Tyuutboian

tyuutbo /ˈtjuːtbo/

Nouns
Masculine

Feminine

Singular

No affix

muk /muk/

man

No affix

kmew /kmew/

woman

Plural

Prefix i-

imuk /ˈimuk/

men

Prefix iː-

iikmew /ˈiːkmew/

women

Verbs
Verbs

Present

No affix

kla /kla/

learn

Past

If starts with vowel: Prefix ʧh-

Else: Prefix ʧheː-

chheekla /ˈʧheːkla/

learned

Remote past

If starts with vowel: Prefix d-

Else: Prefix diː-

diikla /ˈdiːkla/

learned (long ago)

Tyuutboian uses a standalone particle word for future tense:

Future

Particle before the verb: li -

li kla /li kla/

will learn

Example text
Syllable structure: (C)(C)V(C) ?

Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable ?

Word initial consonants: bj d dn f h kl km l m n r t th tj tr wh ɣ ɣl ʤ ʤd ʤj ʧ ʧh ʧl

Mid-word consonants: b bb bd bl bm bn d df dm dn dt f ff h hj hk hr hw j jb jf jj jl jm jn jt k kf kh kj kk kr kt kw l ld lh lm lt lw lɣ lʤ lʧ m md mk ml mm mn n nd nk nl nn nw r rd rf rl rt rɣ rʧ t tb td tf tm tn tw tʧ w wk ɣ ɸ ʤ ʧ ʧk ʧl ʧn

Word final consonants: b d f k m n w ɣ ɸ ʤ ʧ