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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (English: ''soo-WAHZH''; native name ''sjowaázh éñsheg'') is a language spoken in [[Verse:Tricin/Txapoalli]]. It is an agglutinative-fusional language, with complex verbal morphology. It is primarily inspired by Navajo, Polish, and Ancient Greek. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (English: ''soo-WAHZH''; native name ''sjowaázh éñsheg'') is a language spoken in [[Verse:Tricin/Txapoalli]]. It is an agglutinative-fusional language, with complex verbal morphology. It is primarily inspired by Navajo, Polish, and Ancient Greek. | ||
{{PAGENAME}} belongs to a single dialect continuum and is otherwise an isolate, though some speculate that {{PAGENAME}} is related to the [[Quame languages]]. | |||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
*Wackernagel, "magna cum laude" order | *Wackernagel, "magna cum laude" order | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{{PAGENAME}} has a large consonant inventory (about 40): | |||
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===Suprasegmentals=== | ===Suprasegmentals=== | ||
Standard | Standard {{PAGENAME}} has a simple pitch accent system like that of Ancient Greek – namely, only one mora in a word receives high pitch. A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent. | ||
Some other Sjowaazhic languages are more strongly tonal. For example, in the Clac'oóny topolect, every word will have at least one high pitched vowel or diphthong but may have more than one, especially in longer words. | Some other Sjowaazhic languages are more strongly tonal. For example, in the Clac'oóny topolect, every word will have at least one high pitched vowel or diphthong but may have more than one, especially in longer words. | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
* {{PAGENAME}} | |||
is SOV but not completely head-final. | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Tricin]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Tricin]] | ||