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* The Code of Lady Naa¹³-Xay¹¹ (<- Tentative ModThean reading)

== Phonology ==

== Late Old Thean Phonology ==

~~Vowel length existed~~

=== Simple initials ===

* /m n l r/ m n l r

* /p t tθ k kʷ/ p t tz k kw

* /bʰ dʰ dðʰ gʰ gʷʰ/ bh dh dzh gh gwh

* /pʼ tʼ tθʼ kʼ kʷʼ/ b d dz g gw

* /θ s̠ x xʷ ʔ/ z s h2 h3 h1

* /j w/ y w

=== Nuclei ===

/i e a o u iː eː aː oː uː ai au ei eu oi ou/

=== Finals ===

/-m -n -l -r -j -w -mʔ -nʔ -lʔ -rʔ -jʔ -wʔ -ʔ -p -t -k -kʷ, -s, -Cs/

== The Early Old Thean auxiliary ==

~~=== Word of God ===~~

The Early Old Thean clause-initial auxiliary was inflected for subject agreement, tense, mood, and independent vs. dependent clauses in a system about as complex as Colloquial Welsh. In subordinate clauses, the auxiliary often cliticized to the subordinating conjunction used.

The Early Old Thean clause-initial auxiliary was inflected for subject agreement, tense, mood, and independent vs. dependent clauses. In subordinate clauses, the auxiliary often cliticized to the subordinating conjunction used.

The auxiliary had a zero form for the 2nd person present independent. (Cf. Welsh zero for 2sg present)

~~=== In logograms ===~~

* Present tense affirmative: 1sg ''soi'', 2sg ''sou'', 3sg ''laː'', 1pl.ex, ''sol'', 2pl ''son'', 3pl ''lar''

~~=== In~~-~~universe reconstruction ===~~

* Present tense interrogative, negative: ''bhə-gwhai, bhə-gwhau, bhə-gwhaː, bhə-gwhal, bhə-gwhan, bhə-gwhar''

* Present tense relative: ''h3iː, h3uː, h3aː, h2ol, h2on, h2or''

* Focused: ''h1ə-gwhaː''

** (''dhat muː h1ə-gwhaː h2ay'' 'I am your father')

* Past tense affirmative: ''dzhei, dzheu, dzheː, dzhel, dzhen, dzher''

* Past tense interrogative, negative: ''h1ə-dzhei, h1ə-dzheu, h1ə-dzheː, h1ə-dzhel, h1ə-dzhen, h1ə-dzher''

* Future tense affirmative: ''h1ai, h1au, h1aː, h1al, h1an, h1ar''

* Future tense interrogative, negative: ''h1ə-dhai, h1ə-dhau, h1ə-dhaː, h1ə-dhal, h1ə-dhan, h1ə-dhar''

* Conditional/subjunctive: ''dhoi, dhou, dhoː, dhol, dhon, dhor''

== Syntax ==

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 * The Code of Lady Naa¹³-Xay¹¹ (<- Tentative ModThean reading)
-== Phonology ==
+== Late Old Thean Phonology ==
-Vowel length existed
+=== Simple initials ===
+* /m n l r/ m n l r
+* /p t tθ k kʷ/ p t tz k kw
+* /bʰ dʰ dðʰ gʰ gʷʰ/ bh dh dzh gh gwh
+* /pʼ tʼ tθʼ kʼ kʷʼ/ b d dz g gw
+* /θ s̠ x xʷ ʔ/ z s h2 h3 h1
+* /j w/ y w
+=== Nuclei ===
+/i e a o u iː eː aː oː uː ai au ei eu oi ou/
+=== Finals ===
+/-m -n -l -r -j -w -mʔ -nʔ -lʔ -rʔ -jʔ -wʔ -ʔ -p -t -k -kʷ, -s, -Cs/
 == The Early Old Thean auxiliary ==
-=== Word of God ===
+The Early Old Thean clause-initial auxiliary was inflected for subject agreement, tense, mood, and independent vs. dependent clauses in a system about as complex as Colloquial Welsh. In subordinate clauses, the auxiliary often cliticized to the subordinating conjunction used.
-The Early Old Thean clause-initial auxiliary was inflected for subject agreement, tense, mood, and independent vs. dependent clauses. In subordinate clauses, the auxiliary often cliticized to the subordinating conjunction used.
 The auxiliary had a zero form for the 2nd person present independent. (Cf. Welsh zero for 2sg present)
-=== In logograms ===
+* Present tense affirmative: 1sg ''soi'', 2sg ''sou'', 3sg ''laː'', 1pl.ex, ''sol'', 2pl ''son'', 3pl ''lar''
-=== In-universe reconstruction ===
+* Present tense interrogative, negative: ''bhə-gwhai, bhə-gwhau, bhə-gwhaː, bhə-gwhal, bhə-gwhan, bhə-gwhar''
+* Present tense relative: ''h3iː, h3uː, h3aː, h2ol, h2on, h2or''
+* Focused: ''h1ə-gwhaː''
+** (''dhat muː h1ə-gwhaː h2ay'' 'I am your father')
+* Past tense affirmative: ''dzhei, dzheu, dzheː, dzhel, dzhen, dzher''
+* Past tense interrogative, negative: ''h1ə-dzhei, h1ə-dzheu, h1ə-dzheː, h1ə-dzhel, h1ə-dzhen, h1ə-dzher''
+* Future tense affirmative: ''h1ai, h1au, h1aː, h1al, h1an, h1ar''
+* Future tense interrogative, negative: ''h1ə-dhai, h1ə-dhau, h1ə-dhaː, h1ə-dhal, h1ə-dhan, h1ə-dhar''
+* Conditional/subjunctive: ''dhoi, dhou, dhoː, dhol, dhon, dhor''
 == Syntax ==