Proto-Tungric
Proto-Tungric is the hypothetical ancestor of the Tungric languages.
Introduction
Proto-Tungric is the result of taking an Italic base and applying a rough approximation of the PIE to Proto-Germanic sound changes.
The Italic base of Proto-Tungric has the following features:
- Lacks merger of original /θ, xʷ, f/.
- Stress similar to Classical Latin.
- Lacks Classical Latin vowel weakenings.
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
Vowels
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
Nouns had three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
a-stems
Masculine or neuter.
| *akraz m. "field" | *juką n. "yoke" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *akraz | *akrōz, -ōs, -ai | *juką | *jukō |
| Vocative | *akr | |||
| Accusative | *akrą | *akrōz, -ōs | ||
| Genitive | *akrī, -as | *akrǭ, -aisǭ | *jukī, -as | *jukǭ, -aisǭ |
| Dative | *akrōi | *akraiz, -abiz | *jukōi | *jukaiz, -abiz |
| Instrumental | *akrô | *jukô | ||
ō-stems
Usually feminine (but sometimes masculine).
| *þauþō f. "people" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *þauþō | *þauþōz, -ōi |
| Vocative | ||
| Accusative | *þauþǭ | *þauþōnz |
| Genitive | *þauþōz | *þaudōsǭ |
| Dative | *þauþōi | *þauþōiz, *þaudōbiz |
| Instrumental | *þauþô | |
i-stems
May be any gender. Masculine and feminine are declined the same.
| *minþiz f. "mind" | *mari n. "sea" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *minþiz | *minþēz | *mari | *marjō |
| Vocative | ||||
| Accusative | *minþį | *minþinz | ||
| Genitive | *minþīz | *minþijǭ | *marīz | *marjǭ |
| Dative | *minþī | *minþibiz | *marī | *maribiz |
| Instrumental | *minþî | *marî | ||
Note: The genitive plural and neuter nominative-vocative-accusative plural are subject to Siever's law.
u-stems
May be any gender. Masculine and feminine are declined the same.
| *farþuz m. "port" | *harnu n. "horn" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *farþuz | *farþawiz | *harnu | *harnuwō |
| Vocative | ||||
| Accusative | *farþų | *farþunz | ||
| Genitive | *farþauz | *farþuwǭ | *harnauz | *harnuwǭ |
| Dative | *farþawī | *farþubiz | *harnawī | *harnubiz |
| Instrumental | *farþû | *harnû | ||
n-stems
Masculine or neuter.
| *gemô m. "man" | *namį n. "name" | *ankwį n. "fat, grease" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *gemô | *gemaniz | *namį | *namnō | *ankwį | *anwinō |
| Vocative | ||||||
| Accusative | *gemanį | *gemaninz | ||||
| Genitive | *gemaniz | *gemanǭ | *namniz | *namnǭ | *ankwiniz | *ankwinǭ |
| Dative | *gemanī | *gemambiz | *namnī | *namnibiz | *ankwinī | *ankwimbiz |
| Instrumental | *gemani | *namni | *ankwini | |||
Note: Neuter nouns may be declined either as *namį or *ankwį. Generally, neuter nouns ending in *-mį follow the former pattern, while other neuter nouns follow the latter pattern.
ōn-stems
Masculine or feminine.
| *ahtijō f. "action" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *ahtijô | *ahtijōniz |
| Vocative | ||
| Accusative | *ahtijōnį | *ahtijōninz |
| Genitive | *ahtijōniz | *ahtijōnǭ |
| Dative | *ahtijōnī | *ahtijōmbiz |
| Instrumental | *ahtijōni | |
r-stems
Masculine or feminine
| *mōþēr f. "mother" | *hanþōr m. "singer" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mōþēr | *mōþriz | *hanþōr | *hanþriz |
| Vocative | ||||
| Accusative | *mōþrį | *mōþrinz | *hanþrį | *hanþrinz |
| Genitive | *mōþriz | *mōþrǭ | *hanþriz | *hanþrǭ |
| Dative | *mōþrī | *mōþribiz | *hanþrī | *hanþribiz |
| Instrumental | *mōþri | *hanþri | ||
z-stems
| *amōz m. "love" | *þimfaz n. "time" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *amōz | *amaziz | *þimfaz | *þimfizō |
| Vocative | ||||
| Accusative | *amazį | *amazinz | ||
| Genitive | *amaziz | *amazǭ | *þimfiziz | *þimfizǭ |
| Dative | *amazī | *amazibiz | *þimfizī | *þimfizibiz |
| Instrumental | *amazi | *þimfizi | ||
r/n-stems
| *jehar n. "liver" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *jehar | *jihinō |
| Vocative | ||
| Accusative | ||
| Genitive | *jihiniz | *jihinǭ |
| Dative | *jihinī | *jihinibiz |
| Instrumental | *jihini | |
Consonant stems
| *fess m. "foot" | *hafud n. "head" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *fess | *fiþiz | *hafud | *hafudō |
| Vocative | ||||
| Accusative | *fiþį | *fiþinz | ||
| Genitive | *fiþiz | *feþǭ | *hafudiz | *hafudǭ |
| Dative | *fiþī | *fiþibiz | *hafudī | *hafudibiz |
| Instrumental | *fiþi | *hafudi | ||
Note: The usual ending for the masculine/feminine nominative-vocative singular is *-s (which often leads to minor stem changes), and in the neuter nominative-vocative-accusative singular there is usually no suffix. However, there are many nouns that are irregular in these forms.
Pronouns
First person, second person, and reflexive pronouns
| First person | Second person | Reflexive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | *ekō, *ikō | *nōs, *nōz | *þū | *wōs, *wōz | — |
| Accusative | *mē | *þē | *sē | ||
| Genitive | *mīz | *nasterą | *þīz | *wasterą | *sīz |
| Dative | *migī | *nōbī | *þibī | *wōbī | *sibī |
| Instrumental | *met, *mit | *þet, *þit | *set, *sit | ||
| Possessive adj. | mijaz | nasteraz | þawaz | wasteraz | sawaz |
Notes:
- When two forms are given, the first is stressed and the second is unstressed.
- Possessive adjectives are always strong.