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{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Tevvotanva
|name=Ancient Tevvic
|nativename=ťēvvó tâṇva
|nativename=ťēvvó tâṇa
|pronunciation=cɛːʋ.ˈʋɔ ˈtɑː.ɳʋə
|pronunciation=cɛːʋ.ˈʋɔ ˈtɑː.ɳɑ
|ethnicity=Tevvotanva
|ethnicity=Tevvics
|states=[[w:Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]]
|states=[[w:Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]]
|fam1=[[w:Indo-European|Indo-European]]
|fam1=[[w:Indo-European|Indo-European]]
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|script1=Latn
|script1=Latn
|ancestor=Proto-?
|ancestor=Proto-?
|ancestor2=Ancient Tevvotanva
|ancestor3=Middle Tevvotanva
|creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]]
|creator=[[User:Melinoë|Melinoë]]
|created=May, 2026
|created=May, 2026
|setting=
|setting=
|familycolor=Indo-European
|familycolor=Indo-European
|nation=India
|notice=IPA
|notice=IPA
}}
}}
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==History==
==History==
===Pre-Modern===
===Modern===


==Development==
==Development==
===Ancient Tevvotanva===
*/x/ > /h/
 
*/r/ > /ɹ~ɻ/
===Middle Tevvotanva===
*unstressed /i, u, ɑ/ > /ə/, leaving /ʲ, ʷ/ on following consonant, with the last turning consonants retroflex. Approximants simply move place, to /j, w, ɻ/ or /ʎ, ɫ, ɭ/ respectively
 
**this palatal/labialization often affects the vowel and is then dropped
===Modern Tevvotanva===
*/ə/ lost where new clusters are easy
*diphthongs simplify
*/VjV, VwV/ > /V:/
*coda nasals to nasalization where possible
*word final /s/ > /h/
*word final /Vh{ʲ,ʷ}/ > /V{ʲ,ʷ}/
*/wu/ > /u/
*/ĩ, ũ, ɛ̃, ɔ̃, ɑ̃, ə̃/ > /ɨ, ɨ, ə, ə, ə, ɑ/
*overlong vowels to plain long
*/w, v/ > /ʋ/, /hw/ > /ʋ̥/
*/NC/ > /C:/ when of the same place, when not then place assimilation occurs, thus /nt/ > /t:/ but /mt/ > /nt/
*/{rt,tr,rc,cr}, {rd,dr,rɟ,ɟr}, {rn,nr,rm,mr}, {rs,sr,rʃ,ʃr}, {rz,zr,rʒ,ʒr}/ > /ʈ, ɖ, ɳ, ʂ, ʐ/, /rk, kr/ > /ʈ/ in some areas
*coda geminates to /Cʰ/


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 |  
! colspan=2 |  
! colspan=2 | labial
! labial
! colspan=2 | alveolar
! alveolar
! colspan=2 | velar
! retroflex
|-
! palatal
! broad
! velar
! slender
! broad
! slender
! broad
! slender
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | nasal
! colspan=2 | nasal
| m
| m
| mʲ
| n
| n
| ɳ
| ɲ
| ɲ
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
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! unvoiced
! unvoiced
| p
| p
| pʲ
| t
| t
| tʲ
| ʈ
| c
| k
| k
| c
|-
|-
! voiced
! voiced
| b
| b
| bʲ
| d
| d
| dʲ
| ɖ
| g
| ɟ
| ɟ
| ɡ
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 | fricative
! rowspan=2 | fricative
! unvoiced
! unvoiced
| f
| f
| fʲ
| s
| s
| ʂ
| ʃ
| ʃ
| x
| h
| ç
|-
|-
! voiced
! voiced
| v
|  
| vʲ
| z
| z
| ʐ
| ʒ
| ʒ
| ɣ
|  
| j
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | approximant
! colspan=2 | approximant
|  
| ʋ̥, ʋ
|  
| l
| ɾ, ɫ
| ɻ, ɭ
| ɾʲ, ʎ
| j, ʎ
| colspan=2 | j
| ɫ~ɰ
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|-
|-
! rowspan=3 |  
! rowspan=3 |  
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | front
! colspan=4 | front
! colspan=4 | back
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | back
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | unround
! colspan=2 | unround
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| i
| i
| iː
| iː
| ɯ
| y
| ɯː
| yː
| u
| u
| uː
| uː
|-
|-
! Mid
! Mid
| e
| ɛ
| eː
| ɛː
| ɤ
| œ
| ɤː
| œː
| o
| ɔ
| oː
| ɔː
|-
|-
! Low
! Low
|  
|  
|
| (ə)
|  
|  
| ɑ
| ɑ
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===Prosody===
===Prosody===


