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The Irish-influenced Arabic variety spoken in our Basque Country; written in the Latin alphabet. Its speakers are predominantly Catholic.
'''Qwbmwdqwg''' /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language spoken in [[Verse:Angai]].
== Phonology ==
* vowels: {{angbr|''w oo''}} /ə ã/
* consonants: {{angbr|''q m k''}} /ʔ m k~h/
* tones: {{angbr|''-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l''}} /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/
The -0 tone only occurs in function words and affixes.


"Maltese but with Irish (and secondarily French) instead of Italian" --- the only Irtan Semlang that evolved naturally under Celtic influence (Crannish doesn't really count), and the only Irtan Semitic language written in the Latin script
== Morphology ==
Most Qwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT<sub>1</sub>mwT<sub>2</sub>kwT<sub>3</sub> verb stem:
* ''qw'''l'''mw'''b'''kw'''j''''' = to preside
* ''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''kw'''g''''' = to speak
* ''qw'''x'''mw'''b'''kw'''b''''' = to hear
* ''qw'''j'''mw'''g'''kw'''d''''' = to see
* ''qw'''b'''mw'''x'''kw'''s''''' = to eat
* ''qw'''z'''mw'''x'''kw'''v''''' = to drink


VSO like Irish, has complete set of emphatic-nonemphatic pairs; has a similar vowel inventory to Irish, with short /u/ (retained from Classical Arabic) realized as [ø~y] after nonemphatic consonants
Some roots are bitonal:
* ''qw'''x'''kw'''j''''' 'to stand'
* ''qw'''s'''kw'''s''''' 'to go, to walk'
* ''qw'''b'''kw'''x''''' 'to fly'
=== Nouns ===
The plural marker is ''-qoob'': ''mw'''b'''kw'''x''''' 'bird', ''mw'''b'''kw'''x'''qoob'' 'birds'.
==== Patterns ====
(b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)
 
=== Verbs ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ ''qwlmwlkwd'' 'to sleep'
|-
! Person !! Non-past !! Past/Stative
|-
! 1sg
|| ''qoolmwlqwd'' || ''qwlkwlqoodqoox''
|-
! 2sg
|| ''koolmwlqwd'' || ''qwlkwlqoodkwt''
|-
! 3sg
|| ''moolmwlqwd'' || ''qwlkwlqood''
|-
! 1pl
|| ''qoolmwlqood'' || ''qwlkwlqoodqoov''
|-
! 2pl
|| ''koolmwlqood'' || ''qwlkwlqoodkoov''
|-
! 3pl
|| ''moolmwlqood'' || ''qwlkwlqoodmooj''
|-
! Participle
|colspan=2| ''moolqwlqwd''
|-
! Verbal noun
|colspan=2| ''qwlmwlkwd''
|}
 
==== Patterns ====
(b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)
 
Need nif3al and hif3il
 
=== Pronouns ===
No subject pronouns
 
Pronominal affixes: todo
 
== Syntax ==
=== Word order ===
Stolen from Lushootseed: predicate-first clauses and determiner-based noun phrases
 
=== Noun phrases ===
Noun phrases acting as constituents rather than as predicates need the determiner ''qw'':
 
: Compare:
:''Qw'''d'''kw'''l'''qw'''b''' qw qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g'''.''
: Qwbmwdqwg is easy.
:''Qw'''b'''mw'''d'''qw'''g''' kwt. Qoo Kwskwskwskws kwt.''
: This is Qwbmwdqwg. And this is Quququqquq.
 
=== Emphasis ===
The emphatic pronoun is ''koo'' in all persons and numbers. It serves the same role as Irish emphatic forms.
 
* ''qoo'''s'''mw'''s''''' 'I go'
* ''qoo'''s'''mw'''s''' koo'' / ''koo qoo'''s'''mw'''s''''' '<i>I</i> go'
 
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Angai]]

Latest revision as of 09:13, 29 October 2024

Qwbmwdqwg /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language spoken in Verse:Angai.

Phonology

  • vowels: ⟨w oo⟩ /ə ã/
  • consonants: ⟨q m k⟩ /ʔ m k~h/
  • tones: ⟨-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l⟩ /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/

The -0 tone only occurs in function words and affixes.

Morphology

Most Qwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT1mwT2kwT3 verb stem:

  • qwlmwbkwj = to preside
  • qwbmwdkwg = to speak
  • qwxmwbkwb = to hear
  • qwjmwgkwd = to see
  • qwbmwxkws = to eat
  • qwzmwxkwv = to drink

Some roots are bitonal:

  • qwxkwj 'to stand'
  • qwskws 'to go, to walk'
  • qwbkwx 'to fly'

Nouns

The plural marker is -qoob: mwbkwx 'bird', mwbkwxqoob 'birds'.

Patterns

(b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)

Verbs

qwlmwlkwd 'to sleep'
Person Non-past Past/Stative
1sg qoolmwlqwd qwlkwlqoodqoox
2sg koolmwlqwd qwlkwlqoodkwt
3sg moolmwlqwd qwlkwlqood
1pl qoolmwlqood qwlkwlqoodqoov
2pl koolmwlqood qwlkwlqoodkoov
3pl moolmwlqood qwlkwlqoodmooj
Participle moolqwlqwd
Verbal noun qwlmwlkwd

Patterns

(b-j-v 'to do' is used as the placeholder root)

Need nif3al and hif3il

Pronouns

No subject pronouns

Pronominal affixes: todo

Syntax

Word order

Stolen from Lushootseed: predicate-first clauses and determiner-based noun phrases

Noun phrases

Noun phrases acting as constituents rather than as predicates need the determiner qw:

Compare:
Qwdkwlqwb qw qwbmwdqwg.
Qwbmwdqwg is easy.
Qwbmwdqwg kwt. Qoo Kwskwskwskws kwt.
This is Qwbmwdqwg. And this is Quququqquq.

Emphasis

The emphatic pronoun is koo in all persons and numbers. It serves the same role as Irish emphatic forms.

  • qoosmws 'I go'
  • qoosmws koo / koo qoosmws 'I go'
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