Verse:Mwtqwlqwj/Aíkaì

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Aíkaì /āíkāì/ is an agglutinative, strictly head-final, highly tonal language of Angai China. Classical Aíkaì is the liturgical language of the monotheistic religion Āínkiīaánịạkàì (āín-kiīa-ánịạ-kàì unique-god-follow-NMLZ).

Phonology

k i a n /k i a ŋ(syllabic)/

5 tone levels: ā á a à ạ (highest to lowest)

n̄ ń n ǹ ṇ

Grammar

Nouns

Case markers

  • =ǹ: topic
  • =ka: (focused) nominative
  • : (focused) honorific nominative
  • =ki: accusative
  • =áì: locative
  • =kaí: dative
  • =àá: ablative
  • =ạkí: terminative
  • =ań: 'as', instrumental

Pronouns

A hierarchical pronoun system like Korean/Japanese/Vietnamese

Verbs