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"Hmoabite"
A tonal language with two tones (from the register split) and lots of preinitials
 
Hlaub lag, vi seb qawd ___ = Hello, my name is ___
 
definite article ðə -> vi
 
== Lexicon ==
*nqhwb = fish
*yed = to have; there is
* ntam = to give
* vwm = ear
** ntavwm = to listen
 
== Phonology ==
* initials and vowels as in White Hmong/Green Mong RPA, but aa ee oo are breathy voiced vowels and r rh nr nrh are /ɹ ɹʰ ɳ ɳʰ/
* Finals: -b -0 -s -j -v -m -g -d /p(unreleased) 0 s j w (nasalization) k(unreleased) t(unreleased)/
 
== Grammar ==
=== Pronouns ===
* 1st person pronouns:
** ''qawd'' (polite, from *3abd 'slave')
** ''npws'' (when speaking to non-intimate peers or someone of lower status)
** ''dlag'' (intimate; from PFES *đV lak 'yours')
** ''nau'' (only used in poetry; from PSem ʔanāku)
* 2nd person pronouns:
** ''nkaub'' (very polite; from *maqāmu 'place')
** ''dud'' (neutrally polite, from *wadud 'friend')
** ''dliv'' (non-intimate, non-polite, from an older polite pronoun *laTip)
** ''qhov'' (intimate, from *Hubb)
** ''hmu'' (rude; from PSem ʔantumū)
Family members use family terms to refer to themselves or to the listener.
 
Animate plurals marked with ''... wj'' (PFES *wıl)

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A tonal language with two tones (from the register split) and lots of preinitials

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