Máotatšàlì

Máotatšàlì [ˈmáw.ta.ʧà.lì]
Period	c. 0-200 YP
Spoken in	Tymytỳs
Total speakers	unknown
Writing system	unknown
Classification	Isles languages  Northern   Máotatšàlì
Typology
Basic word order	VSO
Morphology	fusional
Alignment	NOM-ACC
Credits
Created by	Kolyn

Máotatšàlì is the language spoken by the Tymúlaslì people of the northerly island of Tymytỳs around 0-200 YP. It belongs to the Isles family.

Genealogy

• Proto-Isles (c. -2000 YP)
  • Máotatšàlì (c. 0-200 YP)

Máotatšàlì and its geographically closest relative Mûtsipsa', which is spoken on the Mûtsinamtsys islands Ke'idû'ûs'as and Dûkejdih off the Siixtaguna coast, are sometimes regarded as a genetic Northern subgroup of the Isles family. However, the evidence is unconclusive. There are obvious similarities in phonology, grammar and lexicon; but these may as well be due to areal influence such as extensive contact both with each other and with native languages of the Núalís-Takuña family.

See also

• Máotatšàlì grammar
• Máotatšàlì/Lexicon
  {→ original lexicon file}

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