounds, the Latin orthography has two equivalent ways to write them down. The first one is to simply string the components together (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;) and the second one to put an acute over the last vowel of the first component (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → katã falsen&#039;&#039;). Here, &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; with acutes are substituted by &#039;&#039;ã&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;õ&#039;&#039;. Both conventions are often used together within the same text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of a line, syllabfication using a hyphen (&#039;&#039;-&#039;&#039;) is possible at every syllable boundary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208047</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=208047"/>
		<updated>2020-09-29T16:46:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}, alternative spelling: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katã Falsen&#039;&#039;&#039;, short: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katah&#039;&#039;&#039;, {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to the potential to build very long compounds, the Latin orthography has two equivalent ways to write them down. The first one is to simply string the components together (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;) and the second one to put an acute over the last vowel of the first component (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → katã falsen&#039;&#039;). Here, &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; with acutes are substituted by &#039;&#039;ã&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;õ&#039;&#039;. Both conventions are often used together within the same text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of a line, syllabfication using a hyphen (&#039;&#039;-&#039;&#039;) is possible at every syllable boundary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169729</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169729"/>
		<updated>2019-10-26T17:07:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}, alternative spelling: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katã Falsen&#039;&#039;&#039;, short: &#039;&#039;&#039;Katah&#039;&#039;&#039;, {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to the potential to build very long compounds, the Latin orthography has two equivalent ways to write them down. The first one is to simply string the components together (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;) and the second one to put an acute over the last vowel of the first component (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → katã falsen&#039;&#039;). Here, &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; with acutes are substituted by &#039;&#039;ã&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;õ&#039;&#039;. Both conventions are often used together within the same text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of a line, syllabfication using a hyphen (&#039;&#039;-&#039;&#039;) is possible at every syllable boundary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169728</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169728"/>
		<updated>2019-10-26T17:02:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) or short &#039;&#039;&#039;Katah&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Due to the potential to build very long compounds, the Latin orthography has two equivalent ways to write them down. The first one is to simply string the components together (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;) and the second one to put an acute over the last vowel of the first component (&#039;&#039;katä + falsen → katã falsen&#039;&#039;). Here, &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; with acutes are substituted by &#039;&#039;ã&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;õ&#039;&#039;. Both conventions are often used together within the same text.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of a line, syllabfication using a hyphen (&#039;&#039;-&#039;&#039;) is possible at every syllable boundary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169727</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169727"/>
		<updated>2019-10-26T16:14:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) or short &#039;&#039;&#039;Katar&#039;&#039;&#039; is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=User:Resangir&amp;diff=169070</id>
		<title>User:Resangir</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=User:Resangir&amp;diff=169070"/>
		<updated>2019-10-13T11:12:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: Created page with &amp;quot;Hi! My name is Simon {{IPA|[ˈsiːmɔn]}} and I study physics and computational linguistics. Languages I speak are German, English and Latin. :)&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Hi! My name is Simon {{IPA|[ˈsiːmɔn]}} and I study physics and computational linguistics. Languages I speak are German, English and Latin. :)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169017</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169017"/>
		<updated>2019-10-12T15:46:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Historical soundshifts ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169016</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169016"/>
		<updated>2019-10-12T15:44:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Proto-Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169015</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169015"/>
		<updated>2019-10-12T15:43:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Proto-Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlzen]}}. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Proto-Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Declension paradigms ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Ablaut ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169013</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=169013"/>
		<updated>2019-10-12T15:35:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Proto-Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor2=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168358</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168358"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T19:25:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: /* Old Katäfalsen */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
!kore&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168357</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168357"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T19:24:34Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈku̯oru &#039;war&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈku̯oru&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈku̯or&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ koˈwor&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|ku̯əˈri̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ku̯əˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kuˈri&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kori&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kore&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
