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* ''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''kw'''g''''' = to speak | * ''qw'''b'''mw'''d'''kw'''g''''' = to speak | ||
* ''qw'''x'''mw'''b'''kw'''b''''' = to hear | * ''qw'''x'''mw'''b'''kw'''b''''' = to hear | ||
* ''qw''' | * ''qw'''j'''mw'''g'''kw'''d''''' = to see | ||
* ''qw'''b'''mw'''x'''kw'''s''''' = to eat | * ''qw'''b'''mw'''x'''kw'''s''''' = to eat | ||
* ''qw'''z'''mw'''x'''kw'''v''''' = to drink | * ''qw'''z'''mw'''x'''kw'''v''''' = to drink | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 29 October 2024
Qwbmwdqwg /ʔə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language spoken in Verse:Angai.
Phonology
- vowels: ⟨w oo⟩ /ə ã/
- consonants: ⟨q m k⟩ /ʔ m k/
- tones: ⟨-b -0 -x -s -t -j -v -g -d -z -l⟩ /˥ ˧ ˩˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/
The -t tone only occurs in function words.
Morphology
Most Qwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Some roots in the qwT1mwT2kwT3 verb stem:
- qwlmwbkwj = to preside
- qwbmwdkwg = to speak
- qwxmwbkwb = to hear
- qwjmwgkwd = to see
- qwbmwxkws = to eat
- qwzmwxkwv = to drink
Some roots are bitonal, such as qwxkwj 'to stand' and qwskws 'to go'.
Nouns
The plural marker is -qoob: mwbkwx 'bird', mwbkwxqoob 'birds'.
Verbs
| Person | Non-past | Past/Stative |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | qoolmwlqwd | qwlkwlqoodqoox |
| 2sg | koolmwlqwd | qwlkwlqoodkwt |
| 3sg | moolmwlqwd | qwlkwlqood |
| 1pl | qoolmwlqood | qwlkwlqoodqoov |
| 2pl | koolmwlqood | qwlkwlqoodkoov |
| 3pl | moolmwlqood | qwlkwlqoodmooj |
| Participle | moolqwlqwd | |
| Verbal noun | qwlmwlkwd | |
Syntax
Noun phrases
Noun phrases acting as constituents need the determiner qw:
- Compare:
- qwdkwlqwb qw qwbmwdqwg.
- Qwbmwdqwg is easy.
- wbmwdqwg qwt.
- This is Qwbmwdqwg.