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| '''Bizozogu''' (Bizozogu: ''bi5 zo1 zo2 gu4'') is a language isolate of Angai, which is the national language of Labizotriyo (Bizozogu:
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| ''la4 tri2 bi5 zo1 yo5'' (literally "big Bizo land"). Since there are so few syllables ambiguity problems have to be resolved by compounding.
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| Old Bizozogu texts are read currently using Modern Bizozogu readings, which confuses many people.
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| ==Phonology==
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| Initials: w y g z r b tr qu l th s n tw /w j k ʂ ɻ p ʈ kʷ l t s n tʷ/
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| Vowels: a e i o u /a ɛ i ɔ u/
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| Tones: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 /˧˨˧ ˩ ˨˦ ˧ ˥˨ ˥ ˧˦˧/
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| Old Bizozogu had final consonants, but this was lost in Modern Bizozogu.
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| ==Grammar==
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| Bizozogu is head-initial and SOV.
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