Verse:Mwtqwlqwj/Qwbmwdqwg
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Rwbmwdqwg /ɾə˥mə˨˩˨ʔə˧˩̤/ is a tritonal root language.
Phonology
- vowels: <w oo> /ə ã/
- consonants:
/ʔ m k ɾ/
- tones: -b -0 -s -n -j -v -g -d -z -l /˥ ˧ ˩ ˨˩ˀ ˥˧ ˨˦ ˧˩̤ ˨˩˨ ˧˦˧ ˧˩/
Morphology
Most Rwbmwdqwg roots are tritonal. Only a few roots are bitonal, such as qwkwj 'to be' and qwskws 'to go'.
Nouns
The plural marker is -qoob: pwbkwx 'bird', pwbkwxqoob 'birds'.
Verbs
| Person | Non-past | Past |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | qoolmwlrwd | qwlkwlqoodqoo |
| 2sg | koolmwlrwd | qwlkwlqoodkwt |
| 3sg | roolmwlrwd | qwlkwlqood |
| 1pl | qoolmwlrood | qwlkwlqoodqoov |
| 2pl | koolmwlrood | qwlkwlqoodkoov |
| 3pl | roolmwlrood | qwlkwlqoodmooj |
| Infinitive | qwlpwlkwd 'to sleep' | |