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*p ph b f m {{angbr|'''b p ƀ f m'''}} | *p ph b f m {{angbr|'''b p ƀ f m'''}} | ||
*t th d θ n {{angbr|'''d t đ þ n'''}} | *t th d θ n {{angbr|'''d t đ þ n'''}} | ||
*k kh g x | *k kh g x ŋ {{angbr|'''g c ǥ ç ñ'''}} | ||
*s ts z | *s ts z ʃ tʃ h {{angbr|'''s ts z x tx h'''}} | ||
*w l r j ll rr {{angbr|'''ł l r j ll rr'''}} | *w l r j ll rr {{angbr|'''ł l r j ll rr'''}} | ||
Revision as of 01:06, 19 June 2019
Loðagese is a minority Tigolic language descended from the Skellan dialect continuum. It is very morphologically conservative: it has kept most of the verb forms of Tigol, except allomorphy between absolute and conjunct forms.
Phonology
Consonants
Stop system: /t th d θ/ ⟨d t đ þ⟩ (đ ~ Skellan ð)
- p ph b f m ⟨b p ƀ f m⟩
- t th d θ n ⟨d t đ þ n⟩
- k kh g x ŋ ⟨g c ǥ ç ñ⟩
- s ts z ʃ tʃ h ⟨s ts z x tx h⟩
- w l r j ll rr ⟨ł l r j ll rr⟩
Vowels
- 1st shift:
- ae/ái ao ói úi > ɒe æ: oe ui
- 2nd shift:
- ɒɪ æ: > oɪ iə
- i: u: > aɪ aʊ
- e: o: > i: u:
- 3rd shift:
- aɪ aʊ > ɒɪ æ: again
Morphology
Nouns
Some nouns pluralize by i-umlaut: e.g. hmoob /hmu:b/ 'person' > hmeeb /hmi:b/ 'people'.