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==== Involvement of other conlangers ====
==== Involvement of other conlangers ====
Among other conlangers, the following have been involved in some way:
Among other conlangers, the following have been involved in some way:
* '''Eric Christopherson''' was aprobably the first conlanger ever to see the language. He received a letter (snail-mail, if I remember right) containing a number of my language files with a cover-letter describing them all. This seems to have been around fall 1998. He quickly became a big fan of my work, often liking my languages more than I myself did, and after various system upgrades and harddrive crashes resulted in barely legible files he even created his own version of the Caryatic file, which corrects some errors and gathers some materials that I had missed.  
* '''Eric Christopherson''' was probably the first conlanger ever to see the language. He received a letter (snail-mail, if I remember right) containing a number of my language files with a cover-letter describing them all. This seems to have been around fall 1998. He quickly became a big fan of my work, often liking my languages more than I myself did, and after various system upgrades and harddrive crashes resulted in barely legible files he even created his own version of the Caryatic file, which corrects some errors and gathers some materials that I had missed.  
* '''[[User:Lambehto|David Salo]]''' was another early fan and critic of the language, and, furthermore, enjoyed proposing material for it. He submitted two proposals for the writing system, and at least one map (these would have been ca. 2000—2002). None of these ever became official, though I had intended to use them as a basis for whatever did.
* '''[[User:Lambehto|David Salo]]''' was another early fan and critic of the language, and, furthermore, enjoyed proposing material for it. He submitted two proposals for the writing system, and at least one map (these would have been ca. 2000—2002). None of these ever became official, though I had intended to use them as a basis for whatever did.
* '''[[user:Nicomega|Nicomega]]''' probably first learned of the language in the mid 20-aughts, but never got to see all the materials. He was enjoying trying to piece things together from the fragments I gave him, and as of April 2014 was even working on a "Caryatic Report," writing up a description of the language, like some sort of scholar working from limited ancient evidence. He therefore is simultaneously excited and disappointed to see me posting a fullish description here.
* '''[[user:Nicomega|Nicomega]]''' probably first learned of the language in the mid 20-aughts, but never got to see all the materials. He was enjoying trying to piece things together from the fragments I gave him, and as of April 2014 was even working on a "Caryatic Report," writing up a description of the language, like some sort of scholar working from limited ancient evidence. He therefore is simultaneously excited and disappointed to see me posting a fullish description here.
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| ''u'' [w]
| ''u'' [w]
|
|
| ''r'' [rʲ ~ ʀʲ], ''l'' [ł]
| ''r'' [rʲ ~ ʀʲ], ''l'' [ɫ]
| ''i'', ''y'' [j]
| ''i'', ''y'' [j]
|
|
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*# Nasals drop before homoörganic sounds, with nasalization of the previous vowel. (For the purpose of this rule, /n/ counts as homoörganic to both alveolar and velar sounds)
*# Nasals drop before homoörganic sounds, with nasalization of the previous vowel. (For the purpose of this rule, /n/ counts as homoörganic to both alveolar and velar sounds)
*# Nasals assimilate to the place of the following sound.
*# Nasals assimilate to the place of the following sound.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
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This is the most common declension class.
This is the most common declension class.
===== Masculine =====
===== Masculine =====
{| class="wikitable"  
{| class="wikitable"  
! colspan=2 |
! colspan=2 |
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! nis<br/>"nest"
! nis<br/>"nest"
! pātās<br/>"winged creature"
! pātās<br/>"winged creature"
! kāras<br/>"horn"
|-
|-
! rowspan=3 | Singular
! rowspan=3 | Singular
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| nis
| nis
| pātās
| pātās
| kāras
|-
|-
! Genitive
! Genitive
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| nisdah
| nisdah
| pātnah
| pātnah
| kārah, -aah, -āh
|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
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| nisd
| nisd
| pātna
| pātna
| kāra
|-
|-
! rowspan=3 | Plural
! rowspan=3 | Plural
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| nisdās
| nisdās
| pātnās
| pātnās
| kārās, -aās
|-
|-
! Genitive
! Genitive
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| nisdam
| nisdam
| pātnam
| pātnam
| kāram, -aam, -ām
|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
| upas
| upa<sup>n</sup>s
| ākuas
| ākua<sup>n</sup>s
| anitlas
| anitla<sup>n</sup>s
| nisdas
| nisda<sup>n</sup>s
| pātnas
| pātna<sup>n</sup>s
| kāras, -aas, -ās
|}
|}