!kawur&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168356</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168356"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T19:11:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈtia&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈtiʔa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ te&lt;br /&gt;
|tiˈi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tiˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ teja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ tej&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ti &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
!kataj&lt;br /&gt;
!te&lt;br /&gt;
!ti&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168355</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168355"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T19:00:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈtu &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈtu&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈta&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kata&lt;br /&gt;
|kaˈti̯u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kaˈti̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataˈja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataja&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ kataj&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
!kata&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168354</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168354"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T18:54:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes (and loss of stress)&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈta &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ peres&lt;br /&gt;
|periˈsi̯a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ periˈsi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ paresi&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ parese&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!peres&lt;br /&gt;
!parese&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168353</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168353"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T18:50:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllables: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed syllables: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. The infixes attract stress and thereby cause vowel changes. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈperisa &#039;man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|kaˈta &#039;water&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|ˈtia &#039;animal&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisa&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ ˈperis&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;→ &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168352</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168352"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T18:40:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllable: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllable: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now the irregularities mentioned in [[#Declension|Declension]] can be fully explained.&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen marked the four cases absolutive, locative, dative and ablative by the infixes -∅-, -i̯-, -a̯- and -u̯- in the last syllable of a word. In the following table the evolution of characteristic examples is given:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Sound changes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Modern Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168351</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168351"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T18:32:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllable: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllable: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word-final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Second stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Deletion of word-final a&lt;br /&gt;
*Vocalisation of coda approximants (summarised in [[#Sound changes|Sound changes]])&lt;br /&gt;
*Word-final: ä → a, i → e, u → o by analogy (analysed as {{IPA|/aːʔ/}}, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168350</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168350"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T18:24:30Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable with the exception of a couple of stressless clitics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;First stage&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*Insertion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} if syllable onset is empty&lt;br /&gt;
*Reduction of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables with a non-syllabic vowel: (C)i̯V → (C)i, (C)u̯V → (C)u, (C)a̯V → (C)a&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in an unstressed syllable: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant in a stressed syllable: Ca̯V → CVˈħV, Ci̯V → CVˈjV, Cu̯V → CVˈwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Vowel changes&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllable: ə → a, i → e, u → o, a → a, e → a, o → a, ē → e, ō → o&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed syllable: ə → a, i → i, u → u, a → ä, e → e, o → o, ē → i, ō → u&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: Word final a → a (from vowel reduction)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168349</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168349"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T17:57:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: /* Declension */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant else: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Partially loss of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168348</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168348"/>
		<updated>2019-10-07T17:57:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo irregularities such as vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. Their origin is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kataj&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A noun could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This lexical ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen happened in two stages. During the first stage, the morphology and some phonological features of modern Katäfalsen like metathesis and epenthesis were not developed yet.&lt;br /&gt;
After the development, a second row of sound changes occured, which led to the situation described in [[#Phonology|Phonology]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant else: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Partially loss of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168333</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168333"/>
