The Language of Old Tathar
Natively known as:Tatar/ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/
…and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind…
ci gız belp bi gız lel ci sös gız kilihi sıp celce ne
Pronunciation : /ʤi gɯz belp bi gɯz lel ʤi søs gɯz kilihi sɯp ʤelʤe ne/
Old Tathar word order : and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face the wind to
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory : b d g h j k l m n n̪ p r s t v z ŋ ɣ ɫ ɰ ɾ ʃ ʤ ʧ β
↓Manner/Place→
Bilabial
Labiodental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Palatal
Velar
Glottal
Nasal
m
n̪
n
ŋ
Stop
p b
t d
k g
Affricate
ʧ ʤ
Fricative
β
v
s z
ʃ
ɣ
h
Approximant
j
ɰ
Tap
ɾ
Trill
r
Lateral approximant
l
Co-articulated phonemes
↓Manner/Place→
Velarized alveolar
Lateral approximant
ɫ
Vowel inventory : a e i o u y ø ɯ
Front
Back
High
i y
ɯ u
High-mid
e ø
o
Low
a
Syllable structure : Custom defined
Stress pattern : No stress
Spelling rules :
Pronunciation
Spelling
ɣ
ğ
ɾ
r
ʃ
ş
ʤ
c
ʧ
ç
y
ü
j
y
ø
ö
ɯ
ı
Grammar
Main word order : Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key .
Adjective order : Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition : postpositions
Nouns
Singular
If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Prefix zo-
Else: Prefix ze-
zozuz /zozuz/ dog
Plural
No affix
zuz /zuz/ dogs
Articles
Old Tathar has no definite article ‘the’, or indefinite article ‘a’.
Pronouns
1st singular
hu /hu/ I, me, mine
2nd singular
la /la/ you, yours
3rd singular masc
gız /gɯz/ he, him, his, it, its
3rd singular fem
i /i/ she, her, hers, it, its
1st plural
lun /lun/ we, us, ours
2nd plural
paş /paʃ/ you all, yours (pl)
3rd plural
ır /ɯɾ/ they, them, theirs
Possessive determiners
1st singular
hu /hu/ my
2nd singular
la /la/ your
3rd singular masc
gız /gɯz/ his
3rd singular fem
i /i/ her
1st plural
lun /lun/ our
2nd plural
paş /paʃ/ your (pl)
3rd plural
ır /ɯɾ/ their
Verbs
Old Tathar uses a standalone particle word for past tense:
Past
Particle before the verb: vɯʃ -
vış datmı /vɯʃ datmɯ/ learned
Old Tathar uses a standalone particle word for future tense:
Future
Particle before the verb: gɯɾ -
gır datmı /gɯɾ datmɯ/ will learn
Perfect aspect
The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present.
Old Tathar uses an affix for the perfect aspect:
Perfect
If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Prefix mɯ-
Else: Prefix mø-
mıdatmı /mɯdatmɯ/ have learned
Numbers
Old Tathar has a base-10 number system:
1 - şö
2 - üz
3 - co
4 - ı
5 - hi
6 - de
7 - prı
8 - en
9 - re
10 - seldil
Hundred - çam
Thousand - zönre
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -ɯʃk
Else: Suffix -eʃk
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -o
Else: Suffix -ø
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -an
Else: Suffix -yn
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -o
Else: Suffix -y
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -u
Else: Suffix -i
Noun to verb = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -on
Else: Suffix -in
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -uh
Else: Suffix -eh
Tending to = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -a
Else: Suffix -i
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -al
Else: Suffix -yl
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -um
Else: Suffix -ym
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -ɯʃ
Else: Suffix -iʃ
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -ulp
Else: Suffix -ylp
Diminutive = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -an
Else: Suffix -in
Augmentative = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -a
Else: Suffix -i
Table of Contents
Dictionary
3024 Words.
Root Languages
- Oldcommon
Spoken by
- Antediluvians
- Tathar