Sotus is an s-v-o language.
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| Tonal | No | ||||||||||||
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| Tense | Aspect | ||||||||||||
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Classification and Dialects
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
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| Lateral app. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral flap |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
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| High | |||||
| Near-high | |||||
| High-mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Low-mid | |||||
| Near-low | |||||
| Low |
Phonotactics
Writing System
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Grammar
Nouns
Verbs
Verbs are inflected in Sotus.
A Sotus verb has six inflected-forms.
| positive | negative |
|---|---|
| imperative/ present | imperative/ present |
| past | past |
| supine | supine |
Example1:
English
| Verb form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| imperative\ present | be, am, is, are | do not be, am not, is not, are not |
| past | was/ were | was/ were not |
| supine | have been | have not been |
Sotus
| Verb form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| imperative\ present | en | enä |
| past | enet | enätet |
| supine | enetit | enätetit |
Example2:
English:
| Verb form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| imperative\ present | supports\ support | not supports\ support |
| past | supported | not supported |
| supine | have supported | have not supported |
| Verb form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| imperative\ present | stapua | stapuatä |
| past | stapuatet | stapuatätet |
| supine | stapuatetit | stapuatätettit |
rules:
- suffix -, -tet, -tetit, -tä, -tätet or -tätetit (a vowel)
- suffix -, -et, -etit, -ä, -ätet, or -ätetit (a consonat) are added to convey the meanings\ roles of a verb.