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{{Infobox proto-language

| creator = [https://discord.gg/mF2pq2jFax Pollasena Discord server]

| target = [[Wasc languages]]

| target = [[:Category:Wasc languages|Wasc languages]]

| region = eastern Pulsuria or Merizon Mountains

~~| era = -4000 to -2000 MT~~

| familycolor = wasc

| ancestor = one of Pollasena's primary language families

| era = -4000 to -2400 MT

}}

'''Wascotl''' /wɑˈʃoʊt, wɑˈʃoʊtəl/ is the reconstructed ancestor of the [[Wasc languages]]. To contribute and/or make a descendant, please join the Pollasena server linked to the side.

'''Wascotl''' /wɑˈʃoʊt, wɑˈʃoʊtəl/ is the reconstructed ancestor of the [[:Category:Wasc languages|Wasc languages]]. To contribute and/or make a descendant, please join the Pollasena server linked to the side.

==Etymology==

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! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]]

| || *c || *tł

| || *c || *tl

|-

! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]]

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! [[w:Approximant consonant|Approximant]]

~~| colspan="3"~~ | || *j || || *w

| || *r || *l || *j || || *w

|-

~~! [[w:Liquid consonant|Liquid]]~~

| || *~~r || *l~~

|}

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*Based on allophones of *n and *e, in early Wascotl *' *h may have been uvular.

**[ç] was likely an allophone of *h before *i.

*Whether *~~j and *l~~ were approximants or voiced fricatives is uncertain.

*Whether the consonants listed here as approximants (other than *r which was most likely a trill) were true approximants or voiced fricatives is uncertain.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

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===Adjectives and adverbs===

All adjectives ended in a suffix ''*-cosc'' or ''*-osc''.

All adjectives ended in a suffix ''*-cosc'' or ''*-osc'' and agreed with their noun in class. Agreement prefixes are reconstructed as follows, likely derived the same way as the verbal agreement prefixes.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! {{gcl|D|divine}} !! {{gcl|O|organic}} !! {{gcl|H|human}} !! {{gcl|A|animate}} !! {{gcl|I|inanimate}}

|-

| *a'jō- || *ina- || *pa- || *an- || *o-

|}

Whether adverbs were a category separate from adjectives and/or verbs is unknown.

===~~Prepositions~~===

===Postpositions===

~~All adpositions~~ likely ~~preceded~~ their head.

Adpositions likely followed their head.

===Negation===

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===Noun and verb phrases===

~~???~~

Adjectives and numerals most likely preceded their noun, and possessors likely followed their noun, though this order may have been flexible. Where adverbs were placed relative to their head is unknown.

==Resources==

[https://cals.info/language/wascotl/ CALS]

*[https://cals.info/language/wascotl/ CALS]

*[[Wascotl/Swadesh]]

[~~https:~~/~~/pollasena.fandom.com/wiki/Wascotl Pollasena Wiki~~]

[[Category:Wascotl language]]

[[Category:Languages]]

[[Category:Wasc languages]]

[[Category:Languages of Pollasena]]

[[Category:Conlangs]]

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 {{Infobox proto-language
 | creator     = [https://discord.gg/mF2pq2jFax Pollasena Discord server]
-| target      = [[Wasc languages]]
+| target      = [[:Category:Wasc languages|Wasc languages]]
 | region      = eastern Pulsuria or Merizon Mountains
-| era         = -4000 to -2000 MT
 | familycolor = wasc
 | ancestor    = one of Pollasena's primary language families
+| era         = -4000 to -2400 MT
 }}
-'''Wascotl''' /wɑˈʃoʊt, wɑˈʃoʊtəl/ is the reconstructed ancestor of the [[Wasc languages]]. To contribute and/or make a descendant, please join the Pollasena server linked to the side.
+'''Wascotl''' /wɑˈʃoʊt, wɑˈʃoʊtəl/ is the reconstructed ancestor of the [[:Category:Wasc languages|Wasc languages]]. To contribute and/or make a descendant, please join the Pollasena server linked to the side.
 ==Etymology==
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 |-
 ! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]]
-| || *c || *tł
+| || *c || *tl
 |-
 ! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]]
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 |-
 ! [[w:Approximant consonant|Approximant]]
-| colspan="3" | || *j || || *w
+| || *r || *l || *j || || *w
-|-
-! [[w:Liquid consonant|Liquid]]
-| || *r || *l
 |}
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 *Based on allophones of *n and *e, in early Wascotl *' *h may have been uvular.
 **[ç] was likely an allophone of *h before *i.
-*Whether *j and *l were approximants or voiced fricatives is uncertain.
+*Whether the consonants listed here as approximants (other than *r which was most likely a trill) were true approximants or voiced fricatives is uncertain.
 {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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 ===Adjectives and adverbs===
-All adjectives ended in a suffix ''*-cosc'' or ''*-osc''.
+All adjectives ended in a suffix ''*-cosc'' or ''*-osc'' and agreed with their noun in class. Agreement prefixes are reconstructed as follows, likely derived the same way as the verbal agreement prefixes.
+{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+! {{gcl|D|divine}} !! {{gcl|O|organic}} !! {{gcl|H|human}} !! {{gcl|A|animate}} !! {{gcl|I|inanimate}}
+|-
+| *a'jō- || *ina- || *pa- || *an- || *o-
+|}
 Whether adverbs were a category separate from adjectives and/or verbs is unknown.
-===Prepositions===
+===Postpositions===
-All adpositions likely preceded their head.
+Adpositions likely followed their head.
 ===Negation===
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 ===Noun and verb phrases===
-???
+Adjectives and numerals most likely preceded their noun, and possessors likely followed their noun, though this order may have been flexible. Where adverbs were placed relative to their head is unknown.
 ==Resources==
-[https://cals.info/language/wascotl/ CALS]
+*[https://cals.info/language/wascotl/ CALS]
+*[[Wascotl/Swadesh]]
-[https://pollasena.fandom.com/wiki/Wascotl Pollasena Wiki]
 [[Category:Wascotl language]]
 [[Category:Languages]]
 [[Category:Wasc languages]]
+[[Category:Languages of Pollasena]]
 [[Category:Conlangs]]