User:SennomaUzanto/Sandbox/ZU2

Phonology
Modern [glottonym] has 9 consonantal phonemes, and 7 vowels.

Ancient

 * Aspirated plosives  become fricatives <ɸ θ θʷ x>.
 * Palatalized velars  merge with plain velars 

Modern
Notes:
 * k > ʔ
 * ʔ > Ø /V_V
 * t > t~k
 * ɸ θ x > n /_j, _i, _e, _y, _ë
 * ɸ θ x > h /_w, _u, _o, _a
 * i > y /_n, _l,
 * ew > oi; iw > ju; ow > o; aw > au
 * ej > ai; aj > e; oj ui > wi
 * 1/t/ and /k/ are allophones.The phoneme is [t] before , and [k] before . It is always written as it is pronounced.

Classes
There are six classes. The classes have their origins in the loss of intervocalic /ʔ/, because he vowel of the prefix and the now initial vowel form diphthongs.

Article
Every noun follows an article, which shows case and definiteness.

Endings
Endings indicate gender and number. Apart from the neuter endings, the endings are different for nouns and adjectives.

Verbal inflection
Verbs show tense.