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The Suwáá dialect continuum is not known to be related to any other Hmøøhian language, but some have proposed a relation to the [[Quame languages]] based on lexical coincidences. | The Suwáá dialect continuum is not known to be related to any other Hmøøhian language, but some have proposed a relation to the [[Quame languages]] based on lexical coincidences. | ||
== Lexicon == | == Lexicon == | ||
* Nyu-Mɛ Kɛ{{acute}}q: inventor of Kite guitar-type guitars | |||
* su- = ''frozen derivation'' | * su- = ''frozen derivation'' | ||
* wáá = person | * wáá = person | ||
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Suwáá verb roots are always monosyllabic. | Suwáá verb roots are always monosyllabic. | ||
== Syntax == | |||
=== Obviation === | === Obviation === | ||
Like Navajo, Suwáá shows various levels of animacy in its grammar, with certain nouns taking specific verb forms according to their rank in this animacy hierarchy. For instance, Suwáá nouns can be ranked by animacy on a continuum from most animate (a human or lightning) to least animate (an abstraction): | Like Navajo, Suwáá shows various levels of animacy in its grammar, with certain nouns taking specific verb forms according to their rank in this animacy hierarchy. For instance, Suwáá nouns can be ranked by animacy on a continuum from most animate (a human or lightning) to least animate (an abstraction): | ||