		<updated>2019-10-06T23:31:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Zero grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|p&#039;&#039;&#039;ə&#039;&#039;&#039;riˈsi̯ə&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A word could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
Such syllables are sensitive to stress, meaning that e/o, ē and ō in stressed syllables corresponded to ə, e and o in unstressed syllables.&lt;br /&gt;
The most common reason for stress shifts is the suffixation of one of the case suffixes &#039;&#039;-a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;-i&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;-u&#039;&#039;, which attract stress.&lt;br /&gt;
This explains irregular forms such as &#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039; from &#039;&#039;ˈperisə + i&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;pəriˈsi&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sound changes from Old Katäfalsen to Katäfalsen were:&lt;br /&gt;
*Loss of non-syllabic vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**As syllable onsets: a̯ → ħ, i̯ → j, u̯ → w&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant before ə: Ca̯ə → Ca, Ci̯ə → Ci, Cu̯ə → Cu&lt;br /&gt;
**After a consonant else: Ca̯V → CəħV, Ci̯V → CəjV, Cu̯V → CəwV&lt;br /&gt;
*Partially loss of word-final vowels&lt;br /&gt;
**In unstressed final syllables: V → ∅&lt;br /&gt;
**In stressed final syllables: V → a&lt;br /&gt;
**Exception: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168332</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168332"/>
		<updated>2019-10-06T23:00:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Zero grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|p&#039;&#039;&#039;ə&#039;&#039;&#039;riˈsi&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A word could have at most one syllable with ablaut. This ablaut is no longer productive in Katäfalsen but was in Old Katafalsen.&lt;br /&gt;
Such syllables are sensitive to stress, meaning that e/o, ē and ō in stressed syllables corresponded to ə, e and o in unstressed syllables.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168331</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168331"/>
		<updated>2019-10-06T22:55:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Zero grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ē&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈp&#039;&#039;&#039;ō&#039;&#039;&#039;risə&lt;br /&gt;
|p&#039;&#039;&#039;ə&#039;&#039;&#039;riˈsi&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168330</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168330"/>
		<updated>2019-10-06T22:53:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Zero grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈperisə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈpērisə&lt;br /&gt;
|ˈpōrisə&lt;br /&gt;
|pəriˈsi&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168329</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168329"/>
		<updated>2019-10-06T22:52:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
Every word had exactly one unpredictably stressed syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most syllables had one of the vowels {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/u/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}. Syllables containing one of the other mid vowels showed the following ablaut scheme:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Full grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ē-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Ō-grade&lt;br /&gt;
!Zero grade&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/e/}} or {{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|perisə&lt;br /&gt;
|pērisə&lt;br /&gt;
|pōrisə&lt;br /&gt;
|pərisi&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168198</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168198"/>
		<updated>2019-10-05T16:03:09Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)(G)V, where C denotes a consonant, G one of the non-syllabic vowels {{IPA|/a̯/}}, {{IPA|/i̯/}} and {{IPA|/u̯/}} and V a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168197</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168197"/>
		<updated>2019-10-05T15:57:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure was a strict (C)V, where V denotes a vowel and C either a consonant or one of the non-syllabic vowels &#039;&#039;a̯&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i̯&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;u̯&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168194</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168194"/>
		<updated>2019-10-05T15:49:26Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Vowels&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Central&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
!Short&lt;br /&gt;
!Long&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ē&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/eː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ə&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ə/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ō&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/oː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/a/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168190</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168190"/>
		<updated>2019-10-05T15:43:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
The majority of Katäfalsen&#039;s vocabulary is derived directly from Old Katäfalsen. While the consonants underwent only marginal changes, the vowel system changed substantially. The phonemes of Old Katäfalsen are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Consonants&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/r/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168077</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168077"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T14:37:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168075</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168075"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T14:26:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168074</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168074"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T14:13:18Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168073</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168073"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T14:11:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168072</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168072"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T14:08:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168071</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168071"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T14:06:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168067</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168067"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T12:24:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule1-1.png|First relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Braid rule2-1.png|Second relation of braid groups: s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; = s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168065</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168065"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T12:16:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Braid rule1-1.png|thumb|Geometrical interpretation of the first relation of braid groups]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Braid rule2-1.png|thumb|Geometrical interpretation of the second relation of braid groups]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=File:Braid_rule2-1.png&amp;diff=168064</id>