==Orthography==
==Orthography==
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====Nouns====
====Nouns====
=====Masculines=====
=====Masculines=====
======a-stem======
{{inflection-table-top|palette=blue|title=A-stem masculine nouns|tall=yes}}
! rowspan=2 class=outer |
! colspan=2 class=outer | {{l|tevo|úlf}} ("wolf", acro.)
! colspan=2 class=outer | {{l|tevo|}} ("spear", meso.)
! colspan=2 class=outer | {{l|tevo|}} ("stomach", kin.)
|-
! singular
! plural
! singular
! plural
! singular
! plural
|-
! nominative
| úlf
| úlf<span style="color:red">oh</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
! vocative
| úlf
| úlf<span style="color:red">oh</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
! accusative
| úlf<span style="color:red">a</span>
| úlf<span style="color:red">ah</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
! allative
| úlf<span style="color:red">ōr</span>
| úlf<span style="color:red">vəh</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
! genitive
| úlf<span style="color:red"></span>
| úlf<span style="color:red">ə̄</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
! ablative
| úlf<span style="color:red">eť</span>
| úlf<span style="color:red">ah</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
! dative
| úlf<span style="color:red">ē</span>
| úlf<span style="color:red">ēuh</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
! instrumental
| úlf<span style="color:red">o</span>
| úlf<span style="color:red">əh</span>
|
|
|
|
|-
{{inflection-table-bottom|notes=}}
====Adjectives====
====Adjectives====
====Pronouns====
====Pronouns====
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|-
|-
| style="font-style:normal;" |  
| style="font-style:normal;" |  
| what is your name? <small>''(lit. "what name have you?")''</small>
| what is your name?
|-
|-
| style="font-style:normal;" |  
| style="font-style:normal;" |  
| my name is... <small>''(lit. "I have the name...")''</small>
| my name is...
|-
|-
| style="font-style:normal;" |  
| style="font-style:normal;" |  
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{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!1
!1
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|êṇh}}
|-
|-
!2
!2
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|tvéh}}
|-
|-
!3
!3
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|ṭárh}}
|-
|-
!4
!4
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|ṣṭvár}}
|-
|-
!5
!5
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|pə́ṣ}}
|-
|-
!6
!6
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|sáhš}}
|-
|-
!7
!7
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|ṣvɨ́t}}
|-
|-
!8
!8
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|ẓdɨ́t}}
|-
|-
!9
!9
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|návɨt}}
|-
|-
!10
!10
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|tóhɨt}}
|-
|-
!11
!11
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|êṭṭḥɨt}}
|-
|-
!12
!12
|{{l|tevo|}}
|{{l|tevo|tvêṭḥɨt}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Scots Norse/Agharsc|This page in Scots Norse]]
*[[:Category:Ancient Tevvic lemmas|Ancient Tevvic dictionary]]
*[[:Category:Scots Norse lemmas|Scots Norse dictionary]]


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Latest revision as of 21:52, 28 May 2026


Ancient Tevvic
ťēvvó tâṇa
Pronunciation[cɛːʋ.ˈʋɔ ˈtɑː.ɳɑ]
Created byMelinoë
DateMay, 2026
Native toUttarakhand
EthnicityTevvics
Indo-European
  • ?
    • Tevvic
      • Ancient Tevvic
Early form
Proto-?
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Classification

