Seto language

Seto language
Seto Ka'Palo
Region	Baredina
Native speakers	0(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
Fricative				s					x
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)
• 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.
• Stress usually falls on the penultimate syllable, and falls on the antepenultimate syllable if the vowel of the penultimate syllable is /ɨ/.

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/

Grammar

Syntax

Word Order

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