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* ''yungkarL'' - human | * ''yungkarL'' - human | ||
* ''i-'' / ''ingk-'' - (copula) | * ''i-'' / ''ingk-'' - (copula) | ||
* ''i:pu'' 'I, me' | |||
* ''oKKu'' 'name' | |||
** ''i:pung oKKu intta:r (ingkad).'' 'My name is Inthar.' | |||
* ''poe, toe, koe, oe?'' are pronominal demonstratives | |||
* ''wataL'' (from Thackish ''wụttle'' 'speech') 'talk, prattling; nonsense' | |||
** ''poe wataL oe ingkad?'' 'What nonsense is this?' | |||
* ''arKa'' 'crow' | |||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
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Initial | Initial liquids are prohibited. | ||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
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Head-final like Tamil | Head-final like Tamil | ||
=== Nouns === | === Nouns === | ||
Cases, plural marker | Cases, plural marker | ||
Gen. -ung | |||
=== Verbs === | === Verbs === | ||
Closed class, adjectives are verbs | Closed class, adjectives are verbs | ||
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Lots of converbs (Korean-style) | Lots of converbs (Korean-style) | ||
Wi:äkkar ingk-aD-a:n (Wyacker_person be-3-PL) | |||
-d could be the 3rd person suffix, -a:n the plural suffix | |||
=== Particles === | |||
Complementizer ''=nga'' or ''=NGa'' (depending on the C it attaches to) (like Korean 고) | |||
=== Numerals === | === Numerals === | ||
nga:yu '1' | nga:yu '1' | ||
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Initial emphatics are allowed in ideophones; emphatic-nonemphatic alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony | Initial emphatics are allowed in ideophones; emphatic-nonemphatic alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony | ||
* | * ''tattutattu'' 'in regular rhythm, with smaller motions'; ''TaTTuTaTTu'' 'in regular rhythm, with bigger motions' | ||
* | * ''pikkupikku'' / ''PiKKuPiKKu'' 'with mischief' | ||
* arangka 'flagrantly (doing wrong); in public view' | * ''arangka'' 'flagrantly (doing wrong); in public view' | ||
* | * ''mukkumukku'' / ''MuKKuMuKKu'' 'wolfing down food' | ||
* | * ''wangkuluwangkulu'' 'periodically' | ||
* | * ''yenguyengu'' 'slippery' | ||
* | * ''mingimingi'' 'watery, bland' | ||
Predicate ideophones are used with the 'be' verb ''i-'': ''enpangku TaTTuTaTTu i-rr-a:'' '[Someone's] heart beat heavily' | |||
''intta:R wangkuluwangkulu pongngu:rad'' 'Inthar comes here periodically' | |||
[[Category:Pulchric languages]] | [[Category:Pulchric languages]] | ||