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==Babelic== | ==Babelic== | ||
The Diluvian Code can be spoken in a reduced register (Babelic), where context dictates the meaning of the words, which are always monosyllabic. In this form, affixes and clitics are omitted, and special particles are introduced to express questions and biases. The sentence below, for example, refuses to apply pronouns (considered affixes) while | The Diluvian Code can be spoken in a reduced register (Babelic), where context dictates the meaning of the words, which are always monosyllabic. In this form, affixes and clitics are omitted, and special particles are introduced to express questions and biases. The sentence below, for example, refuses to apply pronouns (considered affixes) while | ||
introducing | introducing タ /tʼə/ "rule" to indicate a strong form of biding: | ||
{{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(1) | {{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(1) | ||
|top= | |top= 死犬タ | ||
|死 犬 | |死 犬 タ | ||
|''mu kaun tha'' | |''mu kaun tha'' | ||
|death dog rule | |death dog rule | ||
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}} | }} | ||
''ke qi'' | An exception can be made towards negatives: | ||
{{interlinear|lang=fi|number=(1) | |||
|top= 來目ニ | |||
|來 目 ニ | |||
|''ke qi ṇai'' | |||
|come eye not | |||
|"He did not see that coming" | |||
}} | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||