Proto-Tokamic language

Proto-Tokamic (*Wantsagwe, meaning "language") is the reconstructed commmon ancestor of the Tokamic language family. It is hypothesised to have been spoken in the 3rd millenium in Northwest Soco and, after the Tokamic migrations in the 28th century onwards, in the Tokam Sanctuary (Chilianesia).

Consonants

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! ! Bilabial ! Alveolar ! Palatal ! Velar ! Glottal ! Nasal ! Plosive ! Affricate ! Fricative ! Approximant
 * + Consonant phonemes of Proto-Tokamic
 * m || || || ||
 * p || t || || k || ʔ ⟨'/h⟩
 * || t͡s ⟨ts⟩ || || ||
 * || s || || ɣ ⟨g⟩ ||
 * || l || j ⟨y⟩ || w ||
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Vowels

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! ! Front ! Back ! Close ! Open
 * + Vowel phonemes of Proto-Tokamic
 * i || ɔ ⟨o⟩
 * ɛ ⟨e⟩ || a
 * }

Nouns
Nouns in Proto-Tokamic are either animate or inanimate.

Possession
Inalienable possession is marked on the noun with suffixes.


 * *tamte'e 'a — my arm
 * *tamsek 'aw — our arms

Cases
Proto-Tokamic has five cases: nominative, accusative, dative, genitive and locative. They decline depending on animacy.

Passive
The passive is formed with the prefix *e'el- (singular) and *sa'ka- (plural):


 * *e'elikatsel'a — person who is being eaten
 * *sa'kaikatselegsag — things that are being eaten; foods