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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 | ||
| 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:Affricate consonant|Affricate]] | ! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]] | ||
| || *c || * | | || *c || *tl | ||
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! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]] | ! [[w:fricative consonant|Fricative]] | ||
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*The realization of *n likely depended on following consonants, varying between [ŋ] before (labio)velar and glottal consonants and [n] before other consonants, and was possibly in free variation before vowels. | *The realization of *n likely depended on following consonants, varying between [ŋ] before (labio)velar and glottal consonants and [n] before other consonants, and was possibly in free variation before vowels. | ||
*Based on allophones of *n and *e, in early Wascotl *' *h may have been | *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 the consonants listed here as approximants (other than *r which was most likely a trill) were true 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. | ||
=== | ===Postpositions=== | ||
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]] | |||
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[[Category:Wascotl language]] | [[Category:Wascotl language]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Wasc languages]] | [[Category:Wasc languages]] | ||
[[Category:Languages of Pollasena]] | |||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||