Torore language

Torore (oTorore, meaning "the language of those who live here") is an Etzârân language isolate spoken in Southwest Soco, attested in the 4th century. Torore was supplanted by the Ka languages and was extict by the 13th century. However, a number of Hápetz words and names have Torore origin.

Consonants

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! ! Bilabial ! Alveolar ! Palatal ! Velar ! Nasal ! Plosive ! Fricative ! Approximant ! Trill
 * + Consonant phonemes of Torore
 * m || || ||
 * p || t || || k
 * || s || ʃ ⟨x⟩ || ɣ~ʁ ⟨g⟩
 * || l [ɭ] || j ⟨y⟩ || w
 * || r || ||
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Vowels

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! ! Front ! Central ! Back ! Close ! Mid ! Open
 * + Vowel phonemes of Torore
 * ɪ ⟨i⟩ || || ʊ ⟨u⟩
 * || ə ⟨e⟩ || ɔ ⟨o⟩
 * || ɐ ⟨a⟩ ||
 * }

Stress
Primary stress is placed on the first syllable of the last root in a word, all other roots receive a secondary stress on the first syllable. For example, the expression raturkusukural lotarataras ('I don't care', literally 'out of my two buttcheeks into the river') is pronounced [ˌrɐtʊrkʊˈsʊkʊrɐl ˌɭɔtɐrˈɐtɐras].

Grammar
A distinct feature of Torore is vowel harmony. The vowel or consonant in a number of Torore affixes are not rigid defined and, instead, harmonise with vowel and consonant in the root. For example, the word wamag ('bucket') is made up of the morphemes wV- ('empty, hollow'), -ma- (root, 'container') and -Vg (inanimate gender). Há linguists call this phenomenon "Torore vowel leaking" (Há: árung Tóroretz tekuchú).

Nouns
Nouns are inflected for case, number and animacy. Torore is an ergative–absolutive language.

Example text
The following text is an edict signed by the king of Yonder-The-Hills (toKogapuxuk) and the chiefs of Thither-The-Hills (toKogapuxuk).