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===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
* Syllable Structure: (C)V(C)
* Syllable Structure: (C)V(C), probably CV(C)
* voiced plosives, affricates, fricates other than /s/, glides and /ʋ/ don't end a syllable.
* voiced plosives, affricates, fricates other than /s/, glides and /ʋ/ don't end a syllable.
* /ɨ/ is the weak vowel and is often dropped in fast speech.
* /ɨ/ is the weak vowel and is often dropped in fast speech.
* The glottal stop /ʔ/ becomes [h] between vowels.
* Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable, and falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the vowel of the penultimate syllable is /ɨ/.
* Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable, and falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the vowel of the penultimate syllable is /ɨ/.
* Words starting with vowels might actually start with a glottal stop /ʔ/.


===Transcription===
===Transcription===
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*Y - /j/
*Y - /j/
*Z - /ʦ/
*Z - /ʦ/
*' - /ʔ/


==Grammar==
==Grammar==

Revision as of 16:23, 13 July 2017

Seto language
Seto Ka'Palo
RegionBaredina
Native speakers0(extinct)  (no date)
Language family
Palawe
  • Seto language
CWS code

The Seto Language is an extinct language once spoken in North Baredina, it was the main language of the Palavozlo Kingdom.

Despite being called Seto Ka'Palo by some, it is not certain if Seto Ka'Palo was the real name of the Seto language when it was used.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Epiglottal Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p b t d k g ʔ
Fricative s x h
Affricate ʦ
Approximant ʋ j w
Trill (r)
Flap or tap ɾ
Lateral fric. ɬ~tɬ
Lateral app. l
Lateral flap

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i ɨ u
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid e o
Open-mid
Near-open
Open a

Phonotactics

  • Syllable Structure: (C)V(C), probably CV(C)
  • voiced plosives, affricates, fricates other than /s/, glides and /ʋ/ don't end a syllable.
  • /ɨ/ is the weak vowel and is often dropped in fast speech.
  • The glottal stop /ʔ/ becomes [h] between vowels.
  • Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable, and falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the vowel of the penultimate syllable is /ɨ/.
  • Words starting with vowels might actually start with a glottal stop /ʔ/.

Transcription

  • A - /a/
  • B - /b/
  • D - /d/
  • E - /e/
  • F - /f/
  • G - /g/
  • H - /x/
  • I - /i/
  • (Ï - /ɨ/)
  • K - /k/
  • L - /l/
  • M - /m/
  • N - /n/
  • O - /o/
  • P - /p/
  • R - /r~ɾ/
  • S - /s/
  • T - /t/
  • TL - /ɬ~tɬ/
  • U - /u/
  • V - /ʋ/
  • W - /w/
  • Y - /j/
  • Z - /ʦ/
  • ' - /ʔ/

Grammar

Morphology

Nouns

Verbs

Syntax

Word Order

  • Basic Word Order: Subject-Verb-Object(SVO)
  • Adpositions are prepositions
  • Adjectives, Demonstratives, Numerals, Relative clauses, Possessors follow the noun they modify.

Subordinate Clauses

Words

Pronouns