Lammi

Lammi Vocabulary

Lammi Names

=Etymology= The name Lammi is from Old Sumrë lamrë ("still language") which was in reference to how its speakers lived a sedentary life in contrast to the nomadic people on the mainland.

=Phonology=

Phonological History

 * T → ʔ/_{A R N}
 * V{t͡ʃ d͡ʒ} → Vʔj → V:j
 * t͡ʃ d͡ʒ → ʔj → j
 * t͡ɕ d͡ʑ →t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
 * ɕ ʑ → ʃ ʒ
 * V́Tʱ → V́ːT
 * V̀Tʱ → V̌T
 * V́Dʰ →V̂D
 * V̀Dʱ → V̀ːD
 * VʰC → VːC
 * TʰV́ →TV́ː
 * TʰV̀ →TV̂
 * DʱV́ →DV̌
 * DʱV̀ → DV̀ː
 * V́(h)VT(ʰ) → V̂T
 * V̀(h)VT(ʰ) → V̌T
 * V́(h)VD(ʱ) → V̂D
 * V̀(h)VD(ʱ) → V̌D
 * V(h)V́T(ʰ) → V̌T
 * V(h)V̀T(ʰ) → V̂T
 * V(h)V́D(ʱ) → V̌D
 * V(h)V̀Dʱ → V̂D
 * NC →Nː
 * ʌ(ː) →∅
 * kʰw →ʍ
 * ɫ →w
 * RN →Rː
 * w→ ∅/B_,_B
 * ʏ ø ʊ ɜ → ɵ
 * ʏː øː ɜː œ ː→ ɵ͡ɐ
 * œ → ɛ
 * ɛ → e → i
 * ɔ → o → u
 * eː →iː
 * oː →uː
 * V́ː →V̂
 * V̀ː → V̌
 * r(V)C → ɭC! r = rː
 * rː→r
 * ʔ→∅
 * ɭCV# → Cɭ#
 * ɭC→Cɭ
 * r → j/_{i e}, {i e}_
 * j → i/_C
 * l→∅/_ɭ,ɭ_
 * m̩ n̩ r̩ l̩ s̩ v̩→am an ar al as av

=Revived Lammi=

=Pronouns and Determiners=

Singular Pronouns

Plural Pronouns

=Sample= TomkL nis dülh ej semmosuna, nikkL sanneas lèmta,

maba kLomu awLiik dvobina, zjege ji dawkk üpüakin̦au kumak,

weḷ gLarummin atteldammin, gLaro ǎtewk,

jìkLmu esten ksülau sularkat, estámk si dLn,

Sid gLaLum ajiummonekLsid Vainni, gLakL ak vâtk nnar,

tomeru liga sulaawamùksëd, listjeasiommek sipagasuni,

Nis emmoji esLějma siàima, emmen si emenn emmen jikL Vaintibina,

oste tüalab daneasemL gLaLumau sülen, tüalta sipûkL mabau muales,

Tüalâlab nLab bsipas, ok jîo bsiûta,

mu ÜnnL, üiLapLat!

nejes sǔpimes, nüannaatL ok sülàmL lemeju,

vüiLuses emenn bsipas, ok emmoji bsiag lemu,

namm Vainnuu gLàrkL weḷ emmoìLma, vatbǐma emmoìLma,

waki lemeju kL rus juada, jiûta üaifLamu,

tivtiv nLienǔramu ok lemau, jinL ustasvarami estamiennu nannm nLen sikka lemesLun,

Hen üemmast apalisasa tûven sLajelem lemau, üewaaweoji listejeas apisasa saliâuu,

dinuk folk üemmastu apaisasa naken, fûtfût navalttasa,

sikka ajium lemeju, ar lejêo,

Unne! unnibasi,

emmoji juada Unnuu, junnesa unnivacLen,

listejeasejok emswaa bamnatii, emmen basikîsa emmwasa,

Mirra Unnuu kL oste edL, iŕd unni edpeL sunoL,

lettaši ku listjeasiommek, kugovavLom lewLija,

kelhi aafmuienn, aafnimusuni ak aafisamusuni,

emmwaa bammii mekL labti, bannabini makiisabini,

Vainni kL finnalti, jooj jiasii fojianii ligii jedbienn,

Unne osűwk gLaLumau dinuk skǒtkL àwgen, ak ôiten ǎwjota

tomkL nîj rall nuammaa ooǎjaka, namüamL ǒitan,

welkekL emmwaa kugovavLom, ammelisa latasa,

emmwaa kL nn hsel, jîjôb hannen,

târ Vainnisa, táiLik vüiLon,

labik zbalasuna, lamnóji zpâla,

Oste tomkL lgaos ok emmoji, ton edpe dinabina ton hselbin,

Unne wejâik si dina, jooj weḷ domímL lemuu,

tǎrasa nonnakutasa, talhik natüobina,

siafekL lemuu dèspìenn, lèmba dǒg,

Waita! oste ajiummónk, osrommik aspLiijuovo,

děspk gadLísum, dǒga gâjo

makîsa, maronak.