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| ==Grammar==
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| ===Pronouns===
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| I = ngá
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| thou = ngió
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| he = bí
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| we = ngánga
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| ye = ngióngiə
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| they = bíbi
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| ===Numbers===
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| 0 = ǣfəsə /æ45fəsə/
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| 1-10 = ỳt, ngì, sōm, sì, ngú, liùk, tshỳt, bæ̀t, kiú, zìp
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| /ɨt2, ŋʲi13, som45, sʲi13, ŋu53, lʲuk2, tsʰɨt2, bæt2, kʲu53, zip2/
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| 11, 12, ... = zìp ỳt, zìp ngì, ... (Similarly, 21, 22, ... = nìzip ỳt, nìzip nì, ..., etc.)
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| 20, 30, ... = ngìzip, sōmzip, sìzip, ngúzip, liūkzip, tshȳzzip, bǣzzip, kiúzip
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| /ŋʲi13.zʲip, som45.zʲip, sʲi13.zʲip, ŋu53.zʲip, lʲuk45.zʲip, tsʰɨz45.zʲip, bæz45.zʲip, kʲu53.zip/
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| 100, 200, 300, ... = ȳtbak, ngìbak, sōmbak, sìbak, ngúbak, liūkbak, tshȳtbak, bǣtbak, kiúbak
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| /ɨt45.bɑk, ŋʲi13.bɑk, som45.bak, sʲi13.bɑk, ŋu53.bɑk, lʲuk45.bak, tsʰɨt45.bak, bæt45.bak, kʲu53.bak/
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| 1000, 2000, 3000, ... = ỳttshən, ngìtshən, sōmtshən, sìtshən, ngútshən, liùktshən, tshỳttshən, bæ̀ttshən, kiútshən
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| /ɨt13.tsʰən, ŋʲi13.tsʰən, som45.tsʰən, sʲi13.tsʰən, ŋu53.tsʰən, lʲuk13.tsʰən, tsʰɨt13.tsʰən, kʲu53.tsʰən/
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| 10000, 20000, 30000, ... = ȳtmin, ngìmin, sōmmin, sìmin, ngúmin, liùkmin, tshỳtmin, bæ̀tmin, kiúmin
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| /ɨt45.mʲin, ŋi13.mʲin, som45.mʲin, sʲi13mʲin, ŋu53.mʲin, lʲuk13mʲin, tsʰɨt13mʲin, bæt13mʲin, kʲu53.mʲin/
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| Ordinal numbers: "Nth" is expressed by the construction de /de/ + N.
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| ==Sample texts== | | ==Sample texts== |