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<tr><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>Number</th><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>Prefix</th><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>'Ináwah Example</th><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>English</th></tr> | <tr><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>Number</th><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>Prefix</th><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>'Ináwah Example</th><th bgcolor='#cccccc'>English</th></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Singular</td> <td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> | <tr><td>Singular</td> <td>wa-</td><td><b>wa</b>mu</td><td>You walk.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Dual</td> <td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> | <tr><td>Dual</td> <td>wayé-</td><td><b>wayé</b>mu</td><td>You both walk.</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>Plural</td> <td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> | <tr><td>Plural</td> <td>'iwa-</td><td><b>'iwa</b>mu</td><td>You all walk.</td></tr> | ||
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====Third Person==== | ====Third Person==== | ||
Revision as of 06:48, 16 October 2017
| 'Ináwah | |
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| 'Ináwah | |
| Pronunciation | [[Help:IPA|ʔi.ˈná.wah]] |
| Created by | iancgil |
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Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Post Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ | |||
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Fricative | s z | ʃ | ɣ | h | |||
| Lateral Fricative | ɬ | ||||||
| Approximant | j | ||||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | ||||||
| Affricate | tɬ dɮ |
Vowels
>>>| Front | Back | Diphthongs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | uj |
| Close-Mid | e | ej | |
| Open | a | aj |
Tones
'Ináwah technically only has two tones (high and neutral), but adjacent, identical vowels with contrasting tones may produce rising or falling tones with long vowel length in lax speech. A high tone is the marked tone and is denoted in romanization by an acute acent above the vowel and by a bar in native orthography.
Phonotactics
Allowed Syllables
- CV(h,j)
- ʔ(syllabic nasal)
Phonological Rules
- nasal > ʔ + syllabic / $_$
- j > i / V_$
- g > ɣ / V$_
Stress
- High tones always get primary stress.
- If there is a word with all identical tones, the ultimate syllable receives primary stress.
- In the event that there are varying tones, the last high tone receives the primary stress.
Orthography
Romanization
Most sounds are represented with the IPA equivalent except for a few mentioned here.
| IPA | Romanization |
|---|---|
| ʔ | ' |
| ɬ | lh |
| tɬ | tl |
| dɮ | dl |
| j | y |
Other Orthographies
- Tlatá Logography
- Súdu Syllabary
Morphology
Verbs
Pronominal Prefixes
First Person
| Number | Prefix | 'Ináwah Example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | pe- | pemu | I walk. |
| Dual Inclusive | peyé- | peyému | We both walk. |
| Dual Exclusive | 'ipeyé- | 'ipeyému | We both walk, but not you. |
| Plural Inclusive | té- | tému | We all walk. |
| Plural Exclusive | 'ité- | 'itému | We all walk, but not you. |
Second Person
| Number | Prefix | 'Ináwah Example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | wa- | wamu | You walk. |
| Dual | wayé- | wayému | You both walk. |
| Plural | 'iwa- | 'iwamu | You all walk. |
Third Person
| Number | Prefix | 'Ináwah Example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Dual | |||
| Plural |
Negation
| Negation | Prefix | 'Ináwah Example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Negation | ba- | bakemu | I don't walk. |
| Double Negation | 'úba-, ba'úba-, 'úba'úba-, … | 'úbakemu | I don't not walk. |
| Intensified Negation | ba+ba-, … | babakemu | I definitely don't walk. |
Nouns
Postpositions
Conjunctions
Interfixes
Syntax
Word Order
SOV
Noun Phrase
- Noun + Postposition
- Noun + Adjective Phrase