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'''{{SUBPAGENAME}}''' (English: / | '''{{SUBPAGENAME}}''' (English: /koʊ/, natively ''lees ndoigh Komh'' /li noi kɔ/ (TBA: tone)) is a language spoken in [[Bjeheond]]; as a [[Hlou-Shum languages|Hlou-Shum language]], it's related to [[Hlou]]. It is a monosyllabic tonal language inspired by Hmong, Irish and English. Like Irish, it has initial consonant mutations. | ||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
Motivation: "Sinospheric Irish" or "Hmoob read by an Irish speaker" | Motivation: "Sinospheric Irish" or "Hmoob read by an Irish speaker" | ||
*Explain: lexical mutation in Hlou, grammatical mutation in | *Explain: lexical mutation in Hlou, grammatical mutation in Ko | ||
**Hlou lexical mutation could have arisen from a grammatical mutation system where the particles fell away | **Hlou lexical mutation could have arisen from a grammatical mutation system where the particles fell away | ||
*''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou ''Ndol'' 'person' | *''dor'' = to be born ~ Hlou ''Ndol'' 'person' | ||
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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
Ko is SVO and head-initial. Many function words in Ku trigger mutations. | |||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
plural word: ''yoo-N'' (placed after classifier but before noun) | plural word: ''yoo-N'' (placed after classifier but before noun) | ||