Oran

=Setting=

=Phonology=

Consonants
IPA:


 * Symbol /θ'/ used for tense dental fricative.

Romanized:


 * Tense affricates /t͈s͈/ and /t͈ɕ͈/ are written "zz", "jj" when word-initially or after a consonant; and "tts", "cch" when between vowels.
 * Futhermore, only romanized transcription is used.

Vowels
IPA:

Romanized:

=Basic Grammar=

Noun
.PHONY

Noun morphology
Oran nouns can have up to four components which normally appear in the following order:


 * kkelasanarani 'To my houses'


 * When plurality is unmarked, the noun may denote both singular and plural objects, depending on context.
 * When case is unmarked, the noun is in absoluitve case and may be a subject of intransitive inacative verb or an object of transitive active verb.
 * Possessor marker, in general, has same meaning as corresponding personal pronoun in genetive case.

Noun cases

 * normally, suffixes (not only case suffixes) beginning with -i regulary change it to -ai after an i-.

Noun Plural Affixes
.PHONY

Verb morphology
Final form template:
 * (opt) active argument group
 * reduplicated root augment
 * active argument
 * verb root
 * (opt) valency voice marker: one of
 * unergative
 * passive
 * medial
 * (opt) applicative voice marker: one of
 * benefactive
 * locative
 * instrumental
 * (opt) causative voice marker
 * (opt) mood marker
 * (opt) inactive agrument
 * (opt) applicative post-marker
 * final form marker (can be omited after inactive argument)
 * (opt) mood postfix / negative marker
 * tense/aspect marker group