Proto-Kódù language

Phonology and Phonotactics
These languages are highly tonal, all or most containing seven tones : ˦, ˧, ˨, ˨˦, ˦˨˧, ˥˧, ˧˦˨. Languages have a CV(C) syllable structure.

Vowels

Consonants



Grammar
Highly isolating and very analytic languages. VSO word order. Morphemes differentiated by tone of vowels. Head-final. Has numerous classifiers.

Lexicon
 * kó - speech
 * dù - word, speech
 * pǔs - person