Proto-Tokamic language

Proto-Tokamic (*Wantsagwe, meaning "language") is the commmon ancestor of the Tokamic language family. It is hypothesised to have been spoken in the 3rd millenium.

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
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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