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Need nif3al and hif3il | |||
=== Pronouns === | === Pronouns === |
Revision as of 06:14, 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~h/
- tones: ⟨-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l⟩ /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/
The -0 tone only occurs in function words and affixes.
Morphology
Most Qwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT1mwT2kwT3 verb stem:
- qwlmwbkwj = to preside
- qwbmwdkwg = to speak
- qwxmwbkwb = to hear
- qwjmwgkwd = to see
- qwbmwxkws = to eat
- qwzmwxkwv = to drink
Some roots are bitonal:
- qwxkwj 'to stand'
- qwskws 'to go, to walk'
- qwbkwx 'to fly'
Nouns
The plural marker is -qoob: mwbkwx 'bird', mwbkwxqoob 'birds'.
Patterns
(b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)
Verbs
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 |
Patterns
(b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)
Need nif3al and hif3il
Pronouns
No subject pronouns
Pronominal affixes: todo
Syntax
Word order
Stolen from Lushootseed: predicate-first clauses and determiner-based noun phrases
Noun phrases
Noun phrases acting as constituents need the determiner qw:
- Compare:
- Qwdkwlqwb qw qwbmwdqwg.
- Qwbmwdqwg is easy.
- Qwbmwdqwg kwt. Qoo Kwskwskwskws kwt.
- This is Qwbmwdqwg. And this is Quququqquq.
Emphasis
The emphatic pronoun is koo in all persons and numbers. It serves the same role as Irish emphatic forms.
- qoosmws 'I go'
- qoosmws koo / koo qoosmws 'I go'