Proto-Thánan language

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p t c k ʔ /p t c k '/

f θ̠ ç x h /f θ ç ḫ h/

v ð̠ ʝ ɣ /v ð j x/

m n ɲ ŋ /m ń ŋ/

l ʎ r /l ḷ r/

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Long vowels

iː uː /í ú/

ɛː /é/

ɒː /á/

Long vowels

ɘ ɵ /i u/

ɞ /e/

ɑ /a/

Phonotactics
(C)(R)V(ː)(R)(C)

C = any consonant R = any resonantal consonant V = any vowel Vː = any long vowel

Accent
Morphologically unchanged, on first syllable of main root.

Nouns

 * ergative-genetive alignment
 * secundative ditransitive alignment
 * four cases (suffixal): Ergative, Genetive, Instrumental, Prepositional
 * no gender
 * definite article, indefinite article based on number one.
 * number (preffixal): singular, plural

[Article] + [Number + Root + Root extension + Case]

Relational nouns
Relational noun + [Noun + Relative case ending]

Xáç 'ar θíp ða katapni ða juke.

"The dog is sleeping on top of the mat."

Verbs

 * transitivity marked
 * two aspects: progressive, stative
 * two moods: realis, irrealis
 * causative infixed into root

[Aspect + (Root + Causative) + Root extension + Transitivity + Mood] + [Object] + [Subject]

Word order

 * VOS
 * head-initial