Proto-Dreishawen language

Phonology




Triphthongs
[aɪə]

[ɑʊə]

[eɪə]

[ɔɪə]

Phonotactics
Syllable structure (C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)(C)(C) at most. Long vowels diphthongized.

Grammar
Nouns do not inflect gender, pronouns denote neuter, masculine and feminine. The languages do not have a case system. Head-final, SVO structure, number (singular, plural) marked by determiners.

Lexicon
[ʹ bleɪn]-man

[ʹ blɔːn]-woman

[ʹ gɔədɑː]-tree