Related to this: Proto-Jichlashan. It is source for a loanwords into these stage of the protolanguage.
Zetan language:
p t k /p t k/
b d g /b d g/
f s h /f s h/
v z /v z/
m n /m n/
ɾ /r/
j w /j w/
i u /i u/
ə /e/
a /a/
i u /ī ū/
ə /ē/
a /ā/
CVC
Stress accent on first penultimate syllable.
Nominals
Structure of noun:
[(Class + Number) + Root + Root's extension + Definiteness + Case
Class and Number
I. Human Masculine Singular e-, h- ezan man
II. Human Masculine Plural de-, d- dezan men
III. Human Feminine Singular se-, s- sezan woman
IV. Human Feminine Plural as-, das- dazzan women
V. Animal Singular a-, an- ahwīt horse
VI. Animal Plural ga-, gan- gahwīt horses
VII. Vegetal Singular ma-, mah- madān tree
VIII. Vegetal Plural am- amdān trees
IX. Instrumental Singular er- ergīle needle
X. Instrumental Plural der- dergīle needles
XI. Inanimate - kanka stone
Definiteness
Definite -a- ezana the man
Indefinite -um- ezanum a man
Case
1. Nominative - kanka
2. Genitive -er, -r kankar
3. Dative -ave, -ve kankave
4. Instrumental -usu, -su kankasu
5. Locative -eni, -ni kankani
Personal pronouns
Singular
1. ma
2. sū
3. kī
Plural
1. mez
2. sez
3. kiz
Numbers
Cardinal
1. hak
2. nahī
3. lorja
4. kipuna
5. dēmah
6. tolok
7. tuzor
8. tikis
9. tigā
10. makat
100. makmak
1000. dīrja
Verbs
Structure of Zetan verb
[Aspect + Root + Root's extension + Causative + Mood + Subject]
Aspect
faska - to live
gav - to carry
Imperfective - faska- / gav-
Perfective de- defaska- / degav-
Causative
Causative is created with suffix -e-ra-
dūfu- - to breathe : dūfura- - to cause to breathe
vāhe- - to life : vāhera- - to cause to life
Moods
Indicative -
Conditional -e-dū-
Subjunctive -e-kī-