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Proto-Azkali is the reconstructed ancestor of the modern Azkali language. No direct evidence of Proto-Azkali's existance exist. Practically all of the information on Proto-Azkali is based on internal reconstruction. Along with Proto-Ukilen, the reconstruction on Proto-Azkali is one of the most extensive compared to other languages. The first reconstructions of Proto-Azkali started in 1500 AD, leading to the establishment of many modern linguistic reconstruction techniques.

History

There is no direct evidence of the existance of Proto-Azkali as a language.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of Proto-Azkali are, in standard notation:

Consonants		Labial	Coronal		Dorsal	Glottal
			Alveolar	Palatal
Nasals		*m /m/	*n /n/		*ng /ŋ/
Plosives	voiceless	*p /p/	*t /t/	*c /c/	*k /k/
	voiced	*b /b~p'/	*d /d-t'/		*g /g~k'/
Fricatives	voiceless		*s /s/	*ch /ç/	*x /x~χ/	*h /h/
	voiced		*z /z~s'/
Semivowels			*l /l/	*y /j/
Rhotic			*r /ɹ/

Nasal sounds could not appear word initially, nor it appears could *s or *z. The rhotic *r /ɹ/ possibly could have been a trill /r/ word initially.

Vowels

The vowels of Proto-Azkli are, in standard notation:

	Front
Close	*i /i~ɪ/
Mid	*e /e~ɛ/
Open	*a /a/

Lexicon

No.	Gloss	Proto-Azkali (Nora 1960)	Notes	Modern Azkali
1	I	*ke	(or possibly *ki)	go
2	you (singular)	*te		te
3	he	*bai		mei
4	we	*an		oen
5	you (plural)	*ean		uen
6	they (plural)	*en		ein
7	this	*anazgeri		nazkuriz
8	that	*keri		kauli
9	here	*on		hon
10	there			heri
11	who	*gamea		amori (interrogative)
12	what	*gamera		amozeri (interrogative)
13	where	*gachera		amicheri (interrogative)
14	when	*gesera		isari (interrogative)
15	how	*kea		amera (interrogative)
16	not	*gu(n)-		hu-
17	all	*ke(n)-		gen-
18	many	*gazg(i)-		asti-
19	some	*ze(n)-		sen-
20	few	*-(n)an		irria-
21	other			gou-
22	one	*chat		at
23	two	*chatei		aitei
24	three	*charei		iriu
25	four	*chamadei		madhet
26	five	*chakei		kaizo
27	big
28	long
29	wide
30	thick
31	heavy
32	small
33	short
34	narrow
35	thin
36	woman
37	man (adult male)
38	man (kali being)
39	child	*sachigi		atsini