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|pronunciation = bɔ́ˑkɑ fɑlɑ́ˑmʊ
|pronunciation = bɔ́ˑkɑ fɑlɑ́ˑmʊ
|creator = [[User:Shariifka|Shariifka]]
|creator = [[User:Shariifka|Shariifka]]
|region = East Africa
|state = East Africa
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*Monophthong vowels in word-final syllables;
*Monophthong vowels in word-final syllables;
*Word-final diphthong vowels.
*Word-final diphthong vowels.
There are also true long vowels indicated by doubling the vowel letter of a monophthong (e.g. ''aa'') or the nucleus of a diphthong (e.g. ''aay''). If a word contains a true long vowel, an other accented short vowel in the same word is not lengthened.
There are also true long vowels indicated by doubling the vowel letter of a monophthong (e.g. ''aa'') or the nucleus of a diphthong (e.g. ''aay''). If a word contains a true long vowel, any other accented short vowel in the same word is not lengthened.


A word cannot begin in a vowel. Instead, a word written with an initial vowel is pronounced with a preceding glottal stop.
A word cannot begin in a vowel. Instead, a word written with an initial vowel is pronounced with a preceding glottal stop.
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| k || c; qu¹ ||
| k || c; qu¹ ||
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| kw || qu ||
| kuw || qu ||
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| l || l ||
| l || l ||
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| x || x; j; g¹ ||
| x || x; j; g¹ ||
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| y || y; i; ∅ || Written ''i'' after vowels except ''i'' itself, in which case it is not written. Otherwise written ''y''.
| y || y; i; ∅ || Written ''i'' after vowels except when after another ''i'' or before a stressed ''i'', in which case it is not written. Otherwise written ''y''.
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| CVrV || CVrV; CrV || rowspan="2" | When an "echo vowel" is inserted to break a consonant cluster ending in a liquid, the "echo vowel" is not written. The first vowel may also be dropped in writing in some words, even when etymological, provided that it is identical to the second vowel.
| CVrV || CVrV; CrV || rowspan="2" | When an "echo vowel" is inserted to break a consonant cluster ending in a liquid, the "echo vowel" is not written. The first vowel may also be dropped in writing in some words, even when etymological, provided that it is identical to the second vowel.
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Additionally, there are a class of verbs (many of which end in ''-u'') that form their past in ''-èra''. These generally correspond to adjectives in other languages - e.g. ''altú'' "to be tall"; ''áltu'' "(is) tall"; ''altéra'' "was tall".
Additionally, there are a class of verbs (many of which end in ''-u'') that form their past in ''-èra''. These generally correspond to adjectives in other languages - e.g. ''altú'' "to be high"; ''áltu'' "(is) high"; ''altéra'' "was high".


====Verb tenses====
====Verb tenses====
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**This can be combined with the middle to form ''-(d)dase''.
**This can be combined with the middle to form ''-(d)dase''.
*'''Inchoative:''' add ''-eya'' to the stem (minus any final vowel).
*'''Inchoative:''' add ''-eya'' to the stem (minus any final vowel).
**This is mostly used with verbs that form their past in ''-èra'' (other than ''sê'', which instead becomes ''fiká'') - e.g. ''altú'' "to be tall/long" (past: ''altéra'') -> ''alteyá'' "to become tall/long". It may also be added directly to nouns - e.g. ''bôs'' "voice, vote" -> ''boseyâ'' "to vote".
**This is mostly used with verbs that form their past in ''-èra'' (other than ''sê'', which instead becomes ''fiká'') - e.g. ''altú'' "to be high" (past: ''altéra'') -> ''alteyá'' "to become high". It may also be added directly to nouns - e.g. ''bôs'' "voice, vote" -> ''boseyâ'' "to vote".
**Other verbal suffixes can be added on top of it, in which case the final ''-a'' is dropped - e.g. ''alteyá'' "to become tall/long" -> ''alteyfá'' "to make tall/long". Note that, depending on the verb, adding the middle suffix on its own may not always change the meaning - e.g. ''alteyá'' "to become tall/long" -> ''alteysé'' "to become tall/long"
**Other verbal suffixes can be added on top of it, in which case the final ''-a'' is dropped - e.g. ''alteyá'' "to become high" -> ''alteyfá'' "to make high". Note that, depending on the verb, adding the middle suffix on its own may not always change the meaning - e.g. ''alteyá'' "to become high" -> ''alteysé'' "to become high"


