Proto-Prepsic

Proto-Prepsic is a future descendant of the Prepsocandin dialect of Clofabosin. It is the most recent common ancestor of the Prepsic languages.

todo

Numbers: viwa, ez/er, riv, sal, lof, of, cif, zol, tisj, vad, gavar, fem, tlut, 144: san 1728: iht

Phonology

Consonants

m n ṇ p t tl ṭ c b d dl ḍ g f s sj hl h v z l r w /m n ɳ p t tɬ ʈ c~k b d dɮ ɖ ɟ~g f s ʃ ɬ x~h v z l r w/

Vowels

a e i o u á é í ó ú /a e i o ɨ a: e: i: o: ɨ:/

Morphology

Nouns

amp 'human'
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amp	ampai
Accusative	ampin	ampain
Genitive	ampol	ampál
Dative	amposj	ampásj
Locative	ampiʔ	ampaiʔ
Ablative	ampizant	ampaizant
Comitative	ampaz	ampáz

-a (after C), -na (after V)

Verbs

Tense agreement which was present in Clofabosin was largely lost: unlike Clofabosin, Proto-Prepsic has a clear division between "finite" and "non-finite" forms.

Finite forms

Negative: -fo-/-tu-

		Indicative	Predicative	Desiderative
Past	Predicative	-:l	-nál	-frál
	Interrogative	-:mal	-námal	-frámal
	Attributive	-:lil	-nálil	-frálil
Present	Predicative	-:r	-nár	-frór
	Interrogative	-mpel	-nampel	-frompel
	Attributive	-dil	-nadil	-fradil
Future	Predicative	-sj	-nasj	-frasj
	Interrogative	-sjimpel	-nasjimpel	-frasjimpel
	Attributive	-hil	-nahil	-frahil
Imperative	Singular	-se
	Plural	-rin
Infinitive		-ma	-numa	-frauma

Non-finite forms

"If"	"Only if"	"When"	"While"	Conjunctive	Resultative	Optative
-zaṭa	-vahta	-hlant	-sem	-hast	-sti	-me

Voice

• -lír passive
• -hár causative

Syntax