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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|imagesize = | |imagesize = | ||
|creator = [[User:IlL|IlL | |creator = [[User:IlL|IlL]] | ||
|name = | |name = Tłkaw | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = | ||
|pronunciation= | |pronunciation= | ||
|setting = [[Verse: | |setting = [[Verse:Hmøøh]] | ||
|region = East Talma | |region = East Talma | ||
|speakers= 6 million | |speakers= 6 million | ||
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|familycolor= Lakovic | |familycolor= Lakovic | ||
|fam1=[[Lakovic]] | |fam1=[[Lakovic]] | ||
|script= | |script=ǃTłkaw script | ||
|iso3= | |iso3= | ||
|notice=IPA | |notice=IPA | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''dgē Tłkaw'' /ŋ{{tiebar}}!ɜː kǁaw/; ''dgē'' is related to Naeng ''tnger'' 'voice') is a Lakovic language spoken by the Tłkaw people in Eastern Talma. It's inspired by Hebrew, Nama, Zulu, and !Xóõ. It's in a sprachbund with [[Yacavestub]] and [[Wiobian]]. | ||
!xu||xam!xai | !xu||xam!xai | ||
human | The demonnym ''Tłkaw'' comes from PLak *lakof 'human'. | ||
Clickhmoob relative? | |||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
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! rowspan="2" |Click | ! rowspan="2" |Click | ||
! | <small>voiceless</small> | ! | <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| colspan="6"| '''pk''' /kʘ/, '''tk''' /k!/, '''tsk''' /kǀ/, '''tłk''' / | | colspan="6"| '''pk''' /kʘ/, '''tk''' /k!/, '''tsk''' /kǀ/, '''tłk''' /kǁ/ | ||
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! | <small>voiced</small> | ! | <small>voiced</small> | ||
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! | <small>implosive</small> | ! | <small>implosive</small> | ||
| '''qb''' | | '''qb''' /ɓ/ | ||
| '''qd''' | | '''qd''' /ɗ/ | ||
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| '''qg''' | | '''qg''' /ɠ/ | ||
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| '''l''' /l/ | | '''l''' /l/ | ||
| '''y''' /j/ | | '''y''' /j/ | ||
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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
a e i o u + diphthongs | a e i o u + diphthongs (PLak a and ā merge by default, except āy > ay, ay > ey) | ||
e i cemtralize after ! | e i cemtralize after ! | ||
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Inflectional morphology: | Inflectional morphology: | ||
* construct state | === Nouns === | ||
* construct state | |||
* Animate nouns form plurals by partial redup | * Animate nouns form plurals by partial redup | ||
=== Verbs === | |||
* Present tense bi- (from the agentive) | * Present tense bi- (from the agentive) | ||
* Past: r infix participle | * Past: r infix participle | ||
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==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
==Poetry== | ==Poetry== | ||
Tłkaw should have Welsh style cynghanedd | |||
where there are rules on which syllables have clicks in a poem | where there are rules on which syllables have clicks in a poem | ||