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A "dual-accent" English giblang with [[Wyacker]] loans | A "dual-accent" English giblang with [[Wyacker]] loans | ||
<ow> in initial syllable position always means MOUTH; GOAT is oa or -ow in native words | |||
Some old place names can be Wyacker-derived (e.g. ''Wạnchụrch'' /ˈwɔnt͡ʃət͡ʃ/ ~ ''wangkirkkai'', ''Nónganẹy'' /nɑŋgəniː/ ~ ''eNa:ngoäinnai'') | |||
== Grammar == | |||
=== Ideophones === | |||
Accent alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony | |||
Some ideophones are Wyacker-xenic (e.g. ''ạrrạnkạ'' 'flagrantly' from Wyacker ''arangka''), some native (''spáng'' and ''spạng'' 'revealing a secret') | |||
Don't overuse -le and -er! This is not Germanic | |||
Latest revision as of 07:50, 13 December 2024
A "dual-accent" English giblang with Wyacker loans
<ow> in initial syllable position always means MOUTH; GOAT is oa or -ow in native words
Some old place names can be Wyacker-derived (e.g. Wạnchụrch /ˈwɔnt͡ʃət͡ʃ/ ~ wangkirkkai, Nónganẹy /nɑŋgəniː/ ~ eNa:ngoäinnai)
Grammar
Ideophones
Accent alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony
Some ideophones are Wyacker-xenic (e.g. ạrrạnkạ 'flagrantly' from Wyacker arangka), some native (spáng and spạng 'revealing a secret')
Don't overuse -le and -er! This is not Germanic