		<title>File:Braid rule2-1.png</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=File:Braid_rule2-1.png&amp;diff=168064"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T12:15:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Geometrical interpretation of the braid relation s_1 s_2 s_1 = s_2 s_1 s_2&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=File:Braid_rule1-1.png&amp;diff=168063</id>
		<title>File:Braid rule1-1.png</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=File:Braid_rule1-1.png&amp;diff=168063"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T12:11:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Geometrical interpretation of the braid relation s_1 s_3 = s_3 s_1&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=File:Katafalsen_braid-1.png&amp;diff=168062</id>
		<title>File:Katafalsen braid-1.png</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=File:Katafalsen_braid-1.png&amp;diff=168062"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T12:02:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: Resangir uploaded a new version of File:Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Summary ==&lt;br /&gt;
The word Katäfalsen written in the braid alphabet&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168051</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168051"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T00:12:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: /* Letters and fillers */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168050</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168050"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T00:11:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: /* Letters and fillers */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;wj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jw&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168049</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168049"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T00:08:18Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts, which indicates that the braid script was developed during an earlier stage of the language.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168048</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168048"/>
		<updated>2019-10-04T00:05:04Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039; are written as pairs. Here, a possible synthesis of these vowels in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]] is regarded. Otherwise, genimation is favoured.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ħħ&#039;&#039; corresponds to the long vowel &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;jj&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;jħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;ww&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;wħ&#039;&#039; correspond to &#039;&#039;u&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
*/ʔ/ is allways represented in the orthography. Thereby, for example {{angbr|ħħ}} &amp;quot;ä&amp;quot; and {{angbr|ħʔħ}} &amp;quot;aa&amp;quot; are distinguished.&lt;br /&gt;
*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039; is used.&lt;br /&gt;
*The patterns for &#039;&#039;f&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;s&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;h&#039;&#039; are the double patterns of &#039;&#039;p&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;k&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168047</id>
		<title>Katäfalsen</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Kat%C3%A4falsen&amp;diff=168047"/>
		<updated>2019-10-03T23:50:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Resangir: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{privatelang}} {{construction}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox language&lt;br /&gt;
|image=Katafalsen braid-1.png&lt;br /&gt;
|name=Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|pronunciation={{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|creator=Resangir&lt;br /&gt;
|setting=&lt;br /&gt;
|created=2019&lt;br /&gt;
|fam1=constructed language&lt;br /&gt;
|fam2=artistic language&lt;br /&gt;
|ancestor=Old Katäfalsen&lt;br /&gt;
|script=Latin, Greek, braids&lt;br /&gt;
|iso3=none&lt;br /&gt;
|notice=IPA&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtæfɑlsen]}}) is an apriori language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from &#039;&#039;&#039;Old Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;&#039; with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
Analysing the name &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; already shows many of the language&#039;s features and offers therefore an appropriate introduction. Possible English translations are &amp;quot;the water language&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;the water languages&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;(a) water language&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;water languages&amp;quot; as neither number nor definiteness must be expressed explicitely. The word &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; means &amp;quot;tongue&amp;quot; as a body part and is converted into the abstract noun &amp;quot;language&amp;quot; by the suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;. Its main function is forming feminine nouns but can also yield abstracta. Here, it triggers metathesis, i.e. alternation of the order of phonemes, and produces the word &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;. The word for &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;, which has the stem &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039;. Since &amp;quot;water language&amp;quot; specifies a certain type of &amp;quot;language&amp;quot;, the component &amp;quot;water&amp;quot; is considered to be subordinate and takes a subordinate suffix which lengthens the final vowel in &#039;&#039;kata&#039;&#039; to &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039;. Finally, the two words &#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; form the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039;. An acceptable glossing would consequently be:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{interlinear&lt;br /&gt;
|Katä-falsen&lt;br /&gt;
|water\{{sc|sr}}-tongue\{{sc|fem}}&lt;br /&gt;
|The water language&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== External history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Internal history ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Phonology ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Consonants ===&lt;br /&gt;
