Verse:Mwail/Quququqquq

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In Angai, Quququqquq (/ku:ku:'kʊkkʊk/, natively quququqquq qaqqaäa /kùkùkùkːùk kàkːàáà/ [kʰùvūvūkūɰˀ kʰàkǣǽǣ]) is the most phonologically minimalistic Kawenic language, with just one consonant /k/, two vowels /u a/, and two tones (high, written ä and low, written a). It's spoken in the island nation of Quqqaäa (pronounced /'kʊkə/ in English).

Todo: Vedic-style chanting tradition

uüuquqau 'cow'

qäaqqäaqquqau 'crow'

Nouns

aqua 'water' (nom.)
aqü (gen.)
aquaq (part.)
aqüü (illative)
aqüqqu (inessive)
aqüqquq (elative)
aqüqua (allative)
aqüqqa (adessive)
aqüqqaq (ablative)
aqüququ (translative)
aqüquaä (terminative)
aqüquqqü (durative)
aqüqaua (essive)
aqüqauaq (exessive)
aqüqqäqu (comitative)
aqüuqqau (abessive)
aqüqqaqqu (instructive)
aqüq (nom. pl.)
aquaqa (gen. pl.)
aquauq (part. pl.)
aquaqaü (illative pl.)
aquaqaqqu (iness. pl.)
etc.

Verbs

quqüäquqa 'to write'

Non-past:
quqüäqau 'I write'
quqüäqu (2sg)
quqüäquq (3sg)
quqüäqaüq (1pl)
quqüäququq (2pl)
quqüäqüüq (3pl)
quqüäqua (impersonal)

äau quqüä 'I do not write'
äu quqüä
ää quqüä
äqaüq quqüä
äququq quqüä
äqüüq quqüä
äqua quqüä