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Schlaub lag, vi seb qawd ___ = Hello, my name is ___
A tonal language with two tones (from the register split) and lots of preinitials
 
definite article ðə -> vi
 
== Grammar ==
=== Pronouns ===
* 1st person pronouns:
** ''qawd'' (polite, from *3abd 'slave')
** ''npas'' (when speaking to non-intimate peers or someone of lower status)
** ''dlag'' (intimate; from PFES *đV lak 'yours')
* 2nd person pronouns:
** ''nkaub'' (polite; from *maqāmu 'place')
** ''dliv'' (non-intimate, non-polite)
** ''qhov'' (intimate, from *Hubb)
** ''hmu'' (rude)
Family members use family terms to refer to themselves or to the listener.
 
Animate plurals marked with ''... wj'' (PFES *wıl)

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A tonal language with two tones (from the register split) and lots of preinitials

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