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Proto-Uralic language

Total questions: 4

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1-4.

Proto-Uralic language

Writing System

We do not know what Proto-Uralic was written with, but one thing we know is that all Uralic languages are written in either the Latin or Cyrillic alphabets.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonant inventory of Proto-Uralic (mentioned in orthography) is p t c k m n s l l' r

Semivowels

Proto-Uralic has only two semivowels- w and j. They might even add r if it was not a trill.

Vowels

Proto-Uralic has the usual 5-vowel system, a e i o u.

Word Order

Proto-Uralic had a word order of S-O-V.

Sample Sentence

"Mene peci peti" means "A man baked a cake" because "Mene" means man, "Peci" means cake, and "Peti" means bake.

1.

What is Proto-Uralic?

(a)  

2.

What alphabets are the Uralic languages written with?

a)

Latin

b)

Cyrillic

c)

Chinese characters

d)

Arabic

e)

Devanagari

3.

What notation is this? (p t ć č k m n ń ŋ s ś š δ δ' l l' w j x)

(a)  

4.

From the passage, how many consonants does Proto-Uralic have?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

e)

14

5.

How many semivowels does Proto-Uralic have?

(a)  

6.

What are the two semivowels in Proto-Uralic?

a)

b)

c)

7.

What manner of articulation is Proto-Uralic r in?

(a)