Qut
Introduction
Qut (Qut nã'anĩ) is a native South American language spoken on the North of the Amazonian forest, at the borders of Rio Negro.
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | p, b | t ~ t͡ʃ, d | k, g | q | ʔ |
| Fricative | s | ||||
| Flap | ɾ |
Vowels
| Frontal | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | nasal | plain | nasal | plain | nasal | |
| Close | i | ĩ | ɨ | ɨ̃ | u | ũ |
| Mid close | o | õ | ||||
| Mid open | ɛ | ɛ̃ | ||||
| Open | a | ã | ||||
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
Qut nouns are separate between two classes, named I (non-pluriform) and II (pluriform), are separated between two sub-classes : IIa and IIb. Their difference is on genitive and possession constructions.
| I | IIa | IIb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic form | sa | goaba | mãkua |
| arrow | house | father | |
| 1SG | pasa | pagoaba | pabakua |
| mine arrow | my house | my father | |
| 2SG | rosa | rogoaba | robakua |
| thine arrow | thy house | thy father | |
| 3 | usa | ugoaba | ubakua |
| his/their arrow | his/their house | his/their father | |
| 1PL EXCL | tysa | tyñõãmã | tymãkua |
| our arrow | our house | our father | |
| 1PL INCL | rysa | ryñõãmã | rymãkua |
| our arrow | our house | our father | |
| 2PL | ru'sa | ru'goaba | ru'bakua |
| your arrow | your house | your father | |
| Genitive construction | NP sa | NP ñõãmã | NP mãkua |
| NP's arrow | NP's house | NP's father |