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Classical Netagin, also called Old Netagin, is a triconsonantal language descended from Ancient Netagin, inspired by Tiberian Hebrew. It was the language of the Netagin Republic in Ancient Talma and lent some loans to other Talman languages such as Tíogall and Bênôcian.
Todo
-ám- = augmentative
tu12á2e3 (tu12á1e2 for 1-2 and 1-2-1-2 roots and tu12á3e4 for 1-2-3-4 roots) = VN of the "gradual action" binyan
Numbers
ʕodh hez ṭuŋ miqâx pazzim ʔaŋbân qatzădh koħâs riffuy zâlukh
Phonology
Consonants
m n ŋ tʰ t kʰ k ʔ b d g f s ts ɬ tɬ ʃ ħ h z ʕ w ɾ~l j
⟨m n ŋ t ṭ k q ʔ b d g f s ts x tx š ħ h z ȝ v r y⟩
Begadkefat: /t k b d g/ > /θ x v ð ɣ/ after a V; transliterated th kh bh dh gh
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i /i(ː)/ | [ɨ] | u /u(ː)/ |
| Close-mid | e /e(ː)/ | o /o(ː)/ | |
| Open-mid | è /ɛ/ | ë /ə/ | ò /ɔ/ |
| Near-open | á /ɒ(ː)/ | ||
| Open | a /a/ |
Stress
In native words primary stress can only fall on the ultimate, or less commonly the penultimate syllable.
Morphology
Netagin uses a consonantal root system like the Semitic languages. Most roots have three consonants but some may have two or four, the latter mostly in reduplicated or onomatopoeic roots.
Nouns
Verbs
| Binyan | Imperfective | Perfective | Participle | Action noun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1a2a3 | -i12a3 | 1ō2i3 | 1a2ī3i |
| 2 | 1u2u3 | -u1a2ːō3 | mu1a2ːī3 | 1a2ːī3āʔ |
| 3 | ʔa12ī13 | -uni12i3 | mi1ːū2ā3 | ʔa12u3ti |
| 4 | ʔa12a3 | -i1ːi2u3 | ma12a3 | ʔa12a3āʔ |
| 5 | ta12u3 | -uta12i3 | muta12i3 | ta12ō3āʔ |
| 6 | ʔir1a2a3 | -ur1i2u3 | mur1i2u3 | ʔir1a2u3t |
1 Shortens to i when a suffix is added.