The consonant phonemes of Modern Katäfalsen are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!Labial&lt;br /&gt;
!Alveolar&lt;br /&gt;
!Palatal&lt;br /&gt;
!Velar&lt;br /&gt;
!Glottal&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Nasal&lt;br /&gt;
|m&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/m/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|n&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/n/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Stop&lt;br /&gt;
!voiced&lt;br /&gt;
|b&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/b/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|d&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/d/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|g&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/g/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!voiceless&lt;br /&gt;
|p&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/p/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|t&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/t/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|k&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/k/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ʔ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Fricative&lt;br /&gt;
|f&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/f/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/s/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|h&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/x/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|r&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɹ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|j&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|w&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Lateral approximant&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|l&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/l/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowels ===&lt;br /&gt;
The vowel inventory of Katäfalsen is quite symmetrical as there are each three front, back, rounded and unrounded vowels.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Front&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Back&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Unrounded&lt;br /&gt;
!Rounded&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Close&lt;br /&gt;
|i&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|u&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Mid&lt;br /&gt;
|e&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|o&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Open&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The only vowel that distinguishes length is {{IPA|/ɑ/}} contrasting phonemically with {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. The long vowel is represented by {{angbr|ä}}.&lt;br /&gt;
The sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} are realised as diphthongs, while adjacent vowels are usually pronounced in hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alphabet ===&lt;br /&gt;
The Latin alphabet used for Katäfalsen therefore contains the following letters.&lt;br /&gt;
Uppercase letters are used for the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!a||b||d||e||f||g||h||i||j||k||l||m||n||o||p||r||s||t||u||w||ö||ä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!A||B||D||E||F||G||H||I||J||K||L||M||N||O||P||R||S||T||U||W||Ö||Ä&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonotactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
The syllable structure in Katäfalsen is CV(C), where C denotes a consonant and V a vowel. The glottal stop {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is only allowed as syllable onset and only intervocalically in hiatus and word initially, i.e. after a break. This is not represented in the orthography.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Metathesis and epenthesis ===&lt;br /&gt;
Metathesis occurs in Katäfalsen when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word. If the word ends with a vowel or diphthong, the morphemes are simply concatenated. The suffix &#039;&#039;-n&#039;&#039;, which creates female forms, is used for examples here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;ki + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kin&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kaj + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kajn&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, if the word ends with a consonant instead, metathesis of this consonant and the preceding vowel occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;fales + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; falsen&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In words that are either monosyllablic or feature a closed penultimate syllable (although very rare), an epenthetic vowel {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is inserted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;sen + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;snen&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;meslip + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; mes&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;lpin&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In addition, there is a class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} but dropped the ending later. When taking suffixes, this vowel emerges again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + n &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;n&#039;&#039; instead of &#039;&#039;aktan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}} occurs also before words which consist of a single consonant and disappears when the word takes suffixes beginning with a vowel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;aj + an &#039;&#039;→&#039;&#039; jan&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Vowel mutation ===&lt;br /&gt;
Old Katäfalsen had the additional phoneme {{IPA|/ħ/}}, which has disappeared in Modern Katäfalsen but has left still observable effects. We already know that the sequences {{IPA|/ɑj/}}, {{IPA|/ɑw/}}, {{IPA|/ɑːj/}} and {{IPA|/ɑːw/}} yield diphthongs. Moreover, whenever one of the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are syllable codae, they melt into the preceding vowel and cause the mutations summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;|Codae&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ħ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/j/}}&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/w/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;11&amp;quot;|Nucleus&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑ/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/e/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/i/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/o/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/u/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑː/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ø/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːj/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ɑːw/}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The