Kalhati

Overview
Kalhati /kəl.ˈhæ.tiː/ (Kalhati: 𒂵𒀠𒄩𒋾 ka-al-ha-tı /ˈkal.xa.tɪ/) is an Indo-European language belonging the the Tocharian branch as a classical language. Its major inspirations are Tocharian and Hittite, along with Sanskrit, Sumerian, Tamil, Avestan and Sogdian. Furthermore, it is also considered by linguists to be "the only surviving descendant of the Tocharian branch".

Phonology
Like many Indo-European languages, the Kalhati phonological inventory is a result of sound changes and shifts from Proto-Indo-European. The majority of the changes are regular and can be tracked down to Proto-Indo-European and they have frequent cognates in modern Indo-European languages. In general, the phonology of the language is fairly simple, resembling the Tocharian phonology system in terms of consonants and the Latin phonology system in terms of vowels.

Consonants
Kalhati has a simple consonantal inventory of 16 to 18 consonants, with no voiced-unvoiced distinction in obstruents.

Progressive pronunciation
The "progressive pronunciation" refers to the widespread dialectal or colloquial pronunciation of vowels. It is characterized by diphthongization of unstressed long vowels. Stressed long vowels are preserved.

Stress
Kalhati does not have a fixed stress but it is movable. Words are very often stressed on the first syllable. If the word has a -nt- cluster, the stress falls on the syllable preceding the cluster. This applies when conjugating or declining as well.