Old Tathar (Tatar /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/)

The Language of Old Tathar

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Natively known as: Tatar /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/

...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
ci gız belp bi gız lel ci sös gız kilihi sıp celce ne
Pronunciation: /ʤi gɯz belp bi gɯz lel ʤi søs gɯz kilihi sɯp ʤelʤe ne/
Old Tathar word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face the wind to

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: b d g h j k l m n n̪ p r s t v z ŋ ɣ ɫ ɰ ɾ ʃ ʤ ʧ β

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m		n̪	n			ŋ
Stop	p b			t d			k g
Affricate					ʧ ʤ
Fricative	β	v		s z	ʃ		ɣ	h
Approximant						j	ɰ
Tap				ɾ
Trill				r
Lateral approximant				l

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/Place→	Velarized alveolar
Lateral approximant	ɫ

Vowel inventory: a e i o u y ø ɯ

	Front	Back
High	i y	ɯ u
High-mid	e ø	o
Low	a

Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: No stress
Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
ɣ	ğ
ɾ	r
ʃ	ş
ʤ	c
ʧ	ç
y	ü
j	y
ø	ö
ɯ	ı

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Grammar

Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions

Nouns

Singular	If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Prefix zo- Else: Prefix ze- zozuz /zozuz/ dog
Plural	No affix zuz /zuz/ dogs

Articles

Old Tathar has no definite article ‘the’, or indefinite article ‘a’.

Pronouns

1st singular	hu /hu/ I, me, mine
2nd singular	la /la/ you, yours
3rd singular masc	gız /gɯz/ he, him, his, it, its
3rd singular fem	i /i/ she, her, hers, it, its
1st plural	lun /lun/ we, us, ours
2nd plural	paş /paʃ/ you all, yours (pl)
3rd plural	ır /ɯɾ/ they, them, theirs

Possessive determiners

1st singular	hu /hu/ my
2nd singular	la /la/ your
3rd singular masc	gız /gɯz/ his
3rd singular fem	i /i/ her
1st plural	lun /lun/ our
2nd plural	paş /paʃ/ your (pl)
3rd plural	ır /ɯɾ/ their

Verbs

Old Tathar uses a standalone particle word for past tense:

Past	Particle before the verb: vɯʃ - vış datmı /vɯʃ datmɯ/ learned

Old Tathar uses a standalone particle word for future tense:

Future

Particle before the verb: gɯɾ - gır datmı /gɯɾ datmɯ/ will learn

Perfect aspect

The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present.
Old Tathar uses an affix for the perfect aspect:

Perfect

If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Prefix mɯ- Else: Prefix mø- mıdatmı /mɯdatmɯ/ have learned

Numbers

Old Tathar has a base-10 number system:
1 - şö
2 - üz
3 - co
4 - ı
5 - hi
6 - de
7 - prı
8 - en
9 - re
10 - seldil
Hundred - çam
Thousand - zönre

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -ɯʃk
Else: Suffix -eʃk
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -o
Else: Suffix -ø
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -an
Else: Suffix -yn
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -o
Else: Suffix -y
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -u
Else: Suffix -i
Noun to verb = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -on
Else: Suffix -in
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -uh
Else: Suffix -eh
Tending to = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -a
Else: Suffix -i
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -al
Else: Suffix -yl
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -um
Else: Suffix -ym
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -ɯʃ
Else: Suffix -iʃ
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -ulp
Else: Suffix -ylp
Diminutive = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -an
Else: Suffix -in
Augmentative = If contains {a,ɯ,u,o}: Suffix -a
Else: Suffix -i

Table of Contents

Dictionary

3024 Words.

Root Languages

• Oldcommon

Spoken by

• Antediluvians
• Tathar