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Accent alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony
Accent alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony


Some ideophones are Wyacker-xenic (e.g. ''ạrrạnkạ'' 'flagrantly'), some native
Some ideophones are Wyacker-xenic (e.g. ''ạrrạnkạ'' 'flagrantly' from Wyacker ''arangka''), some native

Revision as of 07:45, 13 December 2024

A "dual-accent" English giblang with Wyacker loans

<ow> in initial syllable position always means MOUTH; GOAT is oa or -ow in native words

Some old place names can be Wyacker-derived (e.g. Wạnchụrch /ˈwɔnt͡ʃət͡ʃ/ ~ wangkirkkai, Nónganẹy /nɑŋgəniː/ ~ eNa:ngoäinnai)

Grammar

Ideophones

Accent alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony

Some ideophones are Wyacker-xenic (e.g. ạrrạnkạ 'flagrantly' from Wyacker arangka), some native