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'''Sokya''' /ˈsoʊkʊl/ (<small>Sokya:&nbsp;</small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Sokya|[sɔ˧kɨə˩&#93;]]</span>) is a descendant of [[Soc'ul']] spoken primarily by the Cuoñ'o people, with influence from other languages of the Knrawi Isles and far western Septentria.
'''Sokya''' /ˈsoʊkiə/ (<small>Sokya:&nbsp;</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˩&#93;]]</span>) is a descendant of [[Soc'ul']] spoken primarily by the Cuoñ'o (Soc'ul'; Sokya ''po¹mo⁵'' [[IPA for Sokya|[pɔ˩mɔ˥&#93;]]) 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
|-
! !! {{gcl|PFV}} !! {{gcl|PROG}} !! {{gcl|CONT}} !! {{gcl|INTL|intentive}} !! {{gcl|ABIL|abilitative}}
|-
!
| sì³ || ñu³ || là³ || ú³ || ke³
|-
! {{gcl|INCH}}
| śù³ || ñì¹ || lài¹ || śú³ || kè¹
|-
! {{gcl|TERM}}
| pi³ || ñú⁵ || ló⁵ || kú³ || kó⁵
|}


====Serial verbs====
====Serial verbs====