Quququqquq

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Quququqquq (natively quququqquq qaqqaäa /kùkùkùk:ùk kàkːàáà/ [kʰùvūvūkūɰˀ kʰàkǣǽǣ]) is the most phonologically minimalistic Kawenic language, with just one consonant /k/, two vowels /u a/, and two tones (high, written ä and low, written a).

Nouns

aqua 'water' (nom.)
aqü (gen.)
aquaq (part.)
aqüü (illative)
aqüqqu (inessive)
aqüqquq (elative)
aqüqua (allative)
aqüqqa (adessive)
aqüqqaq (ablative)
aqüququ (translative)
aqüquaä (terminative)
aqüquqqü (durative)
aqüqaua (essive)
aqüqauaq (exessive)
aqüqqäqu (comitative)
aqüuqqau (abessive)
aqüqqaqqu (instructive)
aqüq (nom. pl.)
aquaqa (gen. pl.)
aquauq (part. pl.)
aquaqaü (illative pl.)
aquaqaqqu (iness. pl.)
etc.

Verbs

quqüäqau 'I write'
quqüäqu (2sg)
quqüäquq (3sg)
quqüäqaüq (1pl)
quqüäququq (2pl)
quqüäqüüq (3pl)
quqüäqua (impersonal)