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|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]]
|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]]
|name = {{PAGENAME}}
|name = {{PAGENAME}}
|nativename = ''bris Eivo''
|nativename = ''bris Eevo''
|pronunciation=[bris ɛivɔ]
|pronunciation=[bris ɛivɔ]
|region = Talma
|region = Talma
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the dominant modern Talmic language; it descends from [[Old Eivo]]. It's inspired by Icelandic, Welsh and Hmong.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the dominant modern Talmic language; it descends from [[Old Eevo]]. It's inspired by Icelandic, Welsh and Hmong.


==Todo==
==Todo==
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*car = person
*car = person
*søuv = dog
*søuv = dog
*Old Eivo prefixes remain productive.
*Old Eevo prefixes remain productive.


==Background==
==Background==
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/a ɛ i ɔ u œ y ə ai au eu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/
/a ɛ i ɔ u œ y ə ai au eu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/


''a e i o w ø u y ai aw ew iw ei øu ow ia wa wi''
''a e i o w ø u y ai aw ew iw ee øø oo ia wa wi''


==Orthography==
==Orthography==
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
Eivo has no grammatical gender and no mutation.
Eevo has no grammatical gender and no mutation.
===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
*''naw'' = I
*''naw'' = I
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===Copula===
===Copula===
Eivo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted.
Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted.


''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping.
''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping.
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====Future====
====Future====
The future tense is derived from the Old Eivo future tense.
The future tense is derived from the Old Eevo future tense.


*''mol'' > ''molta''
*''mol'' > ''molta''
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
Eivo is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted.
Eevo is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted.
===Noun phrase===
===Noun phrase===
''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements.
''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements.
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