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{{Infobox proto-language
{{Infobox proto-language
| creator    = [https://discord.gg/mF2pq2jFax Pollasena Discord server]
| creator    = [https://discord.gg/mF2pq2jFax Pollasena Discord server]
| target      = [[Wasc languages]]
| target      = [[:Category:Wasc languages|Wasc languages]]
| region      = eastern Pulsuria or Merizon Mountains
| region      = eastern Pulsuria or Merizon Mountains
| era        = -4000 to -2000 MT
| familycolor = wasc
| familycolor = wasc
| ancestor    = one of Pollasena's primary language families
| 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==
==Etymology==
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|-
! [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
! [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
| *m || *n
| *m || *n || colspan="2" | || (*n)
|-
|-
! [[w:stop consonant|Stop]]
! [[w:stop consonant|Stop]]
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|-
|-
! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]]
! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]]
| || *c || *
| || *c || *tl
|-
|-
! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]]
! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]]
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|-
|-
! [[w:Approximant consonant|Approximant]]
! [[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.
*Based on allophones of *n and *e, in early Wascotl *' *h may have been uvular.
**[ç] was likely an allophone of *h before *i.
**[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.


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Whether adverbs were a category separate from adjectives and/or verbs is unknown.
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===
===Negation===
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==Resources==
==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:Wascotl language]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Wasc languages]]
[[Category:Wasc languages]]
[[Category:Languages of Pollasena]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]