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: Qwbmwdqwg is easy.
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Revision as of 02:28, 29 October 2024

Qwbmwdqwg /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language spoken in Verse:Angai.

Phonology

  • vowels: w oo /ə ã/
  • consonants: q m k /ʔ m k/
  • tones: -b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/

The -0 tone only occurs in function words.

Morphology

Most Rwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT1mwT2kwT3 verb stem:

  • qwlmwbkwj = to preside
  • qwbmwdkwg = to speak
  • qwxmwbkwb = to hear
  • qwtmwgkwd = to see
  • qwbmwxkws = to eat
  • qwzmwxkwv = to drink

Some roots are bitonal, such as qwxkwj 'to stand' and qwskws 'to go'.

Nouns

The plural marker is -qoob: mwbkwx 'bird', mwbkwxqoob 'birds'.

Verbs

Infinitive: qwlmwlkwd 'to sleep'
Person Non-past Past/Stative
1sg qoolmwlqwd qwlkwlqoodqoox
2sg koolmwlqwd qwlkwlqoodkwt
3sg moolmwlqwd qwlkwlqood
1pl qoolmwlqood qwlkwlqoodqoov
2pl koolmwlqood qwlkwlqoodkoov
3pl moolmwlqood qwlkwlqoodmooj
Participle moolqwlqwd
Verbal noun qwlmwlkwd

Syntax

Noun phrases

Noun phrases acting as constituents need the determiner qw:

Compare:
qwdkwlqwb qw qwbmwdqwg.
Qwbmwdqwg is easy.
wbmwdqwg qwt.
This is Qwbmwdqwg.