Ancient Xi language

Ancient Xi or Proto-Xi (Çi Ma'e [çi maʔe], lit. 'human language') is the common ancestor of the Xi language family. It is spoken in the Xi Urheimat, the northernmost wildlands of Soco.

Plural
Ancient Xi has four plural markers depending on the noun.


 * -tak human plural
 * -maj animal plural
 * -saç non-human, non-animal animate plural
 * -sak inanimate plural

For example:


 * Xasema'tak kixkax xa'çi'ol paj'wapmaj.
 * 1.CAU.take.HUMAN.PL meat.ACC 3SG.GEN dog.DAT-LOC.ANIMAL_PL
 * 'They gave food to their dogs.'