===Particles===
===Particles===
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===Dependent clauses===
===Dependent clauses===
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==Vocabulary==
===Time - ''Têmbuki - Têmpu-qui''===
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|+ Hijri Months - ''Los mesos hijrís''
! English !! Essanian
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| Muharram || muhárram
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| Safar || sáfar
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| Rabi' al-Awwal || rabigh primer
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| Rabi' ath-Thani || rabigh second
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| Jumada al-Ula || jumada primera
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| Jumada al-Akhirah || jumada seconda
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| Rajab || rájab
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| Sha'ban || xaghbán
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| Ramadan || ramadán
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| Dhu'l-Qa'dah || zulcaghda
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Greogorian months - ''Mêsiski milâdiki - Mêsis-qui milâdi-qui''
! English !! colspan="2"| Falamu
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| January || jenêru || djenêru
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| February || colspan="2"| febrêru
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| March || mársu || márçu
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| April || colspan="2"| abrílu
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| May || máyu || máiu
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| June || júnhu || djúnhu
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| July || júdhu || djúdhu
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| August || colspan="2"| agôstu
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| September || colspan="2"|setêbru
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| October ||colspan="2"| otôbru
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| November || colspan="2"|nobêbru
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| December || desêbru || decêbru
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Days of the week - ''Dîyaski simánaki - Dîas-qui simána-qui''
! English !! colspan="2"| Falamu
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| Sunday || colspan="2"|dimíngu
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| Monday || colspan="2"|sugúnda
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| Tuesday || térsa || térça
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| Wednesday || kuwárta || quárta
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| Thursday || kínta || quínta
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| Friday || júm'a || djúm'a
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| Saturday || colspan="2"|sábtu
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Parts of the day - ''Bártiski dîyaki - Pártis-qui dîa-qui''
! English !! colspan="2"|Falamu
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| day || dîya || dîa
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| dawn || manhasé || manhacé
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| morning || manhasîn || manhacîm
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| noon || meydîya || mei-dîa
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| afternoon || colspan="2"|tárdi
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| evening || serán || serám
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| dusk || notisê || noticê
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| night || colspan="2"|nôti
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| midnight || meynôti || mei-nôti
|}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Units of time - ''Bártiski têmbuki - Pártis-qui têmpu-qui''
! English !! colspan="2"|Falamu
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| second || colspan="2"|sugúndu
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| minute || colspan="2"|minútu
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| hour || colspan="2"|óra
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| day || dîya || dîa
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| week || colspan="2"|simána
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| month || colspan="2"|mês
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| year || colspan="2"|ánhu
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Time adverbs - '' ''
! English !! colspan="2"| Falamu
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| now || colspan="2"| agóra
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| then || entôn || entôm
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| recently, a short time ago || resén || recém
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| earlier || colspan="2"| ántis
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| soon, shortly ||  ||
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| later || colspan="2"| lôg
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| always || sémber || sémper
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| often || wês jéy || uêz chéi
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| sometimes || wês-wês || uêz-uêz
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| rarely || ||
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| never || núnka || núnca
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| ever || núnka || núnca
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| still, yet || colspan="2"| înda
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| already || já || djá
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| today || ôxi || ôji
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| tonight || notîn || notîm
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| yesterday || colspan="2"| ónti
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| last night ||  ||
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| tomorrow || colspan="2"| manhá
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| before yesterday || ||
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| two nights ago || ||
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| after tomorrow || ||
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| this week || ||
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| last week || ||
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| next week || ||
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===Colours - ''Kôriski - Côris-qui''===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Colours - ''Kôriski - Côris-que''
! English !! colspan="2"|Falamu
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| white || baránku || bráncu
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| grey || sinsêntu || cinzêntu
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| black || colspan="2"|nêgru
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| red || werméyu || uerméiu
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| orange || laránja || larándja
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| brown || kastán || castám
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| yellow || colspan="2"| marêl
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| green || wêrdi || uêrdi
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| blue || asúl || azúl
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| pink || colspan="2"|rósa
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| purple || colspan="2"|rôx
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| golden || colspan="2"|dorád
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==Sample Texts==
==Sample Texts==
===Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)===
===Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)===
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/æːdǽmiki tɞ́dkisʉ kɞ́s lɪ nɑ́sɛ él é hɔ́r sé nɪbrɑ́dʊ tæbéŋ nɑ ʔɔ́rːɑ i derétis || ilæ̌ːhi kɞ́s dɑ́bɑ ménti ɪ dɑmɪ́r | tæbéŋ ʔɛ́ bɑ bɪsɔ́ʊkɪ si wé bɪsɔ́ʊkɪ ɞ́tʉ kʉli  mɔ́dɪ ʔɪrmɑ́ŋ li ʔǽʃi/
/æːdǽmiki tɞ́dkisʉ kɞ́s lɪ nɑ́sɛ él é hɔ́r sé nɪbrɑ́dʊ tæbéŋ nɑ ʔɔ́rːɑ i derétis || ilæ̌ːhi kɞ́s dɑ́bɑ ménti ɪ dɑmɪ́r | tæbéŋ ʔɛ́ bɑ bɪsɔ́ʊkɪ si wé bɪsɔ́ʊkɪ ɞ́tʉ kʉli  mɔ́dɪ ʔɪrmɑ́ŋ li ʔǽʃi/


[æːðǽmiki tɞ́ˑdki sʉ kɞ́ˑs lɪ nɑ́ˑsɛ éˑl éˑ hɔ́ˑr séˑ nɪbrɑ́ˑðʊ tæβéˑŋ nɑ ʔɔ́rːɑ i deréˑtis || ilæ̌ːhi kɞ́ˑs dɑ́ˑβɑ ménti ɪ dɑmɪ́ˑr | tæβéˑŋ ʔɛ́ˑ bɑ bɪsɔ́ʊ̯kɪ si wéˑ bɪsɔ́ʊ̯kɪ ɞ́ːtʉ kʉli  mɔ́ˑðɪ ʔɪrmɑ́ˑŋ li ʔǽˑʃi]
[æːðǽmiki tɞ́ˑdkisʉ kɞ́ˑs lɪ nɑ́ˑsɛ éˑl éˑ hɔ́ˑr séˑ nɪbrɑ́ˑðʊ tæβéˑŋ nɑ ʔɔ́rːɑ i deréˑtis || ilæ̌ːhi kɞ́ˑs dɑ́ˑβɑ ménti ɪ dɑmɪ́ˑr | tæβéˑŋ ʔɛ́ˑ bɑ bɪsɔ́ʊ̯kɪ si wéˑ bɪsɔ́ʊ̯kɪ ɞ́ːtʉ kʉli  mɔ́ˑðɪ ʔɪrmɑ́ˑŋ li ʔǽˑʃi]


'''Gloss:'''
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==Other resources==
==Other resources==
[[Falamu/Swadesh list|Swadesh list]]
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