Koabi languages
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| Koabi | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chuvachok1234 |
| Geographic distribution | North of Central island |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Proto-language | Proto-Koabi |
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Koabi is small language family spoken in the north of central island.
Phonology
Proto Koabi Consonants, reconstructed by Pele Potseghos:
| Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | *m | *n | |||
| Stop | voiceless | *p | *t | *k | |
| voiced | *b | ||||
| Approximant | *j | ||||
Proto-Koabi had simple five vowel system: *i *e *a *o *u. Syllable structure was (C)V and stress was on the first syllable of a word. Multiple vowels can be adjacent to each other like in *baoi "to speak"
Pronouns
Pele Potseghos reconstructs following pronouns for Proto Koabi:
| I | kio | we | kii |
| thou | bia | you | bie |
Proto-language
Proto-Koabi basic vocabulary, reconstructed by Pele Potseghos:
| Meaning | Proto Koabi |
|---|---|
| person | *taa |
| animal | *eo |
| to see, to watch | *oami |
| to speak | *baoi |
| to know | *bato |
| to like | *jeti |
| to love | *poite |
| to find, to catch | *kajo |
| to want | *tiei |
| to need | *bobi |
| to kill, to destroy | *oki |
| meat | *ajota |
| fish | *pai |
| food | *nii |