The nominative singular is effectively replaced by the oblique when "sigmatization" occurs. The oblique is also used for the vocative singular.  
The nominative singular is effectively replaced by the oblique when "sigmatization" occurs. The oblique is also used for the vocative singular.  
====== ''kāras'' subtype ======
This declension is uncommon for words of native origin (e.g. ''kāras'' "horn"), but common in borrowings (e.g. ''urdigas'' "[[:w:Allium ursinum|ramson]]," borrowed from [[Elerain]]). The ''a'' of the stem may be retained, ignored, or coalesced with a following ''a'' into ''ā''.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 |
! kāras<br/>"horn"
! urdigas<br/>"ramson"
|-
! rowspan=3 | Singular
! Nominative
| kāras
| urdigas
|-
! Genitive
| kārah, <small>-aah, -āh</small>
| urdigah, <small>-aah, -āh</small>
|-
! Oblique
| kāra
| urdiga
|-
! rowspan=3 | Plural
! Nominative
| kārās, <small>-aās</small>
| urdigās, <small>-aās</small>
|-
! Genitive
| kāram, <small>-aam, -ām</small>
| urdigam, <small>-aam, -ām</small>
|-
! Oblique
| kāra<sup>n</sup>s, <small>-aa<sup>n</sup>s, -ā<sup>n</sup>s</small>
| urdigas, <small>-aa<sup>n</sup>s, -ā<sup>n</sup>s</small>
|}




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|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
| dīvas
| dīva<sup>n</sup>s
|}
|}


The neuter noun ''pāpu'' "wheel" has, for unknown reasons, the genitive ''pāpluh''. It is unknown if it shares the other irregularities of ''dīus''.  
The neuter noun ''pāpu'' "wheel" has, for unknown reasons, the genitive ''pāpluh''. It is unknown if it shares the other irregularities of ''dīus''.
 


===== Neuter =====
===== Neuter =====
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|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
| sūras
| sūra<sup>n</sup>s
| kunas
| kuna<sup>n</sup>s
| dikantas
| dikanta<sup>n</sup>s
| patāras
| patāra<sup>n</sup>s
| hātmias(?)
| hātmia<sup>n</sup>s(?)
|}
|}


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! colspan=2 | ''r/n''-stem
! colspan=2 | ''r/n''-stem
! ''mn̥''-stem
! ''mn̥''-stem
! ''i''-stem
|-
|-
! gānās<br/>"clan"
! gānās<br/>"clan"
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! numir<br/>"lung"
! numir<br/>"lung"
! kanma<br/>"spell"
! kanma<br/>"spell"
! mādi<br/>"herbal infusion"
|-
|-
! rowspan=3 | Singular
! rowspan=3 | Singular
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| numir  
| numir  
| kanma
| kanma
| mādi
|-
|-
! Genitive
! Genitive
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| numanas  
| numanas  
| kanmanas
| kanmanas
| mādiās
|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
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| numir  
| numir  
| kanma
| kanma
| mādi
|-
|-
! rowspan=3 | Plural
! rowspan=3 | Plural
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| numanā  
| numanā  
| kanmanā
| kanmanā
| mādiā
|-
|-
! Genitive
! Genitive
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| numanam
| numanam
| kanmanam
| kanmanam
| mādiām
|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
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| numanā  
| numanā  
| kanmanā
| kanmanā
| mādiā
|}
|}
It is not known if there are any neuter ''i''-stems.


==== ''u''-stems ====
==== ''u''-stems ====
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|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
| sūnus
| sūnu<sup>n</sup>s
| turuā?
| turuā?
|}
|}
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|-
|-
! Oblique
! Oblique
| bānas
| bāna<sup>n</sup>s
| putavias
| putavia<sup>n</sup>s
|}
|}


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Pronunciation:
Pronunciation:
: Yūdīs Masfīus<ref name="Masfīus"/> tās Salūnas-ad
: Yūdīs Masfīus<ref name="Masfīus"/> tās Salūnas-ad
: [ˈjuːtiːz masˈfiːws<ref name="Masfīus"/> tʰɑːssaˈłuːnazat]
: [ˈjuːtiːz masˈfiːws<ref name="Masfīus"/> tʰɑːssaˈɫuːnazat]
:
:
: Ti taisam Kaimānam Pirâda-an āsmi.
: Ti taisam Kaimānam Pirâda-an āsmi.
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* [http://cals.conlang.org/language/caryatic/ Caryatic] on CALS
* [http://cals.conlang.org/language/caryatic/ Caryatic] on CALS
* [http://conworkshop.info/view_language.php?l=CRT Caryatic] on CWS (requires login)
* [http://conworkshop.info/view_language.php?l=CRT Caryatic] on CWS (requires login)
* [https://listserv.brown.edu/?A2=ind0107c&L=CONLANG&P=75242 CONLANG-L, 17 Jul 2001 ]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Artlangs]]
[[Category:Artlangs]]
[[Category:Caryatic]]
[[Category:Caryatic]]
[[Category:Samasian languages]]
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