Ati
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Contents
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t | c1 | k | |
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Fricative | f | s | |||
| Approximant | w | j | r2 | h |
- Realized variably as a palatal plosive, or an affricate [tʃ] or [ts]. Occurs only in onset position or word-finally.
- Can be realized as any rhotic depending on the speaker.
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | o |
| Mid | e~ɛ | |
| Open | colspan=2 | a |
Phonotactice
Syllable structure is (C)V(C#). V may be made up of a single vowel or a combination of two vowels (e can only form diphthongs with o).
Syntax
Isolating language, right-branching (SVO).
Verbal Grammar
Past-tense particle, preceding the verb, is ta.
Negative
Lexicon
Numbers
| 1 | pi |
| 2 | te |
| 3 | oci |
| 4 | ma |
| 5 | nina |
| 6 | afe |
| 7 | soso |
| 8 | awa |
| 9 | jai |
| 10 | ren |
| 54 | nina-ren-ma |
Mood Particles
Mood particles are sentence-initial.
| Int. | ka |
|---|---|
| Pot. | mai |
| Sub. | ofi |
