Deshai

General Information
Deshai (natively /tsæʃɑːjuɬ/, literally this language, transliterated as 'Tsexaay-ul')

Classification and Dialects

 * Classical Deshai
 * Xàhnis-Kàtxis Deshai
 * Westosese Deshai

Consonants
m, n, g, p, p', t, t', k, k', ', ts, ts', tx, tx', tl, tl', s, s', x, j, j', h, l, l', w, r, y

Writing systems
There are primarily two writing systems for the dialects of Deshai: the classic script and the Westos script.

Nouns
possessive suffixes could not be applied to subjects

indefinite: 0 definite, proximal: -ul distal: -ag

Verbs
Verbs are based on triconsonantal roots (much like in Arabic).

ex. kawat'a "to think/find out", lataja "to die", wahaxa "to run", xatata "to freeze", l'ahak "to slash", nap'ara "to eat", watawa "to create"

C-TAM-C-erg/others-C-abs

two plural forms, one for individuals, one for groups

Absolutive slot: Ergative slot: Kuuwjat'etl! "They found out about us!" [kuːβ̞ˠxɑt’ætɬ]