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
No
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	dog	qusgun
48	louse	—
49	snake	—
50	worm	—
51	tree	—
52	forest	—
53	stick	—
54	fruit	—
55	seed	—
56	leaf	—
57	root	—
58	bark	—
59	flower	—
60	grass	qo
61	rope	—
62	skin	—
63	meat	—
64	blood	—
65	bone	—
66	fat	—
67	egg	—
68	horn	—
69	tail	—
70	feather	—
71	hair	—
72	head	—
73	ear	—
74	eye	—
75	nose	—
76	mouth	—
77	tooth	—
78	tongue	—
79	fingernail	—
80	foot	—
81	leg	—
82	knee	—
83	hand	—
84	wing	—
85	belly	—
86	guts	—
87	neck	—
88	back	—
89	breast	—
90	heart	—
91	liver	—
92	drink	—
93	eat	—
94	bite	—
95	suck	—
96	spit	—
97	vomit	—
98	blow	—
99	breathe	—
100	laugh	—
101	see	—
102	hear	—
103	know	—
104	think	—
105	smell	—
106	fear	—
107	sleep	—
108	live	—
109	die	—
110	kill	—
111	fight	—
112	hunt	—
113	hit	—
114	cut	—
115	split	—
116	stab	—
117	scratch	—
118	dig	—
119	swim	—
120	fly	—
121	walk	—
122	come	—
123	lie	—
124	sit	—
125	stand	—
126	turn	—
127	fall	—
128	give	—
129	hold	—
130	squeeze	—
131	rub	—
132	wash	—
133	wipe	—
134	pull	—
135	push	—
136	throw	—
137	tie	—
138	sew	—
139	count	—
140	say	—
141	sing	—
142	play	t'äłnä
143	float	—
144	flow	—
145	freeze	—
146	swell	—
147	sun	—
148	moon	—
149	star	—
150	water	qxa
151	rain	—
152	river	—
153	lake	närä
154	sea	—
155	salt	—
156	stone	—
157	sand	—
158	dust	—
159	earth	—
160	cloud	—
161	fog	—
162	sky	—
163	wind	—
164	snow	—
165	ice	—
166	smoke	—
167	fire	—
168	ash	—
169	burn	—
170	road	—
171	mountain	—
172	red	—
173	green	—
174	yellow	—
175	white	—
176	black	—
177	night	—
178	day	—
179	year	—
180	warm	—
181	cold	—
182	full	—
183	new	—
184	old	—
185	good	—
186	bad	—
187	rotten	—
188	dirty	—
189	straight	—
190	round	—
191	sharp	—
192	dull	—
193	smooth	—
194	wet	—
195	dry	—
196	correct	—
197	near	naxa
198	far	isqä
199	right	—
200	left	—
201	at	—
202	in	—
203	with	—
204	and	—
205	if	—
206	because	—
207	name	äsc'äd