last five syllable nuclei are never followed by {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} because they solely arise from the mutations above and complex syllable codae are forbidden. When a suffix beginning with a vowel is attached to a word ending with a mutated vowel, the mutation is usually undone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;ö&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;oj&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039; + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;am&#039;&#039;&#039;ej&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the class of words that ended with {{IPA|/ɑ/}} in Old Katäfalsen behaves differently:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;kat + an&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;kat&#039;&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;an&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[kɑtɑʔɑn]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Double consonants CC were changed to ħC in Old Katäfalsen and also triggered vowel mutation later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;welal + n&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;wilan&#039;&#039; (via &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;wellan&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;weħlan&#039;&#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In other positions, Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}} has merged with {{IPA|/ʔ/}}. Intervocalically, i.e. syllable initially after a vowel or diphthong, {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggered mutation of the preceding vowel in dialects in which {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} have both dropped completely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;*&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;meħel&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[meʔel]}} or dialectally &#039;&#039;m&#039;&#039;&#039;i&#039;&#039;&#039;el&#039;&#039; {{IPA|[mi.el]}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Stress ===&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen features a dynamic stress. In contrast to compounds, the stress in simple words is always initial:&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;katä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;falsen&#039;&#039; are pronounced {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑː]}} and {{IPA|[ˈfɑlsen]}}.&lt;br /&gt;
In compounds, the stresses of words attached to the right are pulled to the previous syllable, thus the last syllable of the preceding word component.&lt;br /&gt;
The last stressed syllable in a compound is the heaviest one.&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore other stresses (including the initial stress on the first word component) are analysed as secondary stresses.&lt;br /&gt;
If several stressed syllables are in a row, the rightmost is most dominant and the other ones are negligible.&lt;br /&gt;
To come back to the example above, the compound &#039;&#039;Katäfalsen&#039;&#039; is finally pronounced {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} with the shifted stress of the second component being more dominant than the initial stress of the first one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Further examples (the stressed syllables are in bold):&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;kaj&#039;&#039;&#039;-sen&#039;&#039;: The stress of the last component is shifted to the previous syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;kaj-&#039;&#039;&#039;sen&#039;&#039;&#039;-kat&#039;&#039;: The rightmost stressed syllable is most dominant.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;me&#039;&#039;&#039;sal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The initial syllable of the first component receives a secondary stress.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;&#039;gä&#039;&#039;&#039;-mesal&#039;&#039;&#039;pi&#039;&#039;&#039;-sedar&#039;&#039;: The stress on the second syllable is heavier than the one on the first syllable.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Phonetic remarks ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Katafalsen vowels.png|thumb|Vowel chart of a standard urban Katäfalsen accent]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The actual phonetic realisation of the phonemes depends a lot on the speaker&#039;s sociolect and also on the setting of speech. For example, a standard speaker would imitate a higher sociolect when talking to a dignitary and a lower one when talking to inferiors. Two extremes of the possible realisations are the religious and rural accents. The urban accent is considered standard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding vowels, the differences between the accents are marginal except for {{IPA|/ɑː/}}. {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} are consistently mid front unrounded and mid back rounded vowels, i.e. more precisely {{IPA|[e̞]}} and {{IPA|[o̞]}}. {{IPA|/i/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} tend to be slightly more open in rural accents ({{IPA|[ɪ]}} and {{IPA|[ʊ]}}) in contrast to {{IPA|[i]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} in religious accents, with the standard accent being somewhere in between. While {{IPA|/ɑ/}} is quite consistently {{IPA|[ɑ]}}, the length contrast to {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has only survived in higher sociolects. In rural and urban accents {{IPA|/ɑː/}} has been fronted to {{IPA|[æ]}}. {{IPA|/ø/}} varies between the mid front rounded {{IPA|[ø̞]}} in higher and the mid central rounded {{IPA|[ɵ̞]}} in lower sociolects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Phonemes that are pronouned in each accent exactly like their symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet are {{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/g/}}, {{IPA|/m/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/f/}}. The voiceless plosives {{IPA|/p/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/k/}} can be slightly aspirated in all accents. {{IPA|/h/}} is usually the voiceless uvular fricative {{IPA|[χ]}}. {{IPA|/s/}} is both in higher and urban sociolects {{IPA|[s]}} but {{IPA|[ʃ]}} in rural accents, which gives them a much softer sound. Being an alveolar approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}} in the standard accent, {{IPA|/ɹ/}} is tapped in rural as well as religious accents, i.e. {{IPA|[ɾ]}}. {{IPA|/l/}} is usually velarised in religious accents ({{IPA|[ɫ]}}). An unmistakable indicator of the speaker&#039;s sociolect is the realisation of {{IPA|/ʔ/}}: In higher sociolects, the differentiation between {{IPA|/ʔ/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} is still prominent, with the pronunciation of the latter being {{IPA|[ħ]}}~{{IPA|[h]}}. Complete deletion of {{IPA|/ʔ/}} occurs in lower sociolects, in this case disappearing {{IPA|/ħ/}} triggers vowel mutation as mentioned in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Under the influence of voiced sounds and intervocalically , the voiceless fricatives /f/, /s/ and /x/ might be voiced to [v], [z] and [ʁ] by some speakers, e.g. &#039;&#039;asbi&#039;&#039; [ˈɑzbi]. When at word boundaries or in compounds geminated consonants occur, they are usually pronounced as long consonants, except in very careful speech where the first consonant is terminated audibly. Within a word, geminates are deleted as described in [[#Vowel mutation|Vowel mutation]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Grammar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Nouns ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Declension ====&lt;br /&gt;
