Lalakhmet

General Information
Lalakhmet (also known as Proto-Lalakhi) is an a priori lang. Its descendents will speak in (constate for Nomidian) where Nomidian is spoken.

Phonology
Consonants Diphthongs Vowel Tone

Short vowels have a short, high, or low tone: a/á/à. Long vowels have a high or low tone: â/ã. Diphthongs carry either a rising or falling tone which depends on their type (rising diphthongs carry a rising tone, and falling diphthongs carry a falling tone).

Phonotactics CVCC
 * Liquids cannot go after a consonant
 * [w]/[j] cannot go after a diphthong ending in that semi-vowel

Roots
The grammar is based on certain roots being inflected on. Take the root, lalakh- which means people, Lalakhi, calm, tranquil. As a noun, it means Lalakhi, people, a calm person, tranquility depending on declension and context. As an adjective, it means calm, Lalakhi. As a verb, it means, it means to be calm.

Declensions
Class II

Typically, these are human, animate nouns.


 * lalákht [laˈla˥xt] : people, person, (def.) Lalakhi ani.

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Ideas:
 * Adjectives with degrees of connotativeness (heinous, bad, neutral, good, glorious) and voice (positive/negative, active/passive) with comparativeness made with another specifically declining adjective
 * Roots be at the base with verbs, noun, and adjectives being formed therefrom