Arak

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	Stats Nouns 0% Verbs 0% Adjectives 0% Syntax 0% Words of 1500

Arak language Arak säq'oot
Type
Polysynthetic
Alignment
Ergative-absolutive
Head direction
Final
Tonal
No
Declensions
Yes
Conjugations
Yes
Genders
2
Nouns decline according to...
Case	Number
Definiteness	Gender
Verbs conjugate according to...
Voice	Mood
Person	Number
Tense	Aspect

Phonology

Consonants

	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Pharyngeal	Glottal
Nasal	n /n/			ğ /ŋ/*
Plosive	d /d/			g /g/	ğ /ɢ/		' /ʔ/
	t /t/			k /k/	q /q/
	t' /t'/			k' /k'/	q' /q'/
Fricative	s /s/	sh /ʃ/			x /χ/	ȟ /ʕ/*	h /h/
						x̌ /ħ/
Affricate	ts /t͡s/		c /t͡ʃ/		qx /q͡χ/
	ts' /t͡s'/		c' /t͡ʃ'/
Approximant	r /ɹ/		y /j/	w /ɰ/
Lateral fric.	ł /ɬ/
Lateral app.	l /l/
Lateral affr.	tł /t͡ɬ/
	tł' /t͡ɬ'/

• This alophone occurs in the middle of the word or finally
• /ʕ/ is largelly disappearing and merging with the glottal stop /ʔ/. Nowadays, only elder people are able to make the distinction

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i /i/		u /u/
Mid	e /e̞/	ä /ə/	o /o̞/
Open		a /ä/

Grammar

	Gender	Cases	Numbers	Tenses	Persons	Moods	Voices	Aspects
Verb	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nouns	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Adjectives	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Numbers	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Participles	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Adverb	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Pronouns	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Adpositions	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Article	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Particle	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Vocabulary

No.	English	Arak
1	I	saan
2	you (singular)	ğaan
3	he	nih
4	we	—
5	you (plural)	—
6	they	—
7	this	edä
8	that	udä
9	here	ełk'i
10	there	ułk'i
11	who	sad
12	what	cit
13	where	nei
14	when	şk'ei
15	how	xutä
16	not	hira
17	all	-utaan
18	many	—
19	some	—
20	few	—
21	other	—
22	one	nis'i
23	two	weyok
24	three	ät'äh
25	four	łasa
26	five	qona
27	big	—
28	long	—
29	wide	—
30	thick	—
31	heavy	—
32	small	—
33	short	—
34	narrow	—
35	thin	—
36	woman	kits'i
37	man (adult male)	—
38	man (human being)	arak
39	child	—
40	wife	—
41	husband	—
42	mother	—
43	father	—
44	animal	—
45	fish	—
46	bird	—
47	cat	—
48	dog	qusgun
49	louse	—
50	snake	—
51	worm	—
52	tree	—
53	forest	—
54	stick	—
55	fruit	—
56	seed	—
57	leaf	—
58	root	—
59	bark	—
60	flower	—
61	grass	qo
62	rope	—
63	skin	—
64	meat	—
65	blood	—
66	bone	—
67	fat	—
68	egg	—
69	horn	—
70	tail	—
71	feather	—
72	hair	—
73	head	—
74	ear	—
75	eye	—
76	nose	—
77	mouth	—
78	tooth	—
79	tongue	—
80	fingernail	—
81	foot	—
82	leg	—
83	knee	—
84	hand	—
85	wing	—
86	belly	—
87	guts	—
88	neck	—
89	back	—
90	breast	—
91	heart	—
92	liver	—
93	drink	—
94	eat	—
95	bite	—
96	suck	—
97	spit	—
98	vomit	—
99	blow	—
100	breathe	—
101	laugh	—
102	see	—
103	hear	—
104	know	—
105	think	—
106	smell	—
107	fear	—
108	sleep	—
109	live	—
110	die	—
111	kill	—
112	fight	—
113	hunt	—
114	hit	—
115	cut	—
116	split	—
117	stab	—
118	scratch	—
119	dig	—
120	swim	—
121	fly	—
122	walk	—
123	come	—
124	lie	—
125	sit	—
126	stand	—
127	turn	—
128	fall	—
129	give	—
130	hold	—
131	squeeze	—
132	rub	—
133	wash	—
134	wipe	—
135	pull	—
136	push	—
137	throw	—
138	tie	—
139	sew	—
140	count	—
141	say	—
142	sing	—
143	play	t'äłnä
144	float	—
145	flow	—
146	freeze	—
147	swell	—
148	sun	—
149	moon	—
150	star	—
151	water	qxa
151	rain	—
152	river	—
153	lake	närä
154	sea	—
155	salt	—
156	stone	—
157	sand	—
158	dust	—
160	earth	—
161	cloud	—
162	fog	—
163	sky	—
164	wind	—
165	snow	—
166	ice	—
167	smoke	—
168	fire	—
169	ash	—
170	burn	—
171	road	—
172	mountain	—
173	red	—
174	green	—
175	yellow	—
176	white	—
177	black	—
178	night	—
179	day	—
180	year	—
181	warm	—
182	cold	—
183	full	—
184	new	—
185	old	—
186	good	—
187	bad	—
188	rotten	—
189	dirty	—
190	straight	—
191	round	—
192	sharp	—
193	dull	—
194	smooth	—
195	wet	—
196	dry	—
197	correct	—
198	near	naxa
199	far	isqä
200	right	—
201	left	—
202	at	—
203	in	—
204	with	—
205	and	—
206	if	—
207	because	—
208	name	äsc'äd