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight.&lt;br /&gt;
The case suffixes and their exemplary application to the noun &#039;&#039;fales&#039;&#039; (tongue) are given in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Coordinate&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Subordinate&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
!Suffix&lt;br /&gt;
!Example&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Absolutive&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|∅&lt;br /&gt;
|fales&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|*ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|falsi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Dative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|a&lt;br /&gt;
|falesa&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|falesä&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Locative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|e&lt;br /&gt;
|falese&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|i&lt;br /&gt;
|falesi&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Ablative&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|o&lt;br /&gt;
|faleso&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;|u&lt;br /&gt;
|falesu&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The glossing abbreviations used here are {{sc|abs}}, {{sc|dat}}, {{sc|loc}}, {{sc|abl}}, {{sc|abs.sr}}, {{sc|dat.sr}}, {{sc|loc.sr}} and {{sc|abl.sr}}.&lt;br /&gt;
A selection of the most important usages of the cases locative, dative and ablative is given below.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms will be gone into in the section [[#Coordination and subordination|Coordination and subordination]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Dative&#039;&#039;&#039;: recipient or affected; where to; beneficiary&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Locative&#039;&#039;&#039;: place where, time when; accompaniment&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Ablative&#039;&#039;&#039;: where from; means or topic; cause, reason or value&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some nouns undergo vowel changes when taking the case suffixes. The origin of this vowel change is explained in [[#Old Katäfalsen|Old Katäfalsen]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;peres + e&#039;&#039; → &#039;&#039;parese&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Postpositions ====&lt;br /&gt;
Most Katäfalsen postposition can be treated as separate words and form (subordinate) compounds with the noun they refer to.&lt;br /&gt;
The meaning of a postposition may change depending on its and the noun&#039;s case suffixes, while the noun always needs to be in the subordinate form.&lt;br /&gt;
Examples:&lt;br /&gt;
*katätoni: &#039;&#039;katä-toni&#039;&#039;, water.{{sc|abs.sr}}-middle.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;in the middle of the sea&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*parsitamali: &#039;&#039;parsi-tamali&#039;&#039;, man.{{sc|abs.sr}}-thought.{{sc|loc}}, &#039;regarding the man&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Pronouns ====&lt;br /&gt;
Katäfalsen has two personal pronouns, which like nouns do not differ in number intrinsically:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aj&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;I, we&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/j/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;aw&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/w/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}})&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate forms are according the the rules given in [[#Metathesis and epenthesis|Metathesis and epenthesis]] &#039;&#039;ajä&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;awä&#039;&#039;. The English third-person pronouns &#039;&#039;he, she, it, they&#039;&#039; are expressed by one of the demonstrative pronouns:&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039; refer to things or persons which are further specified in different ways:&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;ha&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens by describing the thing or person.&lt;br /&gt;
**&#039;&#039;&#039;es&#039;&#039;&#039;: The specification happens physically, i.e. there is a sensory perception.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haj&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons close to the speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;haw&#039;&#039;&#039;: Refers to things or persons away from the speaker but close to the listener.&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039;&#039; (from {{IPA|/ħ/}} talking an epenthetic {{IPA|/ɑ/}}): Refers to things or persons away from both speaker and listener.&lt;br /&gt;
The subordinate form of &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is &#039;&#039;aä&#039;&#039; as &#039;&#039;ä&#039;&#039; is analysed as {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} and has evolved {{IPA|/ɑħ/}} + {{IPA|/ħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑħɑħ/}} &amp;gt; {{IPA|/ɑʔɑː/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, the phonemes {{IPA|/j/}}, {{IPA|/w/}} and {{IPA|/ħ/}} are connected to deixis in the first, second and third person. This recurs at other words such as adverbs that feature deixis. For example, from the word &#039;&#039;&#039;mo&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;time&#039;&#039; are derived:&lt;br /&gt;
*moje: &#039;&#039;mo-j-e&#039;&#039;, place-1-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;now&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*mowe: &#039;&#039;mo-w-e&#039;&#039;, place-2-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;whenever (you like)&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*moe: &#039;&#039;mo-∅-e&#039;&#039;, place-3-{{sc|loc}}, &#039;then&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Derivational suffixes ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Compounds ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Coordination and subordination ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Syntax ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Orthography ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek script ===&lt;br /&gt;
