Talish

Notation

 * Phonetic transcriptions are denoted by rectangular brackets          [ˈkæːk̚tɪs]
 * Phonemic transcriptions are denoted by slash brackets                 /kæktɪs/
 * Native phonemic transcriptions are denoted by angle quotes         «cactis»
 * Italic front style denotes native words                                          cacto
 * Bold letters denote English approximations                                  cactus

Classification and Dialects
Talish (locally Twlér) is an a priori language. Defining characteristics include:
 * A large number of morphological irregularities caused by sound changes from its predecessor (referred to here as Dalean)

Phonotactics

 * Consonant clusters may have no more than two consonants
 * Final «z» is not

Nouns
Talish nouns decline to case and number, with two regular categories of declension and a large number of irregular declensions caused by old sound changes still in effect.

Class A
Class A nouns end in vowels in the accusative