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|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]] | |setting = [[Verse:Tricin]] | ||
|name = {{PAGENAME}} | |name = {{PAGENAME}} | ||
|nativename = ''bris | |nativename = ''bris Eevo'' | ||
|pronunciation=[bris ɛivɔ] | |pronunciation=[bris ɛivɔ] | ||
|region = Talma | |region = Talma | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the dominant modern Talmic language; it descends from [[Old | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the dominant modern Talmic language; it descends from [[Old Eevo]]. It's inspired by Icelandic, Welsh and Hmong. | ||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
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*car = person | *car = person | ||
*søuv = dog | *søuv = dog | ||
*Old | *Old Eevo prefixes remain productive. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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/a ɛ i ɔ u œ y ə ai au eu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/ | /a ɛ i ɔ u œ y ə ai au eu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/ | ||
''a e i o w ø u y ai aw ew iw | ''a e i o w ø u y ai aw ew iw ee øø oo ia wa wi'' | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Eevo has no grammatical gender and no mutation. | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
*''naw'' = I | *''naw'' = I | ||
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===Copula=== | ===Copula=== | ||
Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted. | |||
''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping. | ''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping. | ||
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====Future==== | ====Future==== | ||
The future tense is derived from the Old | The future tense is derived from the Old Eevo future tense. | ||
*''mol'' > ''molta'' | *''mol'' > ''molta'' | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Eevo is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted. | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements. | ''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements. | ||