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Their exonym, "Barbuz", comes from Middle [[Moshurian]] ''Barbüze''(<small>Moshurian:</small> [[IPA for Moshurian|<nowiki>[bɑɽˈbyːzə]</nowiki>]]), which was a Moshurianised form of their endonym ''bërbëzg''. Their exonym in Moshurian may have been based on their exonym in [[Ilda]], which was ''barbusās'', or its [[Maranz]] equivalent, ''balbošas''. | Their exonym, "Barbuz", comes from Middle [[Moshurian]] ''Barbüze''(<small>Moshurian:</small> [[IPA for Moshurian|<nowiki>[bɑɽˈbyːzə]</nowiki>]]), which was a Moshurianised form of their endonym ''bërbëzg''. Their exonym in Moshurian may have been based on their exonym in [[Ilda]], which was ''barbusās'', or its [[Maranz]] equivalent, ''balbošas''. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Plosive | ! Plosive | ||
| p b || t d || | | p b || t d || || || k g || q | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Nasal | ! Nasal | ||
| m || n || (ɲ) || (ŋ) || | | m || n || || (ɲ) || (ŋ) || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Fricative | ! Fricative | ||
| f v || s z || ʃ ʒ || | | f v || s z || ʃ ʒ || || || ʁ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Affricate | ! Affricate | ||
| || t͡s d͡z || | | || t͡s d͡z || || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Semivowel | ! Semivowel | ||
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| || || || || ɫ || | | || || || || ɫ || | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
== | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||
! !! Front !! Central !! Back | |||
|- | |||
! Close | |||
| i y || || u | |||
|- | |||
! Close-mid | |||
| e || || o | |||
|- | |||
! Near-open | |||
| æ || ɐ || | |||
|} | |||
Vowels are lengthened in coda open syllables(apart from case endings), such as in {{cont|vrala|y}} [[Help:IPA|[vʁɐɫɐː]]] | |||
==Grammar== | |||
== | |||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
The basic word order in Barbuz is SOV, although some academics, and also in literature to create a feeling of sophistication, the word order of OSV(which is the basic word order in [[Moshurian]]) is used instead. | The basic word order in Barbuz is SOV, although some academics, and also in literature to create a feeling of sophistication, the word order of OSV(which is the basic word order in [[Moshurian]]) is used instead. | ||
:: ''minkede zëmanti mnezgalak.'' | :: ''minkede zëmanti mnezgalak.'' | ||
:: ''cow-<small>NOM</small> grass-<small>ACC</small> <small>PRES</small>.eat.'' | :: ''cow-<small>NOM</small> grass-<small>ACC</small> <small>PRES</small>.eat.'' | ||
=== | ===Personal pronouns=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
! !! Singular !! Plural | |||
|- | |||
! 1st | |||
| ''agaz'' || ''guzpa'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
! 2nd | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
===Nouns=== | |||
====Number==== | |||
====Case==== | |||
Barbuz has 5 grammatical cases. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
!rowspan="2"|Case | !rowspan="2"|Case | ||
!rowspan="2"|Ending | !rowspan="2"|Ending | ||
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|in/on/at the village/tree | |in/on/at the village/tree | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Barbuz]] | [[Category:Barbuz]] | ||