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'''Sokya''' / | '''Sokya''' /ˈsoʊkiə/ (<small>Sokya: </small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">so³kya¹ [[IPA for Sokya|[sɔ˧kɨə˩]]]</span>) is a descendant of [[Soc'ul']] spoken primarily by the Cuoñ'o (Soc'ul'; Sokya ''po¹mo⁵'' [[IPA for Sokya|[pɔ˩mɔ˥]]]) people, with influence from other languages of the Knrawi Isles and far western Septentria. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Nouns fall into five classes. Most singular nouns have a final ⁵ tone, and are marked plural by final ¹ tone. | Nouns fall into five classes. Most multisyllabic singular nouns have a final ⁵ tone, and are marked plural by final ¹ tone. | ||
====Pronouns and possession==== | ====Pronouns and possession==== | ||
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* Possessive particles precede the noun phrase they modify. | * Possessive particles precede the noun phrase they modify. | ||
* Pronouns may be pluralized by reduplication, or juxtaposing multiple relevant pronouns. | |||
The demonstrative ''ha³'' can also be used as a pronoun. | The demonstrative ''ha³'' can also be used as a pronoun. | ||
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====Aspect, mood, and negation==== | ====Aspect, mood, and negation==== | ||
Verbs are marked for aspect and mood by particles preceding the verb. | Verbs are marked for aspect and mood by particles preceding the verb. | ||
====Pronouns and possession==== | |||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
|+ Aspect-mood particles | |||
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! !! {{gcl|PFV}} !! {{gcl|PROG}} !! {{gcl|CONT}} !! {{gcl|INTL|intentive}} !! {{gcl|ABIL|abilitative}} | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
| sì³ || ñu³ || là³ || ú³ || ke³ | |||
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! {{gcl|INCH}} | |||
| śù³ || ñì¹ || lài¹ || śú³ || kè¹ | |||
|- | |||
! {{gcl|TERM}} | |||
| pi³ || ñú⁵ || ló⁵ || kú³ || kó⁵ | |||
|} | |||
====Serial verbs==== | ====Serial verbs==== | ||