Qino

Qino (native: Qino afka /ɠíno afka/) is a Lowland East Cushitic conlang.

Introduction

Qino is a Lowland East Cushitic language with implosives. The phonology is largely inspired by Hadda. The syntax and verbal morphology are most similar to Saho-Afar.

Morphology

Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Qino independent personal pronouns

	Absolutive	Nominative	Accusative	Possessive	Dative	Ablative	Instrumental	Comitative	Locative
1S	ana	anú	kiyya	kíyyi	anoo	anak	anan	anal	anad
2SM	ata	atú	kaaha	kaáhi	atoo	atak	atan	atal	atad
2SF	ati	atí	taati	taáti	atii	atiik	atin	atil	atid
3SM	usa	usú	keesha	keéshi	usoo	usak	usan	usal	usad
3SF	ishi	ishí	teeti	teéti	ishii	ishik	ishin	ishil	ishid
1Ex	una	unú	keena	keéni	unoo	unak	unan	unal	unad
1Inc	anáni	ananí	kiina	kiíni	ananii	ananik	ananin	ananil	ananid
2P	atáni	ataní	siina	siíni	atanii	atanik	atanin	atanil	atanid
3P	isáni	isaní	koota	koóti	isanii	isanik	isanin	isanil	isanid

Qino clitic personal pronouns

	Subject	Accusative 1	Accusative 2	Dative	Ablative	Instrumental	Comitative	Locative
1S	an	yi	kii	yoo	yak	yan	yal	yad
2SM	at	ku	kaa	kuu	kuk	kun	kul	kud
2SF	at	tu	taa	tuu	tuk	tun	tul	tud
3SM	us	kee	keesh	keeshoo	keeshak	keeshan	keeshal	keeshad
3SF	ish	tee	teet	teetoo	teetak	teetan	teetal	teetad
1Ex	un	nu	keen	nuu	nuk	nun	nul	nud
1Inc	anan	na	kiin	noo	nak	nan	nal	nad
2P	atan	sin	siin	sinoo	sinak	sinan	sinal	sinad
3P	isan	koo	koot	kootoo	kootak	kootan	kootal	kootad
REF	–	is	–	isoo	isak	isan	isal	isad
REC	–	ol	–	oloo	olak	olan	olal	olad

Notes:

• When there is one accusative object pronoun, either the "accusative 1" or "accusative 2" forms can be used. When there are multiple clitic objects, the final one takes the "accusative 2" form and the rest the "accusative 1" form.
• Third person clitic pronouns are often omitted. When the this occurs in oblique cases, the corresponding free postposition forms are used (oo, ak, an, al, and an respectively).

Syntax

Constituent order

SOV

Noun phrase

• Modifiers come before the noun being modified.
• Postpositions