Dragon (Dratheus)

=General information=

=Phonology=

Vowels
Diphthongs are /ɑi/, /ɛi/, and /æɯ/.

Onset
[nasal]-[fricative]-[plosive]-[approximant] as the most complex onset, though any or all of these may be omitted. Example onsets include /nskl/, /ŋkj/, /st/, /q/ or null.

Alveo-dental affrication: /t/ > /ts/ and /d/ > /dz/ immediately before a high vowel. i.e. /ti/ > /tsi/, /dɯ/ > /dzɯ/

Nasal regressive adjacent assimilation: If a nasal is immediately before an obstruent, it must be in the same place of articulation as the obstruent. i.e. /nka/ is not acceptable, but /ŋka/ is.

Coda
[nasal]-[fricative]-[plosive]-[fricative] as the most complex coda, though any or all of these may be omitted.

Word-final devoicing: A word ending in a voiced obstruent has that obstruent devoiced. i.e. /ʟɑd/ > /ʟɑt/, /zdag/ > /zdak/

=Morphology=

Nouns
Nouns are declined for class (dragon, living non-dragon, nonliving), case (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative), number (singular, plural) and possessive person.

Adjectives
Adjectives agree with nouns in class, case and number.

Verbs
Verbs are conjugated for tense (past, present, future) and aspect.

Tense
=Syntax= SVO word order. Postpositions. Head-final noun phrase (adjectives precede nouns).

=Lexicon=

Numbers
Base-10

Open Class
=Example Texts=