History

Development

  • /x/ > /h/
  • /r/ > /ɹ~ɻ/
  • unstressed /i, u, ɑ/ > /ə/, leaving /ʲ, ʷ/ on following consonant, with the last turning consonants retroflex. Approximants simply move place, to /j, w, ɻ/ or /ʎ, ɫ, ɭ/ respectively
    • this palatal/labialization often affects the vowel and is then dropped
  • /ə/ lost where new clusters are easy
  • diphthongs simplify
  • /VjV, VwV/ > /V:/
  • coda nasals to nasalization where possible
  • word final /s/ > /h/
  • word final /Vh{ʲ,ʷ}/ > /V{ʲ,ʷ}/
  • /wu/ > /u/
  • /ĩ, ũ, ɛ̃, ɔ̃, ɑ̃, ə̃/ > /ɨ, ɨ, ə, ə, ə, ɑ/
  • overlong vowels to plain long
  • /w, v/ > /ʋ/, /hw/ > /ʋ̥/
  • /NC/ > /C:/ when of the same place, when not then place assimilation occurs, thus /nt/ > /t:/ but /mt/ > /nt/
  • /{rt,tr,rc,cr}, {rd,dr,rɟ,ɟr}, {rn,nr,rm,mr}, {rs,sr,rʃ,ʃr}, {rz,zr,rʒ,ʒr}/ > /ʈ, ɖ, ɳ, ʂ, ʐ/, /rk, kr/ > /ʈ/ in some areas
  • coda geminates to /Cʰ/

Phonology

labial alveolar retroflex palatal velar
nasal m n ɳ ɲ
stop unvoiced p t ʈ c k
voiced b d ɖ ɟ ɡ
fricative unvoiced f s ʂ ʃ h
voiced z ʐ ʒ
approximant ʋ̥, ʋ l ɻ, ɭ j, ʎ ɫ~ɰ
front back
unround round
short long short long short long
High i iː y yː u uː
Mid ɛ ɛː œ œː ɔ ɔː
Low (ə) ɑ ɑː

Prosody

Orthography

Morphology

Nominals

Nouns

Masculines
a-stem
A-stem masculine nouns
úlf ("wolf", acro.) [Term?] ("spear", meso.) [Term?] ("stomach", kin.)
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative úlf úlfoh
vocative úlf úlfoh
accusative úlfa úlfah
allative úlfōr úlfvəh
genitive úlf úlfə̄
ablative úlfeť úlfah
dative úlfē úlfēuh
instrumental úlfo úlfəh

Adjectives

Pronouns

Prepositions

Verbs

Syntax

Word order

Questions and answers

"To be"

Texts

UDHR Article 1

Original (English)

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.


The Cold Winter is Near

Tevvotanva English
  The cold winter is near, a blizzard will come.
Come in my warm house, o' friend.
Welcome! Come here, sing and dance, eat and drink!
That is my plan.
We have water, beer, and fresh milk from the cow.
Oh, and warm soup!

Vocabulary

Phrasebook


Numerals

1 êṇh
2 tvéh
3 ṭárh
4 ṣṭvár
5 pə́ṣ
6 sáhš
7 ṣvɨ́t
8 ẓdɨ́t
9 návɨt
10 tóhɨt
11 êṭṭḥɨt
12 tvêṭḥɨt

Colors

Colors in Ancient Tevvic · [Term?] (layout · text)
     lēužáh, flêkh      fvɨ́h, frɨ́h, mougáh, áskāṭh      sváṭh
             rōdáh, ədə́h              tɨ́h; əṇáh              fleváh, fêtāṭh
             hroníh              ṣəḷgváh              nîla
             áhmāṭh              hāzváh              mécaka
             šôṇa              šôṇa              pāṭalá

Time

Lexical comparison

Leipzig-Jakarta

See also

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