During the cultural contact with the Greeks, the Greek alphabet was adopted to write down Katäfalsen. Before that, the braid alphabet was the only script, which however was inappropriate for longer texts and also could not be used for inscriptions. The script contains three archaic letters: Ϙ, Ͱ and Ϝ. Apart from the letter {{angbr|Ϙ}}, the Latin script used in this article is an exact transliteration. This script is written from left to right and does not have case.&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Latin script&lt;br /&gt;
!Greek script&lt;br /&gt;
!Notes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|a&lt;br /&gt;
|Α&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|Β&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|Δ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|e&lt;br /&gt;
|Ε&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|Φ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|Γ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|Χ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϙ&lt;br /&gt;
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}} when it comes from Old Katäfalsen {{IPA|/ħ/}}.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Greeks originally used {{angbr|Ϙ}} for a back allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|i&lt;br /&gt;
|Ι&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|Ͱ&lt;br /&gt;
|A variation of either Iota (Ι) or Eta (Η).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Compare Boeotian raised E.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|Κ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|Λ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|Μ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|Ν&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|o&lt;br /&gt;
|Ο&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|Π&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|Ρ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|Σ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|Τ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|u&lt;br /&gt;
|Υ&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|Ϝ&lt;br /&gt;
|Stood for {{IPA|/w/}} in archaic Greek alphabets.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ö&lt;br /&gt;
|Ω&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|ä&lt;br /&gt;
|Η&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Braid script ===&lt;br /&gt;
==== Letters and fillers ====&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; consisting of the four elementary braids]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The highly complex braid alphabet is the oldest of the scripts used for Katäfalsen. It consists of letters, i.e. patterns that correspond to phonemes, and fillers, which must be inserted between certain letters following strict rules in order to ensure that the braid is unambiguous. The Greek script and the derived Latin transliteration differ from the braid script quite much regarding how vowels are represented. Disadvantages of the braid script are beside the large required space that it cannot represent spaces and is hard to be read. While the Greek alphabet can be used for extensive inscriptions, the main applications of the braid script are ritual. A common material used for braiding is human hair with many people having their names braided into their hair. By connecting start and end of a braid and thereby closing it, a so-called link and in some cases even a knot results. The complicated exercise to interpret names by comparing their links to other words yielding the same link is practised by wise men.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The script uses five strands, which will be pictured vertically and numbered from left to right in this article. Four crossings of adjacent strands are possible, these &#039;&#039;elementary braids&#039;&#039; will be named s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; and s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;. It is important that the left strand in such crossings does always cross over the right one. The letter patterns are concatenations of elementary braids as summarised in the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Representation&lt;br /&gt;
!Transliteration&lt;br /&gt;
!Initial set&lt;br /&gt;
!Final set&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|j&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|w&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ħ&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|ʔ&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|p&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|t&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|k&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|b&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|d&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|g&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|f&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|h&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|n&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|m&lt;br /&gt;
|{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|r&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|l&lt;br /&gt;
|{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides the most commonly used.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Final sets&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=&amp;quot;10&amp;quot;|Initial sets&lt;br /&gt;
!{1}&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;4&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;3&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;s&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;1&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 2}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{1, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 3}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{2, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!{3, 4}&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;background:#D0D0D0&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As already mentioned, the script cannot represent spaces. This was however never a problem because compounds can carry a lot of information in Katäfalsen and the script&#039;s usage was restristed to mostly religious and ritual ornamentations. There are a few systematic deviations from the Greek and Latin scripts:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*The vowels &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;e&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;o&#039;&#039; are written with the same patterns as &#039;&#039;ħ&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;j&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;w&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Mathematical background ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Vocabulary ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Old Katäfalsen ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Greek loanwords ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Numerals ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Languages]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Conlangs]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:A priori]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Resangir</name></author>
	</entry>
</feed>