Lalakhmet

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

Proto-Lalakhi is an acient language being spoken along the same period as Ancient Egyptian.

Alphabet

 * Nh nh, Ch ch - /ɲ/, /x/
 * Ph ph, Th th, Kh kh, Çh çh - /pʰ/, /θʰ/, /kʰ/, /tɕʰ/
 * Rw rw - /rʷ/
 * Vowels


 * A a, Â â - /ɐ/, /ɒ:/
 * Ä ä, Æ æ - /ɛ/, /æ:/
 * O o, Ô ô - /ʊ/, /o:/
 * Ö ö, Œ œ - /œ/, /ø:/
 * E e, Ê ê - /ɛ/, /e:/
 * U u, Û û - /ʊ/, /u:/
 * Ü ü, Uî uî - /ʏ/, /y:/

Sandhi
Certain consonants undergo a consonant mutation which have arrived from the earlier pronounciations of the language. A dental fricative excluding /s/ will fortify back to a plosive when preceding a palatal sound.

Phonotactics and Rules
Although there is no /t/ sound isolated, in certain consonant clusters, it appears which include {st ts ft ɕt lt}.

Ablaut
There is a functional vocalic and consonental ablaut present which is used to differentiate a variety of morphological elements.


 * Vowel


 * Consonant

Nouns
Genders: masculine, feminine, neuter, inanimate.

Class I, -a
Contain overall inanimate nouns. It is characterized by -a- and -æ-. Class one nouns include
 * yeşnêa (in.) : table, hump, spot
 * âpa (in.) : carpet, rug, floor of a house
 * dœwa (in.) : soil the is capable of being farmed

Class II -o
Contain overall masculine nouns, characterized by -o- and -ô-. The partitive has an irregular palatalizing ablaut. Class two nouns include

Class III -g
Contains overall neuter nouns, characterized by -g- and

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Ideas:
 * Adjectives with degrees of connotativeness (heinous, bad, neutral, good, wonderful) 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
 * Strong emphasis on reflexive (esp. with antipassive)